Thousands without power in Southwest, Central Virginia on July 29 after storms

Thousands of people are without power throughout the southwestern region of Virginia as storms moved through Friday evening.

A Weather Authority Alert has been issued and is in effect through Saturday. Click here for updates.

Below is a breakdown of the worst outages in our region, organized by power company and county, unless noted as city, as of 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Appalachian Power:

• Amherst: 435
• Bedford: 587
• Botetourt: 77
• Franklin: 319
• Giles: 85
• Lynchburg: 325
• Montgomery: 163
• Roanoke: 193

Craig-Botetourt Electric Co-op:

• Alleghany: 193
• Botetourt: 20

Dominion Energy:

• Alleghany: 173
• Botetourt: 138
• Covington: 168
• Halifax: 117
• Lexington: 175

Source: WSLS News 10