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Photos from Storms and Restorations

Winter Storm Preparation - February 17, 2012

These images show preparation activities in advance of a winter storm. Select any image for a larger version.

Hurricane Irene Restoration - September 2, 2011

These images show restoration activities in New Kent Co., Va., being performed by crews from Georgia Power. Select any image for a larger version.

Hurricane Irene Restoration - August 30, 2011

These images show restoration activities following Hurricane Irene. Select any image for a larger version.

Hurricane Irene Restoration - August 29, 2011

These images show restoration activities following Hurricane Irene. Select any image for a larger version.

Hurricane Irene Restoration - August 28, 2011

These images from Virginia show some of the restoration activities and challenges following Hurricane Irene. The top right image features Dominion Virginia Power Vice President Rodney Blevins speaking at the Governor's Emergency Operations Center news briefing (view video). Select any image for a larger version.

Hurricane Irene - August 27, 2011

Hurricane Irene affected approximately 1.2 million customers in Virginia and North Carolina. Below are photos from the event — showing the challenges our crews faced.

Thunderstorms - August 14, 2011

Powerful storms tore through the Charlottesville area on August 14, causing extensive damage. Below are photos from the event - showing the challenges our crews faced. Restoration efforts were hampered by accessibility and the HUGE trees that fell and completely tangled on power lines.

Thunderstorms - May 24, 2011

Powerful storms packing strong winds ripped through Southeastern Virginia on May 24, causing extensive damage in the Hampton Roads area. Below are photos from the event — the top two from Virginia Beach, and the remainder from Portsmouth. Click on any image for a larger version.

Severe Weather - April 16, 2011

Storms passed through Dominion Virginia Power's service area on April 16, causing serious damage. Below are photos from the event — click on any image for a larger version.

Snow Storm - January 26, 2011

Restoration efforts of Dominion Virginia Power crews and contractors in Northern Virginia in the wake of a significant snow storm on Jan. 26, 2011, that affected approximately 192,000 customers. Many outages were caused by heavy, sticky snow that brought tree limbs and trees into contact with electrical lines. Below are photos from the event — click on any image for a larger version.

Severe Thunderstorms - October 27, 2010

Storms passed through Central Virginia on Oct. 27, and neighborhoods in the City of Richmond and in the counties of Henrico and Hanover sustained serious damage. In all, about 24,000 customers lost service as a result of the storms. Below are photos from the event — click on any image for a larger version.

Hurricane Earl - September 3, 2010

Dominion restored electric service to all customers who were affected by Hurricane Earl on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. In all, nearly 10,000 customers lost service as a result of the storm. Below are photos from the event.

Snow Storm - February 7, 2010

Restoration photos below are from Northern Va. (Click on any image for a larger version.)

^{*Feb. photos by Cameron Davidson}