Over 13,500 Central Virginia homes, businesses without power after storms
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Over 13,500 homes and businesses in Central Virginia were without power Tuesday morning after Monday's severe thunderstorms.
During the evening on Monday, March 16, severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and high-speed winds to Central Virginia, causing many to lose power.
As of 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, more than 24,785 Dominion Energy customers were without power in Virginia, including over 13,500 homes and businesses without power in the following Central Virginia localities:
- Chesterfield County: 3,365
- Henrico County: 2,858
- Goochland County: 2,216
- Powhatan County: 1,909
- Richmond: 673
- Albemarle County: 540
- Caroline County: 491
- Amelia County: 489
- Prince Edward County: 414
- Hanover County: 259
- Buckingham County : 301
At the height of the outage on Monday, nearly 47,000 Central Virginia homes and businesses were without power.
For more information on the estimated time of restoration in your area, check out Dominion Energy’s outage map.
