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Ian knocks out power for thousands in Virginia

Posted at 7:38 PM, Sep 30, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-30 22:37:37-04

RICHMOND, Va. -- Thousands are without power across Virginia Friday night as Ian continues moving northwestward through the Carolinas with the remnants near Roanoke by Saturday evening.

Rain will be heavy Friday evening, and then turn more scattered by morning. Some gusts over 30 mph will occur in central VA, and some gusts over 40 mph will be possible in eastern and western VA, where wind advisories are in effect. Dynamics are present for isolated tornadoes into early tonight.

More than 3,800 were without power in Metro Richmond as of 10:30 p.m. Friday, according toDominion Energy. That is down from more than 8,300 as of 8:3 0p.m. Most of those outages were in Chesterfield (2,506), Dinwiddie (696), Henrico (181) and Richmond (290).

Additionally, more than 51,400 customers were without power in southeastern Virginia, according to Dominion Energy.

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