In Irene's Wake: Downed Trees, Lost Power

Update 12:43 p.m.: About 1.1 million customers – about 2.5 million people – are without power in Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell said in a press conference Sunday, marking the second highest power outage in state history.

Update noon: About 75 traffic signals in northern Virginia are without power, Virginia Department of Transportation Says.

"VDOT technicians are resetting these signals as power is restored. Most of the outages are in the areas of Route 1, Lee Highway, Ox Road, Springfield/Backlick, Burke and McLean/Tysons. Drivers should treat these intersections as four-way stops and proceed with caution," read a statement it released around noon Sunday.

"While most flood waters have receded and interstates and primary roads are clear, downed trees on secondary roads continue to be reported, particularly in Fairfax County. Since many fallen trees contain power lines, drivers and residents are strongly advised to avoid contact with them. VDOT is working side-by-side with Dominion Virginia Power crews to ensure tangled lines are safely removed before clearing trees from roads. Crews are today quickly clearing any trees and limbs without power lines."

Original: Across Fairfax County, Hurricane Irene's wake left downed trees and power lines.

At about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dominion Power reported 108,571 customers in Northern Virginia lacked power. The utility has 824,413 customers in the region, according to its website. (To report an outage, call 866-DOM-HELP or 866-366-4357. Have your account number handy.)

In Vienna, Patch received early reports of power out along Lawyers Road, beginning at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

Fairfax County remained under a Tropical Storm Warning with the District of Columbia and suburban Maryland.

Today's forecast: A chance of rain before 10 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Mostly sunny, Monday through Thursday.

At about 8 a.m., Dulles Airport reported 1.25 inches of rain had fallen over the previous 24 hours. Reagan Airport, however, reported about 3.7 inches. 

Irene was centered about 140 miles east of Washington, D.C., heading northeastward, the National Weather Service reported at about 6 a.m.

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