Thousands of Appalachian Power customers lost service Tuesday after high wind and heavy rain moved through West Virginia.Portions of the Mountain State dealt with power outages earlier this week after strong winds blew through the region Sunday. Mingo County was hit the hardest with more than 1,600 customers losing electricity, according to numbers from Appalachian Power. Nearly 1,000 additional customers in Kanawha County were left in the dark while Boone (209), Fayette (193), Jackson (307) Logan (299), Lincoln (438), Nicholas (103), Roane (104) and Wayne County (577) experienced outages.