Update 4:45 p.m.:
Appalachian Power is reporting 18,526 in Virginia are without power Tuesday afternoon.
Here are the latest outage numbers in our region:
Franklin Co. - 369
Montgomery Co. - 338
Pulaski Co. - 106
Roanoke City - 146
Roanoke Co. - 1,037
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Update 2 p.m.:
Appalachian Power is reporting 21,660 in Virginia are without power Tuesday afternoon.
Here are the latest outage numbers in our region:
Bedford Co.- 254
Botetourt Co. - 148
Carroll Co. - 337
Franklin Co. - 621
Giles Co. - 218
Henry Co. - 117
Montgomery Co. - 364
Pulaski Co. - 117
Roanoke City - 307
Roanoke Co. - 1,167
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Update Tuesday 10:30 a.m.:
Appalachian Power is reporting 30,178 people are without power in Virginia Tuesday morning.
Here are the outage numbers in our region:
Bedford Co.- 307
Botetourt Co. - 203
Carroll Co. - 482
Craig Co. - 255
Floyd Co. - 587
Franklin Co. - 794
Giles Co. - 486
Henry Co. - 115
Montgomery Co. - 689
Patrick Co. - 657
Pulaski Co. - 565
Roanoke City - 319
Roanoke Co. - 1,597
Wythe Co.- 892
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Lynchburg, VA - In Lynchburg, things are worsening, as Sandy continues blasting much of the north east.
And with worsening weather conditions, we can expect to see more power outages.
The wind really picked up in speed Monday night. As for the rain, it remained pretty constant all night.
Wind, locally, is what is now causing more and more power outages throughout our area.
Earlier Monday, a few thousand Appalachian customers to the west lost electricity; many of those customers were in the dark because of snow, in higher elevations.
Now with the wind picking up in Lynchburg, further east, we're seeing more and more outages closer to the Hill City.
AEP is reporting more than 5,000 customers without power in Virginia. Locally, that equates to more than 100 people in the dark in Amherst County, more than 400 in Bedford, 600 in Franklin, 340 in Floyd.
More than 140 out in Henry County, almost 500 out in Roanoke County, and nearly 400 out in Roanoke City.
V-Dot is asking everyone to limit any travel and if possible, to stay indoors.
