Power Restored to Most of the Shore

At approximately 9:45 a.m. power had been restored to 97% of customers on the Eastern Shore.   The outage began at approximately 7:15 a.m. and spread the entire length of the Eastern Shore.  At one point, 58% of ANEC customers were without power.   With the exception of Chincoteague,  most of the larger towns on the Shore were powerless. for two and a half hours.

According to a source, there was a failure of the main transmission line near Oak Hall.