Power Outages Still Affect 13,000 In Stafford On Thursday As More Winter Weather Looms

STAFFORD COUNTY, VA — Thousands of people in Stafford County were still without power on Thursday morning, according to data provided by local electric companies. As of 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, 13,022 customers in the county were suffering from power outages.

Monday's winter storm dumped up to 12 inches of snow in certain areas of Stafford County. Now, some residents have been without power for three days.

Dominion Energy was working on 379 different projects in the county at 10:30 a.m. The power company estimated that power would be restored to many of the affected areas between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Thursday night.

More snow is expected to come to the area beginning around 9 p.m. on Thursday night. The entire northern Virginia region is under a winter weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service. Snow totals for the area are expected to range between 2 and 4 inches, officials said.

❄️Morning Update❄️

Another round of accumulating snow is expected across the region this evening into Friday morning. This is the current expected snowfall (left image) and the worst-case snowfall (right image). Please monitor https://t.co/ZOlvERZ7E7 for the latest. pic.twitter.com/7W0Z2FuZTX
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) January 6, 2022

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