UPDATE — As of Thursday morning, around 250 Dominion customers were without power.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Severe thunderstorms on Wednesday caused thousands of homes and businesses to lose power in several localities in Central Virginia.
Currently, more than 2,000 Dominion Energy customers in Chesterfield and more than 1,000 in Hanover are without power due to the weather conditions, which 8News meteorologists are saying may cause flash flooding and strong winds.
More than 4,000 were without power in Chesterfield around 7 p.m. Earlier in the day, more than 1,800 homes and businesses lost power in Henrico County’s East End.
Below, check out how many customers in Central Virginia have lost power Wednesday evening.
Chesterfield County
- 2,671 customers
Hanover County
- 1,169 customers
Henrico County
- 407 customers
City of Richmond
- 76 customers
Dinwiddie County
- 677 customers
Goochland County
- 78 customers
Powhatan County
- 305 customers
Numbers updated as of 8:06 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10.