Dominion Restores Power to Thousands Across Northern Virginia

Dominion Power restored electricity to nearly 6,000 homes on Sunday after howling winds blew through the area from Saturday night into Sunday.

As of about 10:45 a.m., 5,508 homes were without power in the region. By midnight, the number of homes without power in Fairfax County was 41; 124 total homes were still without power across Northern Virginia, according to Dominion.

Check Dominion’s live outage map here.

Here’s what it looked like at about 7:45 a.m. Sunday and where it was three hours later at 10:45 a.m.:

• Alexandria: 1,938 (the number could be higher, a red dot on the live Dominion outage map shows more than 3,000 homes without power in Alexandria, near Braddock Road and King Street); NEW: 2 outages
• Arlington: 1,112; NEW: 17 outages
• Fairfax County: 2,721; NEW: 2,628 outages
• Fairfax City: 23; NEW: 15 outages
• Falls Church: 1; NEW: 14 outages
• Loudoun County: 650; NEW: 198 outages
• Prince William County: 202; NEW: 139 outages

Here are some tips from Fairfax County if you experience a power outage:

Sudden power outages can be frustrating and troublesome, especially when they last a long time. If a power outage is 2 hours or less, you need not be concerned about losing your perishable foods.

For prolonged power outages, though, there are steps you can take to minimize food loss and to keep all members of your household as comfortable as possible.

If your power goes out:

• Report your outage! Never assume a neighbor has reported it.
  • Dominion Virginia Power: 1-866-DOM-HELP (1-866-366-4357), TTY 711; view outage map
  • Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC): 1-888-335-0500 or 703-335-0500, TTY 711; view outage reports
• Use a flashlight only for emergency lighting. Never use candles.
• Unplug electrical equipment until a steady power supply returns.
• Practice proper generator and surface heater safety.
• Leave one light turned on so you know when power is restored.
• Eliminate unnecessary travel, especially by car. Traffic signals will stop working during an outage, creating traffic congestion.
• If power is restored, be certain it is steady before you plug equipment into it.