Delaware City Schools delays classes due to power outages at schools

Delaware City Schools is on a two-hour delay due to power outages at schools, the district said in a post on social media.

Multiple schools across the district were without power, Delaware City Schools said in a Facebook post at about 6:30 a.m. March 16. The district said it would operate on a two-hour delay, and that district buses to other schools would also operate two hours behind schedule.

As of 7:30 a.m., about 3,500 households in Delaware County were without power, according to an outage map maintained by AEP Ohio. About 2,300 households were without power in Franklin County.

On March 13, high winds knocked out power for over 100,000 households around Ohio in the most damaging windstorm since the 2013 derecho, power officials said. Nearly 47,500 customers in Franklin County remained without power until at least 11:30 a.m. March 14.

Delaware was also under a wind advisory until 8 a.m. March 16, with the National Weather Service warning winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.