Power outages occur to some degree every time we have a Winter Storm Warning. On this map, the outages will be more likely where you see purple and pink on this map. Those colors = large amounts of freezing rain.

Thousands of utility customers are without power in Oregon and Washington as a powerful winter storm moves through the Pacific Northwest.

Many customers are still in the dark after a winter storm hit Central Virginia. As of around 7:30 a.m., on Thursday, Appalachian Power is reporting over 123,000 customers without power. SEE ALSO: Roads blocked by downed trees and power lines,