A significant dominion power outage has left over 4,300 customers without electricity in Stafford County, with additional outages reported across Northern Virginia. The outages were caused by strong thunderstorms that swept through the region on Monday night, bringing damaging winds that disrupted power services.
As of the latest reports, the following areas are experiencing power outages: Halifax County has over 280 customers without power, Prince Edward County has 160, and Prince William County has 238. Fairfax County is also affected, with 266 customers in the dark, while Spotsylvania County reports 1,958 outages. Fredericksburg has 597 customers without power, and the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative has indicated that 211 customers in Stafford County are also affected.
Dominion Energy has stated, “Strong thunderstorms with damaging winds have impacted our service area. Our crews and support teams are working safely and as quickly as possible to restore power.” This highlights the urgency of the situation as utility crews work to address the widespread outages.
The severe weather conditions have caused significant disruptions, and restoration efforts are ongoing. The company has not provided a specific timeline for when power will be fully restored to all affected customers.
Details remain unconfirmed regarding the total number of customers affected across the entire service area, but the impact is considerable, especially in Stafford County, which has seen the heaviest outages. The situation continues to develop as crews assess damage and work to restore services.