Power Outage in Fort Lee, VA

A large tree limb fell down onto a power line near the intersection of VA-648 and South Crater Road.

Numerous trees fell down in the Templeton area with numerous power outages also reported in the area.

Numerous power outages were reported and trees were downed in southern Prince George county along Route 35.

Trees were downed and widespread power outages were reported.

Power line was downed resulting in a power outage.

Several trees were downed and power was out near the intersection of Mill Creek Road and Old Stage Road.

Ice accretions between 0.20 inch and 0.25 inch were reported. Several trees and power lines were downed, with numerous power outages reported.

Freezing rain or freezing drizzle resulted in significant ice accretion between 0.25 inch and 0.40 inch across the county. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, with widespread power outages reported due to the ice accretion.

Trees and power lines were downed near Garysville.

Tree was downed between Baxter Road and Boisseau Drive. Also, numerous power outages were reported in the area.

Tree and power line were downed.

Power lines were downed on Lamore Drive.

Trees were downed on power lines on South Crater Road.

Large trees were downed and power poles were snapped in half.

Tree limbs and power lines were downed on Route 156 south of Route 460.

Trees were downed on power lines and on a house in the vicinity of Gary's Church Road and College Road.

Tropical storm force winds knocked down several trees and power lines, as well as caused some structural damage. In addition, heavy rains contributed to significant crop damage. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from six to nine inches.

Power lines were downed.

Numerous trees were downed 3 miles north northeast of Carson. Powerlines were downed also.

Trees leaning on power lines. Other straight line wind damage was found 2 miles north of Prince George courthouse where a tree was down on a house.

An ice storm affected a large portion of central and eastern Virginia with ice accumulations of up to one-half inch. Freezing rain mixed with sleet and snow spread over the area during the morning hours. Freezing rain then mixed with rain during the afternoon and evening along the eastern counties of Prince George, Charles City, New Kent, King William, King and Queen, Essex, Richmond, and Westmoreland. Farther west, freezing rain fell for most of the day with general accumulations from one-fourth to one-half inch. At one point, 300,000 people were without power in the Richmond vicinity due to the weight of ice downing trees and power lines. One Richmond TV station was knocked off the air for 45 minutes Two people were reported injured in Richmond; one while cutting downed trees with a chainsaw, another in a sledding accident.

Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over interior southeast Virginia. Isabel made landfall near Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina, tracked northwest into central Virginia just west of Richmond, then continued northward into western Pennsylvania. Approximately several thousand persons were evacuated and housed in numerous shelters across interior southeast Virginia. The unusually large wind field uprooted many thousands of trees, downed many power lines, damaged hundreds of houses, and snapped thousands of telephone poles and cross arms. Hundreds of roads, including major highways, were blocked by fallen trees. Over 2 million customers of Dominion Virginia Power were without electricity. Local electrical cooperatives also reported thousands of customers were without power. The lowest sea level pressure recorded was 987 mb at Portsmouth Virginia. Isabel will be remembered for the greatest wind and storm surge in the region since Hazel in 1954, and the 1933 Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane. Also, Isabel will be remembered for the most extensive power outages ever in Virginia, and permanent change to the landscape from all the fallen trees and storm surge. Rainfall amounts ranged from 3 to 7 inches across interior southeast Virginia. Inland flooding due to heavy rainfall occurred over parts of interior southeast Virginia. High water was reported on Route 460 in Prince George and Route 40 in Sussex County. Eight deaths can be directly attributed to Isabel in the Wakefield area of responsibility, with 7 in Virginia. There were more than 15 deaths indirectly attributed to the storm.