AEP Reminds You to Check on Family and Neighbors Without Power

Jul 2, 2012 11:05 PM ET
Campaign: 2012 Storm

Please remember to check on friends, family and neighbors without power to make sure they stay safe.  AEP deeply appreciates our customer's patience and understanding as we assess the damages caused by this event. We will provide updates with the latest information we have on an ongoing basis.  The weather forecast for the next few days is for very hot, humid conditions.

Below is a list of cooling shelters in Ohio and West Virginia.

Ohio shelters:

Coshocton
Red Cross Building on 4th Street Coshocton
Senior Center on 2nd Street Coshocton

Fairfield County
Crossroads Event Center, 2095 West Fair Ave., Lancaster

Gallia County
Gallia Sr. Citizen’s Center

Guernsey County
Senior Center Cambridge, OH 1022 Carlisle Avenue, Cambridge

Hancock County
Humane Society, 4550 Fostoria Ave. Findlay

Highland County
Greenfield First Baptist Church 250 Lafayette St.
Lynchburg Fire and EMS State route 135 south of Lynchburg
Highland County Joint North Fire District Leesburg 200 South St.
First Presbyterian Church Hillsboro 201 East Main St. Hillsboro
Paint Creek Fire and EMS 640 North Washington St. Greenfield

Hocking County
Marion Twp Fire Department, Horns Mill Road
Central Elementary School North Street, Logan
Laurelville Church of God, Laurelville
Logan Foodbank, Logan

Jackson County
DC Annex-Jackson, Pearl Street, Jackson
Oak Hill Bingo Hall Main Street, Oak Hill

Knox County
Kenyon Athletic Center, 221 Duff St. Gambier, Ohio 43022.
First Presbryterian Church, 17 S. Main St. Fredericktown, Ohio 43019

Lawrence County
New Hope United Methodist Church 111 Twp Rd 1130, Proctorville
First Baptist Church of Ironton, Fourth & Vernon Streets, Ironton

Licking County
Johnsontown Recreation Center
West Licking Fire Station 1

Morrow County
Red Cross, 37 W. Center St. Mount Gilead
SeniorCenter, 41 West Center St. Mount Gilead

Muskingum County
Salvation Army 515 Putnam Ave. Zanesville

Ross County
Orange Street Church of the Nazarene, Chillicothe

Scioto County
Shawnee State University Gym

Vinton County
Vinton County Middle School State Route 50 McArthur 

West Virginia shelters:

Marshall County
Chesapeake Energy Building at Marshall County Fairgrounds

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AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas).