
More than 2,000 people in Fairfax County are without electricity after bursts of rain and hail swept through the D.C. area last night (Sunday).
Dominion Energy has reported outages affecting 2,636 customers, as of 9:50 a.m., according to PowerOutage.US.
According to the utility company’s outage map, the damage is widespread across the eastern half of the county, from Wolf Trap in the north to Newington in the south, but the individual outages are mostly limited in their impact.
The largest outage is in the Kings Park West area, just south of Braddock Road and north of Guinea Road. Crews are currently working to address a broken pole that took out power for 271 customers. The estimated time of restoration is 6-11 p.m.
Dominion Energy spokesperson Peggy Fox reported earlier this morning (Monday) that 60 mph winds knocked down trees, branches, and utility poles across Northern Virginia, where the company is working on 92 projects.
Neighboring residents in Arlington and Alexandria are also still dealing with the storm’s aftermath
Outage Update: 7,680 customers out in NoVa, down from 25,000+ last night.
60+ mph winds knocked down trees, branches, poles– We have 92 projects with damage in Nova.@DominionEnergy crews are working as safely and quickly as possible to make repairs. ETRs will be posted ASAP.— Peggy Fox (@PeggyDomEnergy) May 23, 2022