PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Storms moving through Hampton Roads and northeast North Carolina knocked out power for thousands of Dominion Energy customers on Tuesday.

Dominion Energy officials say in Norfolk’s Oakwood neighborhood, a tree fell onto a power line around 7:30 a.m., cutting electricity to about 3,540 customers. Smart sensors automatically restored service to 650 homes and businesses, while crews restored the rest just before 9 a.m.

Earlier, around 7 a.m., a separate equipment failure in the same area caused another outage that affected about 2,595 customers. Power was restored to all but 20 by shortly after 8 a.m., with the remaining customers expected to be back online later today.

Dominion said both outages were tied to a substation serving several neighborhoods and commercial areas

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