For a second day, thousands of Loudoun County residents sweltered in the blazing 95 degree heat without electricity after a storm producing up to 80-mile an hour winds blasted through the area Friday night.

As of 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Virginia Dominion Power reported 25,412 out of 10,3830 customers without power, mostly along the Route 15 corridor and portions of eastern and western Loudoun. NOVAC was reporting 2,749 out of 23,469 customers without power.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday said there were no injuries in Loudoun County related to Friday night’s storm. However traffic signals were out throughout the county, and deputies were working to direct traffic until power was restored.

Renee Brohard, spokesperson for Inova Loudoun hospital, said doctors have seen a number of patients who are seeking treatment because they can’t use their oxygen machines or nebulizers without electricity. In addition, Brohard said many dialysis clinics are without power.
Several residents, she said, have been treated in the emergency room for injuries related to debris cleanup.

To get a reprieve from the heat many camped out at Dulles Town Center on Sunday, most crowding around electrical outlets to charge their electronics and wait out the sun until it was cool enough to go home.

“A lot of people are plugging in for the communication,” said Great Falls resident Robert Zhang. ‘It’s been non-stop for everybody every day [since the storm].”

Mall workers reported that some residents camped out in the corridors of the mall on Saturday as well, equipped with pillows and blankets, seeking cooler air.

On Sunday, Sterling resident Michelle Cabral had a different mission – school work.

The Northern Virginia Community College student had camped out in front of Lord & Taylor with her laptop plugged into an outlet attempting to get an assignment finished in time for Monday’s class.

“… I’m desperate,” Cabral said. “I just kept hoping [the power] would come back.”

Brenda Jacobs of Cascades was strolling the mall on Sunday, trying to take the second day without electricity in stride. But she admitted, the heat had started to take its toll.

“I’m minimizing my activity. I’ve got my blinds turned inward and my basement door covered. By mid-day we camped out in the basement,” Jacobs said.

Shirley Tyson of Cascades, said she tried to find a hotel to stay in until her power was restored, but came up empty-handed.
“Everything is booked, booked, booked,” Tyson said as she sat in a chair at Dulles Town Center charging her cell phone and eReader.

In addition, Tyson’s home gets its water from a well, which means the Cascades resident hasn’t had water for days.
“The grocery stores are reporting they’re running out of water,” she said.

Harris Teeter reported Sunday it was sending a tractor trailer full of ice to various locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland.
In Ashburn, the manager on duty said as of 2:30 p.m. the store still had ice.

Nate Durbin, manager on duty at the Purcellville Gateway Harris Teeter, said the store still had about 700 bags of ice left that they were giving out free to customers.
Four bags of ice are being given out to each car, Durbin said,

The following air-conditioned facilities operated by Loudoun County and Leesburg are available during normal business hours as places where people can seek refuge from the excessive heat:
• The Senior Center of Leesburg, 102 North St., Leesburg
• Douglass Community Center, 405 E. Market St., Leesburg
• Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville
• Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling
•Leesburg Police Department’s community room, 65 Plaza St., Leesburg.