Virginia power outages climb amid heavy snow

Power outages in Virginia are climbing amid the first major snow in years across parts of the D.C. region.

WASHINGTON - Power outages in Virginia are climbing amid the first major snow in years across parts of the D.C. region.

Total customers without power topped 236,000 Monday around 1:30 p.m.

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Virginia drivers deal with snowstorm aftermath

Drivers in Virginia are dealing with hazardous conditions on the roads after a snowstorm dumped inches of snow on the region Monday. VDOT spokesperson Ellen Kamilakis gives an update.

Nearly 98,000 of those outages were centered around the Fredericksburg area.

Dozens of school districts around the region were closed Monday as were COVID-19 testing sites across D.C., Maryland and Virginia.