About 20,000 Dominion users are without power in Norfolk, across Hampton Roads

About 20,000 Dominon customers across Hampton Roads are without power on Saturday, a Dominion Energy spokesperson said.

The power outage also impacted part of the Norfolk International Airport, although power has now been restored. While the outage was active, an airport spokesperson also said that disruptions were minimal and flights were not affected.

Outages may fluctuate and restoration will likely continue into the evening, Dominion said.

In Norfolk, there are over 18,000 customers without power, according to Dominion’s power outage map as of 1 p.m. Norfolk has 104,672 total Dominion customers. There are about 1,500 customers without power in Virginia Beach and there are 207,594 total Virginia Beach customers. There are also about 1,500 customers without power in Chesapeake and the city has 109,318 customers total. In Newport News there are about 600 customers without power and the city has 66,577 customers.

The outages are caused by salt contamination that was activated by Saturday’s rain. Salt was built up on Dominion equipment since the recent winds brought from last week’s nor’easter.

The salt buildup can conduct electricity, damage equipment and cause power outages. Damaged equipment is being replaced with modernized fiberglass cross arms, with help with the salt buildup.