Dominion Power - Update - Fredericksburg - 000 Without Power In Fredericksburg Area

Update 9 p.m.:

Dominion Power tweeted "As the cell phone lines open up in Northern Va, more folks are able to report their outages-increasing the stats," at 6:45 p.m.

The power company also alerted that if you get a call back asking if your power is on and it is not to select option 3, which lets the company know there is additional damage to repair. If you hang up, the company assumes you are back on the grid.

As of 8:45 p.m. Saturday, 350,195 Northern Virginia Dominion customers were without power. In Fredericksburg 3,743 Dominion customers are still without power. The interactive outage map shows 1,260 Spotsylvania customers without power and 26,156 customers in Stafford in the dark.

So far, severe thunderstorms have not hit the area this evening. But rain and lightning could be heavy at some points this evening as rain rolls through again.

The cooling center at Hugh Mercer Elementary School (2100 Cowan Blvd.) will reopen Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. said Mikes Jones, Fredericksburg Deputy Fire Chief.

Update 6 p.m.:

Hang in there! Power outage numbers are decreasing. Dominion reports that 369,231 Northern Virginians are without power.

Dominion's interactive outage map shows that 3,743 City of Fredericksburg residents are without power as of 5:45 p.m.

Capital Weather Gang reports that while we will have some storms tonight, they will be nowhere as bad as Friday night.

Update 4:18 p.m.:

Cooling stations available in the area:City of Fredericksburg Cooling Station at Hugh Mercer Elementary School at 2100 Cowan Blvd. (Opened at noon) Please do NOT bring pets to the shelter. Only service dogs will be allowed.

Stafford County Rodney Thompson Middle School, 75 Walpole Ave., Individuals should bring personal care items such as sleeping bags, pillows, glasses, prescription medication, water and other items that they use on a daily basis.

Louisa County Betty Queen Intergenerational Center 522 Industrial Dr. (noon to 7 p.m.)

King George County KG Fire Company 1 8122 Kings Hwy. (8 a.m. -5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday) Cold water will be available, but no food. Pets are not allowed.

Update 2:03 p.m.: Mike Jones, Deputy Fire Chief for the city of Fredericksburg said there are 8,800 customers in the city without power.