Thousands without power after storm
Published 12:37 pm Friday, February 7, 2020
The water level rose significantly around the Buffalo Creek Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge in Farmville following heavy rains that came during the early morning of Friday, Feb. 7. (Photo by Titus Mohler)
This photo shows that part of the Buffalo Creek Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge and Trail Project was submerged Friday morning, Feb. 7, due to the rise in water level resulting from heavy rains in the early morning. (Photo by Titus Mohler)
A cedar tree along High Street split around 7:30 a.m. Friday morning, Feb. 7, due to high winds. (Photo by Titus Mohler)
Thousands of households in Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties were left without power after a fierce storm made its way through the area last night.
Rain and high winds continued into the morning of Friday, Feb. 7. Fallen trees and flooding were a common sight for those making their way to work Friday morning.
Dominion Energy said up to 3,750 customers were still without power as of 11:30 a.m. Friday, with as many as 2,500 of those outages in Prince Edward County alone.
At the same time, Southside Electric Cooperative reported 105 outages in Cumberland County and 269 outages in Prince Edward County.
WFLO reported 3.18 inches of total rainfall after the night’s storm.
Firefighters and law enforcement are working throughout the day to clear debris.
