winter storm blair Utilities were knocked out to hundreds of thousands of customers across the US, leaving many American families in the dark on Monday.
More than 300,000 electric customers were without power as of Monday morning, led by the state of Virginia, where about 110,000 customers were without power, according to PowerOutage.us,
More than 76,000 Kentuckians also lost power, followed by more than 50,000 West Virginians, about 36,000 customers in Illinois and more than 30,000 in Missouri, according to the power outage-tracking site. Texans and Kentuckians also suffered power outages. No power outages were reported in any other US state.
Virginians were hardest hit by the storm, with about 3% of power customers in the state receiving no service.
According to PowerOutage.us, some of the largest electricity providers, including Dominion Energy, Appalachian Power Company and Southside Electric Cooperative, had thousands of customers without power.
Dominion issued a alert Its website states that Winter Storm Blair has affected its service. The power provider said its crews were working “to restore power as safely and quickly as possible.”
It also urged customers to stay at least 30 feet away from all downed wires and damaged equipment.
About 17,000 Kentucky utilities customers were in the dark. The company similarly warned customers to stay away from fallen wires and report them to the provider.
“Always assume that any downed wire is an energized power line,” the company said. Said In a social media post.