11:53 a.m. update: Reported area outages

PEPCO:
District of Columbia: 17,549
Montgomery: 69,630
Prince George's: 11,331

BG&E:
Anne Arundel: 2,871
Calvert: 59
Montgomery: 1
Prince George's: 79

Dominion:
Northern Virginia: 547

11:35 a.m. update:

* As a result of this morning's severe thunderstorm, about 75,000 customers in Montgomery County are without power.

* About 150 traffic signals are without power. Treat all "dark" intersections as four-way stops. Stop - then proceed cautiously. This is critically important to ensuring vehicular and pedestrian safety.

* Metro Red Line station Cleveland Park closed due to flooding;

The following roads are among those closed in Montgomery County:

Seven Locks Road at Bells Mill Road in Potomac

Bethesda Church Road in Clarksburg area

Blunt Road in Germantown

Brookeville Road at Georgia Avenue in Brookeville

Zion Road in Laytonsville

Kinglsey Road at Stringtown Road in Clarksburg

Prices Distillery Road at Lewisdale Road in Clarksburg

Wildcat Road at Davis Mill Road in Germantown

Cross Laurel Drive at Blunt Road in Germantown

Glennon Drive in North Potomac

The following County facilities are closed due to power outages:

Chevy Chase Library

Silver Spring Library

Wheaton Library

White Oak Library

Dennis Avenue Health Center

Longwood Community Center

Long Branch Community Center

Coffield Community Center

Holiday Park Senior Center

Schweinhaut Senior Center

Wheaton Community Center

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The Montgomery County Department of Parks reports the following closures:

Wheaton Regional Park train and carousel closed

Cabin John Regional Park train closed

Brookside Nature Center closed

Park patrons are advised to call ahead to check on status of park facilities.

* For emergencies, call 911.

* To report downed trees in the public right-of-way, call 3-1-1, or, if calling from outside Montgomery County, 240-777-0311.

* To report power outages, call Pepco at 877-737-2662, Allegheny Power at 800-255-3443, or Baltimore Gas & Electric at 877-778-2222.

* To report "hot" or sparking wires, especially those across roadways, call 911.

As power is restored in areas, downed wires that were previously dead may become live. Residents are urged to exercise extreme caution around any downed power line.

Alerts and updates are available on the County's Facebook page and through Twitter. Sign up for Alert Montgomery on the County's website at https://alert.montgomerycountymd.gov .

Check www.montgomerycountymd.gov for updated information on County facilities, programs, and services.

9:00 a.m. update:

* As a result of this morning's severe thunderstorm, about 72,000 customers in Montgomery County are without power.

* About 150 traffic signals are without power. Treat all "dark" intersections as four-way stops. Stop - then proceed cautiously. This is critically important to ensuring vehicular and pedestrian safety.

* To report downed trees in the public right-of-way, call 3-1-1, or, if calling from outside Montgomery County, 240-777-0311.

* To report power outages, call Pepco at 877-737-2662, Allegheny Power at 800-255-3443, or Baltimore Gas & Electric at 877-778-2222.

* To report "hot" or sparking wires, especially those across roadways, call 911.

As power is restored in areas, downed wires that were previously dead may become live. Residents are urged to exercise extreme caution around any downed power line.

Alerts and updates are available on the County's Facebook page and through Twitter. Sign up for Alert Montgomery on the County's website at https://alert.montgomerycountymd.gov .

Check www.montgomerycountymd.gov for updated information on County facilities, programs, and services.