Thousands without power as winter weather hits Southwest, Central Virginia

Thousands are without power as Southwest and Central Virginia are experiencing wintry weather.

Below are the worst outage areas among the 2,724 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia without power:

Here’s a breakdown of the Dominion Energy customers in our region without power:

• Charlotte County: 38

Danville officials say that 1,200 customers on Memorial Drive, Lanier Avenue, Park Avenue, Bishop Road and across the river on Piedmont Drive are without power.

Here’s a breakdown of the Mecklenburg Electric customers in our region without power:

• Halifax County: 591
• Pittsylvania County: 352

Here’s a breakdown of the BARC Electric Cooperative customers in our region without power:

• Highland County: 109

Here’s a breakdown of the Southside Electric Cooperative customers in our region without power:

• Charlotte County: 3,088
• Campbell County: 673
• Pittsylvania County: 203
• Appomattox County: 242
• Bedford County: 71