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Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia - May 13, 2025

Read full article: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia - May 13, 2025

Thousands are without power in Central and Southwest Virginia on Tuesday morning due to severe weather.

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Multiple schools in Roanoke City closing early due to power outages

Read full article: Multiple schools in Roanoke City closing early due to power outages

Multiple public schools in Roanoke City are closing early due to power outages that do not have an estimated restoration time.

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Virginia Tech researchers work to reduce power outages with DOE grant

Read full article: Virginia Tech researchers work to reduce power outages with DOE grant

Nobody likes dealing with power outages, especially for days on end, but ongoing research at Virginia Tech could help that go away.

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Virginia Tech explores underground power lines to reduce outages

Read full article: Virginia Tech explores underground power lines to reduce outages

With the recent impacts of winter weather causing tens of thousands of people across Virginia to be without power for days, some wonder about the transition from above-ground power lines to underground.

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Power outages persist after winter storm, high winds

Read full article: Power outages persist after winter storm, high winds

Thousands of Appalachian Power customers are still without service in Virginia following a one-two punch of harsh weather conditions.

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Franklin County Public Schools to have virtual day Monday

Read full article: Franklin County Public Schools to have virtual day Monday

Franklin County Public Schools announced Sunday that they will be holding a Code 10 virtual day on Monday, Feb. 17. All but one school will require large-scale disposal of spoiled food, FCPS said.

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Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Feb. 14, 2025

Read full article: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Feb. 14, 2025

Many throughout the Commonwealth are still in the dark Friday after a snowstorm blew into the state, dumping as much as 12 inches of snow in some parts of our region.

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WATCH: AEP provides update on power outages

Read full article: WATCH: AEP provides update on power outages

With all this winter weather still coming down, power outages are a major concern.

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Winter storm causes power outages for thousands in SWVA and beyond

Read full article: Winter storm causes power outages for thousands in SWVA and beyond

The winter storm sweeping through has left 34,322 Appalachian Power customers in our region without power, with numbers rising.

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Franklin County dealing with power outages

Read full article: Franklin County dealing with power outages

Scruggs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Chief Dempsey Moore says he’s seen a lot in 28 years with the department, but nothing quite like this.

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New River Valley hit by ice and bitter cold

Read full article: New River Valley hit by ice and bitter cold

Ice hit the New River Valley hard causing wide-spread power outages. In the Shawsville area of Montgomery County, over 90% of homes were without power.

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Power restored to thousands after strong winds cause sporadic outages

Read full article: Power restored to thousands after strong winds cause sporadic outages

Thousands of people are in the dark Monday morning due to a wintry weather mix that has hit a large portion of Central and Southwest Virginia.

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Less than 1,000 without power in Virginia Thursday night

Read full article: Less than 1,000 without power in Virginia Thursday night

Thousands of people are still in the dark Tuesday morning due to a wintry weather mix that has hit a large portion of Central and Southwest Virginia.

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Winter weather brings preparations for possible power outages

Read full article: Winter weather brings preparations for possible power outages

Ice is expected across the region, and that means the potential for power outages, but if you do have a power outage, it’s important you have the right items with you at home to stay warm and safe.

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Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Nov. 21

Read full article: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Nov. 21

Thousands are without power in Central and Southwest Virginia following the strong winds that rolled through the region Wednesday night into Thursday.

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One hospitalized after transformer explodes in Lynchburg

Read full article: One hospitalized after transformer explodes in Lynchburg

One person was hospitalized after a transformer exploded in Lynchburg on Thursday, according to Lynchburg Fire Department.

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Power restored for thousands of AEP customers in Roanoke County

Read full article: Power restored for thousands of AEP customers in Roanoke County

Thousands of AEP customers are currently without power in Roanoke County.

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Power restored for thousands across the region as storms move through

Read full article: Power restored for thousands across the region as storms move through

Power has been restored for thousands of residents across Southwest Virginia after storms moved through Friday evening.

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Alleghany Highlands Public Schools closed Tuesday due to power outages

Read full article: Alleghany Highlands Public Schools closed Tuesday due to power outages

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday due to sporadic power outages at multiple school sites in the area, according to school officials.

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Danville power outages hit some Brosville, Axton, Cascade and Stony Mill residents

Read full article: Danville power outages hit some Brosville, Axton, Cascade and Stony Mill residents

Residents in the Brosville, Axton and Cascade areas of Danville may be experiencing power outages.

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LIST: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia - April 12, 2024

Read full article: LIST: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia - April 12, 2024

Thousands of AEP customers across Virginia are in the dark Friday morning after the state was battered by severe weather Thursday night.

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LIST: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia - April 3, 2024

Read full article: LIST: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia - April 3, 2024

Thousands are without power across Virginia as severe weather continues to pass through our region.

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Power restored to thousands after strong winds cause sporadic outages

Read full article: Power restored to thousands after strong winds cause sporadic outages

Power has been restored to thousands of Appalachian Power customers across the Commonwealth after strong winds disrupted service.

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POWER OUTAGES: Hundreds in Central, Southwest Virginia without power due to strong winds

Read full article: POWER OUTAGES: Hundreds in Central, Southwest Virginia without power due to strong winds

Hundreds of residents across Southwest Virginia are without power Tuesday morning as strong winds continue to move through the state.

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Weather Authority Alert Day lifted

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The Weather Authority Alert Day issued for Friday, January 12, 2024, has been lifted.

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POWER OUTAGES: Hundreds in Southwest Virginia without power after storm system moves through

Read full article: POWER OUTAGES: Hundreds in Southwest Virginia without power after storm system moves through

Hundreds of residents across Southwest Virginia are without power after a storm system moved through Tuesday afternoon.

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Weather Authority Alert Day has been cleared

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This Weather Authority Alert Day has concluded.

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VDOT, Appalachian Power keeping an eye on potential winter storm

Read full article: VDOT, Appalachian Power keeping an eye on potential winter storm

With the possibility of a winter storm looming, we’ve been checking in with local agencies in charge of keeping the roads clear and the power on.

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How to prepare for power outages and slick roads caused by weather

Read full article: How to prepare for power outages and slick roads caused by weather

The rain and wind rolling in has the potential to cause slick roads and power outages.

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Hundreds without power in Southwest, Central Virginia

Read full article: Hundreds without power in Southwest, Central Virginia

Hundreds are without power in Central and Southwest Virginia as rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Ophelia continues to roll through the Commonwealth.

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LIST: Power outages across southwest Virginia after evening storms

Read full article: LIST: Power outages across southwest Virginia after evening storms

Some people are in the dark Friday after storms rolled through Thursday evening.

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Power restored to hundreds in Southwest Virginia after severe storms

Read full article: Power restored to hundreds in Southwest Virginia after severe storms

Power has been restored for a majority of the localities listed in the original article.

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Power restored for most residents in Franklin County, Roanoke

Read full article: Power restored for most residents in Franklin County, Roanoke

If you woke up in the dark Thursday morning, you're not alone.

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Power restored for Southwest, Central Virginia residents after severe thunderstorms sweep the region

Read full article: Power restored for Southwest, Central Virginia residents after severe thunderstorms sweep the region

Appalachian Power has restored power for most customers.

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Hundreds still without power after strong storms sweep across the region

Read full article: Hundreds still without power after strong storms sweep across the region

Strong storms swept across the region, bringing heavy winds, crazy storm clouds, and several warnings and threats.

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Appalachian Power expects power to be restored for most Monday night

Read full article: Appalachian Power expects power to be restored for most Monday night

AEP started this winter storm with over 50,000 customer without power, most of which were in Virginia.

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Thousands of Virginians to spend Christmas without power

Read full article: Thousands of Virginians to spend Christmas without power

AEP says many counties in the New River Valley won't have power until Sunday evening.

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The Week Ahead: Tracking potential wintry weather followed by Arctic blast for Christmas

Read full article: The Week Ahead: Tracking potential wintry weather followed by Arctic blast for Christmas

This Christmas weekend could be the coldest since the late 1980s.

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Stay alert! Ian to bring heavy rain, strong wind gusts late Friday, Friday night

Read full article: Stay alert! Ian to bring heavy rain, strong wind gusts late Friday, Friday night

Localized flooding and power outages will be possible as Ian gets closer to us

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Over 2,000 without power in Southwest Virginia after evening storms

Read full article: Over 2,000 without power in Southwest Virginia after evening storms

Pop-up evening storms hit some areas hard early Tuesday evening, and there could potentially be more isolated storms that come through our region soon.

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Scattered storms through Saturday; heat gradually lets off the pedal

Read full article: Scattered storms through Saturday; heat gradually lets off the pedal

A handful of storms Friday and Saturday could turn strong-to-severe

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Heat, scattered storms continue through end of the week

Read full article: Heat, scattered storms continue through end of the week

There will likely be fewer storms Thursday than what we've seen in recent days

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Severe weather leads to thousands of power outages across the region

Read full article: Severe weather leads to thousands of power outages across the region

Thousands are without power due to a handful of severe storms that moved through the region on Tuesday.

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More than 1,500 without power in Central, Southwest Virginia after severe storm

Read full article: More than 1,500 without power in Central, Southwest Virginia after severe storm

Myriads in Central and Southwest Virginia are in the dark following Wednesday’s storm.

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First winter storm of the season to move through this morning

Read full article: First winter storm of the season to move through this morning

Less than two days after record warmth, accumulating snow is in the forecast Monday morning

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More than 31,000 without power across Southwest, Central Virginia

Read full article: More than 31,000 without power across Southwest, Central Virginia

Tree down in DanvilleROANOKE, Va. – Saturday’s winter weather continues to cause thousands to lose power. As of 10:15 p.m. Monday, Appalachian Power is reporting 9,011 customers without power in Virginia. Here’s a county-by-county breakdown:2,895 customers in Halifax County1,541 customers in Charlotte County1,138 customers in Pittsylvania County665 customers in Campbell County420 customers in Appomattox CountyAs of 10:20 p.m. Monday, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is reporting 5,388 customers without power in our region. Here’s a county-by-county breakdown:2,751 members in Halifax County2,441 members in Pittsylvania County196 members in Charlotte CountyAs of 10:20 p.m. Monday, Southside Electric Cooperative is reporting ‬8,994 customers without power in our region. Here’s a county-by-county breakdown:3,405 members in Charlotte County3,039 members in Campbell County1,469 members in Bedford County866 members in Pittsylvania County215 members in Appomattox CountyAs of 10:24 p.m. Monday, Danville Utilities reports 1,556 customers are without power.

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Power outages affecting hundreds across Southwest Virginia on Christmas Eve

Read full article: Power outages affecting hundreds across Southwest Virginia on Christmas Eve

Thousands of Appalachian Power customers saw power outages on Thursday evening. Hundreds of Appalachian Power customers saw power outages on Thursday evening. Crews are still assessing many of the outages so it’s not clear when power will be restored. Here is a breakdown of customer outages, from Appalachian Power, as of 10:29 p.m.:Pulaski County - 190Grayson County - 127Franklin County - 110Wythe County - 90Roanoke County - 61Montgomery County - 57Roanoke City - 53Giles County - 33Bland County - 22Buchanan - 19Carroll County - 19Galax - 9Floyd County - 6This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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More than 2,000 Lynchburg-area Appalachian Power customers without power

Read full article: More than 2,000 Lynchburg-area Appalachian Power customers without power

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Appalachian Power reported power outages in the Lynchburg area on Friday night. More than 2,000 customers were without power, according to AEP. It’s not clear what caused the outage. Here is a look at the number of customer outages, as of 10:58 p.m. Friday:

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Thousands left without power after storms rolled through Lynchburg, Bedford, Campbell County

Read full article: Thousands left without power after storms rolled through Lynchburg, Bedford, Campbell County

Appalachian Power reports there are about 30 customers in Lynchburg, Bedford and Campbell County without power as of 6:44 p.m. Tuesday. As of 10:45 a.m., Appalachian Power reports there are:1,530 customers without power in Lynchburg516 customers without power in Campbell County111 customers without power in Henry County95 customers without power in Bedford and Bedford CountyThousands are still without power on Tuesday night. As of 4:45 a.m., Appalachian Power reports there are:1,804 customers in Lynchburg without power1,068 customers in Campbell County without power91 customers in Bedford without powerThere are fewer than five outages in Henry County, Patrick County, Carroll County, Wythe County and Pulaski CountyThousands are without power across our area after severe storms rolled through Monday night. As of 11:43 p.m., Appalachian Power reports there are:2,468 customers in Campbell County without power1,698 customers in Lynchburg without power132 customers in Bedford without power121 customers in Patrick County without powerIt’s not clear yet when service will be restored to these customers. In the Bedford area, several trees were down on Sweeney Circle including a massive one on a power line.

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How prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find out

Read full article: How prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find out

Hurricane season is upon us. And really, as is the case with any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create some pretty massive power outages. Are you, or would you, consider yourself stocked up at home, in the event of an emergency? Take the quiz below to find out. All of the checklist items are listed on ready.gov as what you’ll need in your basic disaster supplies kit, as well as some additional emergency supplies that the website recommended.

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Power restored to more than 1,200 in Roanoke

Read full article: Power restored to more than 1,200 in Roanoke

Published: May 19, 2020, 3:49 pm Updated: May 19, 2020, 8:41 pmROANOKE, Va. – The outage has been fixed, according to Appalachian Power. More than 1,200 Appalachian Power customers in Roanoke are without power on Tuesday afternoon. The estimated restoration time for these customers is 7:30 p.m., according to Appalachian Power. As of 5:14 p.m., there were 1,227 customers with outages. The outage map includes (but is not limited to) areas from Grandin Village to Wasena to downtown Roanoke.

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Thousands without power as severe weather moves through southwest Virginia

Read full article: Thousands without power as severe weather moves through southwest Virginia

ROANOKE, Va. – Thousands of people are without power throughout southwest Virginia as severe storms make their way through the region. According to Appalachian Power, more than 19,000 are without power in Virginia. Here is a county-by-county breakdown of who is in the dark in our area:

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Thousands without power as severe weather moves through southwest Virginia

Read full article: Thousands without power as severe weather moves through southwest Virginia

Published: April 9, 2020, 6:37 am Updated: April 9, 2020, 10:04 amROANOKE, Va. – UPDATE, 10 A.M.Thousands are still without power as of 10 a.m. Thursday. Here is the latest county-by-county breakdown of outages in our region:Patrick Co.: 3,907Henry Co.: 2,245Montgomery Co.: 2,123Pulaski Co.: 625Giles Co.: 548Franklin Co.: 265Floyd Co.: 231Pittsylvania Co.: 210Roanoke City: 119Carroll County: 106Galax: 38ORIGINAL STORYThousands are in the dark Thursday morning as severe weather makes its way through southwest Virginia. According to Appalachian Power, 12,622 households are without power as of 6:30 a.m. Here is a county-by-county breakdown of outages in our region:

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Hundreds without power as severe weather moves through the region

Read full article: Hundreds without power as severe weather moves through the region

ROANOKE, Va. – Hundreds of households are without power as severe weather makes its way through our area Wednesday morning. According to AEP, there are 911 homes without power in Virginia as of 7:30 a.m. Here is a county-by-county breakdown for our region:

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