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Thousands Without Power in Fredericksburg
Strong thunderstorms that rolled through Friday night causing major power outages.
If you had power Friday night, consider yourself lucky.
Shortly before midnight, Dominion Power was reporting 534,000 customers without power in Northern Virginia.
In Fredericksburg, 14,127 Dominion customers were without power just after midnight on Friday.
Find out what's happening in Fredericksburgfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
According to Dominion's interactive power outage map, pockets of Stafford-area neighborhoods along Interstate 95 were without power as well.
Nearby in Prince William County, 2,982 Dominion customers were without power Friday night.
Find out what's happening in Fredericksburgfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Dominion tweeted "Crews are out restoring power as conditions allow, we will work thru tonight assessing damage as storms move out of the area."
Dominion customers can call to report an outage at 1-866-DOM-HELP (1-866-366-4357). Dominion may not know of your outage unless you report it.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m. Friday for the Interstate 95 corridor in Northern Virginia. NWS' forecast for Saturday calls for a chance of thunderstorms after 2 p.m.
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