Power crews work to restore outages after heavy storms move across DMV

The majority of utility customers across Maryland and Virginia are back online after power outages left them in the dark from Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Powerful storms moved across the region, downing power lines and trees. The system brought the most rainfall the region has seen in about a month.

Over 20,000 utility customers were without power for a portion of the night as crews from Pepco, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Southern Maryland Electric, and Dominion Energy worked to restore service.

A check online shows the majority of service has been restored.  At noon on Thursday, 74 Pepco customers, 13 SMECO customers, and approximately 1,500 Dominion Energy customers remained without service.

A storm that is expected to bring heavy snow to portions of western Maryland and some parts of Virginia is expected to strike Thursday into Friday bringing with it the concern for more outages.