AEP Reminds You to Check on Family and Neighbors Without Power
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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