Power restored to most Tri-State homes

CINCINNATI - Duke Energy has restored almost all power outages across the Tri-State after more than 10,000 customers in Northern Kentucky and more than 16,000 in Hamilton County lost power at one point Thursday afternoon.

More than 10,000 Duke Energy customers in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties were without power at one point, but only one reported outage remains in Campbell County and in Boone County.

Less than 100 customers remain without power in the region. Half of those outages are in Hamilton County, and no other county has more than 20 reported outages.

For the latest power outage numbers go to http://www.duke-energy.com/ohio/outages/current.asp# .

Customers are encouraged to call (800)543-5599 to report outages and get an estimated time of restoration.

With temperatures expected to hit 100 degrees on Thursday, officials are urging people to take precautions to stay safe in the heat.

Stay with 9 News, WCPO.com and KyPost.com for updates.