Virginia, Ohio, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. have all declared a state of emergency after last night’s violent storms, and millions are without power.
WashPost: Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio, declare state of emergency resulting in at least 9 deaths & leaving millions without power.
— Ezstreet ??????♂️✌?❤️ (@ezstreet) June 30, 2012
DC, MD, & VA just declared a state of emergency. Sh*t just got real!
— T.J. Detweiler (@Hova1914) June 30, 2012
Great … Cell towers are intermittent – no power – 100F weather and the governor just declares a state of emergency.
— Ryan (@Slate004) June 30, 2012
Baltimore is officially in a state of emergency, according to the mayor. AND they're estimating it could take 5-7 days to restore power.
— Paris Bienert (@ParisBienert) June 30, 2012
https://twitter.com/duckduckdarrian/status/219175731098423297
https://twitter.com/Thazex/status/219175210815983616
Due to all the storms that came thru last night Virginia has been declared a State of Emergency. Stay safe everyone!!
— Delilah Raines (@Delilah_Raines) June 30, 2012
The estimated time for power restoration is varying from state to state.
Ohio: We estimate approx. 95% of outages will be restored by late Mon. night, the rest by late Tues. We are continually restoring power. ^LH
— Duke Energy Storm (@DukeEnergyStorm) June 30, 2012
BREAKING: #VA Gov. Bob McDonnell declares a state of emergency. "This is the largest non-hurricane power outage in Virginia history."
— WTOP (@WTOP) June 30, 2012
300,000 people without power in WV–AEP says no estimate on when it wil be back on–Yikes
— Keith Morehouse (@KeithMorehouse) June 30, 2012
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