Over 13,500 Central Virginia homes, businesses without power after storms
Mar 17, 2026
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Over 13,500 homes and businesses in Central Virginia were without power Tuesday morning after Monday's severe thunderstorms.
During the evening on Monday, March 16, severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and high-speed winds to Central Virginia, causing many to lose pow
er.
As of 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, more than 24,785 Dominion Energy customers were without power in Virginia, including over 13,500 homes and businesses without power in the following Central Virginia localities:
Chesterfield County: 3,365
Henrico County: 2,858
Goochland County: 2,216
Powhatan County: 1,909
Richmond: 673
Albemarle County: 540
Caroline County: 491
Amelia County: 489
Prince Edward County: 414
Hanover County: 259
Buckingham County : 301
At the height of the outage on Monday, nearly 47,000 Central Virginia homes and businesses were without power.
For more information on the estimated time of restoration in your area, check out Dominion Energy’s outage map.
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