Over 1,200 Central Virginia homes, businesses without power

Over 1,200 Central Virginia homes, businesses without power

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Over 1,200 homes and businesses are without power amid an evening of severe weather in Central Virginia.

Scattered severe thunderstorms have caused damage throughout Central Virginia on Friday, June 6 -- particularly in Prince Edward County, according to StormTracker8 chief meteorologist Matt DiNardo.

This includes damage to power lines, resulting in power outages.

As of 9:15 p.m., about 1,217 Dominion Energy customers are without power in Central Virginia, according to the company's outage map. This includes:

  • Prince Edward County: 544 homes and businesses
  • Orange County: 335 homes and businesses
  • Albemarle County: 233 homes and businesses
  • Lunenburg County: 53 homes and businesses
  • Richmond: 52 homes and businesses

At one point Friday night, over 1,700 customers had no power.

The estimated time of restoration varies depending on the locality, with some as late as 1 a.m. Saturday, June 7. Some projects do not have an estimated time of restoration available yet.

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