UPDATE: Fewer Than 1,000 Remain Without Power In Region
Shenandoah County Hardest Hit In Region
Posted: October 30, 2012
HARRISONBURG — Hurricane Sandy blew into the central Valley Monday night but its damage in this area was mostly limited to Shenandoah County.
As of 5 p.m., Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative said about 639 of its 10,615 customers in Shenandoah remained without power. The number had been well above 5,000 earlier in the day.
The cooperative had just five customers without power in Rockingham County, and one each in Augusta and Page counties.
Dominion Virginia Power reported just under 260 outages in Shenandoah at 5 p.m., and five in Rockingham. Power to all affected customers in Augusta and Page counties has been restored, according to Dominion.
The Daily News-Record will have a complete report on the storm's aftermath in Wednesday's print and online editions.
As of 5 p.m., Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative said about 639 of its 10,615 customers in Shenandoah remained without power. The number had been well above 5,000 earlier in the day.
The cooperative had just five customers without power in Rockingham County, and one each in Augusta and Page counties.
Dominion Virginia Power reported just under 260 outages in Shenandoah at 5 p.m., and five in Rockingham. Power to all affected customers in Augusta and Page counties has been restored, according to Dominion.
The Daily News-Record will have a complete report on the storm's aftermath in Wednesday's print and online editions.