Toppled Tree Knocks Out Power to 1,200 Friday Morning in McLean

More than 1,200 homes were without power Friday morning after a tree fell on a power line, according to Dominion Power.

The outage originally impacted 1,216 customers, according to Dominion spokesman Chuck Penn.

Within one minute, 864 homes had power restored; 163 homes were back on in 1 minute 6 seconds and 161 homes were back on in 1 minute 26 seconds. Two remain out as of about 1:45 p.m. Friday.

“We expect to have the remaining two customers back on by 2 p.m. today,” Penn said in an email.

The outage took place on Swinksmill Road, just south of Georgetown Pike. The cause was a tree that fell across the roadway. 

“I wouldn’t be surprised, with all the rain we’ve been having,” Penn said. It’s been raining all week in Northern Virginia.

Moist ground can sometimes uproot trees, depending on factors such as tree and soil type and surrounding vegetation, experts say.

The incident occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m., Fairfax County police and fire officials told WUSA-9.