Virginia Power Outages: About 500 Still Without Electricity

About 500 Virginia residents were still without power as of 5:45 p.m. Monday after rain and strong winds moved through the state overnight, down from roughly 10,000 outages at 11 p.m. The National Weather Service said wind gusts could exceed 50 mph at times through 10 a.m. Monday, but the rain has largely ended.

Rain and flooding were a concern, but the biggest worry was the damaging wind. A wind advisory was posted for northern and western Virginia until 10 a.m. Monday, while a winter weather advisory was in effect for western Grant, western Pendleton and western Highland counties, where snow fell overnight.

The National Weather Service is calling for winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts around 50 to 55 mph. Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles.

Dominion Energy said at 5:45 p.m. that a total of 520 customers were without power, with a couple hundred of those in North Carolina, but the rest in Virginia, mostly in Northern Virginia.

Power outages:
Here are some need-to-know tips and resources in case the power goes out in the storm.

Dominion Power:

• Report a power outage and check the status on an outage.
• Or call 866-366-4357.
• Northern Virginia outage map.
• Outage safety and preparations.
• Outage FAQ.

NOVEC:

• Report power outages.
• Or call 703-335-0500, 888-335-0500.
• Northern Virginia outage map.

The weather is going to be bumpy through the morning rush hour, but the good news is the weather improves and the sun returns on Tuesday.

Here is the weather forecast for northern Virginia:

Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.