Power Outage in Forest, VA
Last report: January 23, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Forest
To report a power outage in Forest, Virginia, located in Bedford County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Town of Bedford Electric Department
Southside Electric Cooperative
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 24551.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Bedford County
High Wind. Trees and power lines were downed throughout the county. In the town of Bedford, a tree fell on a house causing damaging. Damage values are estimated.
April 01, 2023
Strong Wind. Winds gusted up to 43 mph resulted in downed power lines and around 3250 power customers without power. Damage values are estimated.
December 23, 2022
Strong Wind. A tree was downed by the non-thunderstorm winds from the remnants of Ian on Everett Road. A billboard was also blown down on the Lynchburg Salem Turnpike near Bedford, VA. An estimated 2,659 residents lost power.
September 30, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Multiple trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
July 25, 2022
Winds increased after the passage of a cold front. These strong winds down trees and tree limbs in the region of Franklin, Henry, Bedford, and Pittsylvania Counties. Also, there were a couple of reports of winds also downing power poles and removing some shingles.
March 07, 2022
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Forest, Virginia
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@LCSEDU - January 04, 2023 17:36
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@grid_events - January 04, 2023 15:30
Power outage smh whole neighborhood
@officiallilbo - December 23, 2022 19:17
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@ABC13News - December 06, 2022 00:54
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@LibertyD2Hockey - November 06, 2022 03:08