Update 8:40 a.m. Saturday
Domion Virginia reports all power outages in the Potomac Communities have been restored. Still without power? Let us know.
Original Post 8:40 p.m. Friday
Stafford, Va. –– Dominion Virginia Power is reporting 95 customers in the area of Telegraph Road in North Stafford are without power at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
The cause of the outage is being investigated, but high winds have whipped the area this afternoon, blowing off the remaining portion of the iconic Potomac Mills sign.
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