Crews work on power lines in Mitchellville, Maryland damaged by Tuesday night’s storms.

Shane Smith

Nearly 2,000 Prince George’s County residents are still experiencing power outages three days after a damaging thunderstorm.

The storm swept through suburban Maryland on Tuesday evening, and as of 2 p.m. Friday, power company BGE cites approximately 1,855 customers in Prince George’s County without power. As of 12 p.m., Pepco estimates 18 customers with power outages in Prince George’s, mainly in College Park. Throughout its coverage area, BGE still has more than 15,000 customers without electricity.

BGE is listing an estimated restoration time of 11 p.m. Saturday for many of the power outages in Prince George’s, meaning that those without electricity could still have two more very hot days ahead of them. Pepco’s local restoration time estimates are mostly listed for this afternoon. We reached out to BGE to ask about restorations and will update this post when we hear back.

Prince George’s County officials encouraged residents to take advantage of the county’s cooling centers. The Red Cross also activated local teams and has responded to residents in need of financial assistance and encouraged anyone who still needs help to reach out.

The severe thunderstorm Wednesday night was not a tornado, but still caused multiple trees to fall on houses, roads, and power lines, leaving residents in the dark.

The storm felled many trees around Prince George’s County, including this one near Bowie. Shane Smith

One College Park residence, home to University of Maryland students according to WJLA reporter Tom Roussey, was split in half after a tree fell nearby.

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This story has been updated to include updated power outage numbers.