REC says many of the remaining outages are requiring at least several hours’ worth of repairs.

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REC says many of the remaining outages are requiring at least several hours’ worth of repairs.
This was posted early Saturday afternoon on the Northern Neck outages map
REC and Dominion have the National Guard helping restore your power
Casey Hollins with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative says their crews, mutual aid and contract support workers are out in full force.
Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative says it’s the final push to get electricity to the final homes.
21,000 without power on Friday night
Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative and Casey Hollins with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative says this is neighbor-helping-neighbor.
Casey Hollins says as of Friday morning there were 26,000 outages. 200 broken poles are involved. It’s tedious work.
Kyle Allwine talks about the dedication of people who work for cooperatives and how Northern Neck is always preparing for big storms and the aftermath.
REC has restored power to nearly 70% percent of those affected by the storm
The National Weather Service says temperatures today will barely get to freezing
Casey Hollins with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative and Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative have two stories that illustrate devastation and sacrifice
Though the co-op knows there are reported outages, the exact cause is not yet known.
The Weather Channel’s Richard Lewelling looks at the Thursday night storm and winter over the next six weeks.
Pole by pole, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative is working to restore power from the storm. An update with Kyle Allwine.
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative continues to work to restore power. A helicopter with an aerial saw is needed in Louisa.
REC crews and crews from at least seven other states continue to work to repair damage and restore power.
Winter Weather Advisory kicks in tonight. Up to 5 inches possible by Friday morning
Here’s what’s happening..
Storm restoration we don’t see….