Virginia Weather Hits Hard | Charlottesville News

A powerful storm slammed central Virginia Monday afternoon, bringing howling winds, falling trees, and widespread power outages—leaving tens of thousands in the dark as crews raced through the night to restore electricity. Dominion Energy reported over 63,000 outages, while Central Virginia Electric Cooperative struggled with damaged lines affecting nearly 4,500 members. First responders dealt with downed trees and stranded vehicles, even forcing Skyline Drive closures in Shenandoah National Park. Though Charlottesville mostly avoided the worst, some residents still faced blackouts—everyone’s hoping lights came back on fast. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a8f04ad4a84ff9f2