High winds from a strong cold front on Wednesday knocked out power to thousands across Virginia. At one point, more than 20,000 people were without power in the state. That number includes more than 1,

A severe thunderstorm watch is now in effect for most of the viewing area as a line of strong to severe storms moves through. This watch is in effect until 6 p.m.

The AEP outage map continues to increase in customers without power. According to the map over 5,000 customers are without power in the following locations: – ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The AEP power outage map shows several areas across Southwest and Central Virginia with power outages following severe