Severe weather knocked down trees and power lines in Warrenton as it tore through Northern Virginia on Saturday.
Some residents reported seeing an ominous, wall-like cloud approaching at about 6:30p.m.
"It got pretty hectic here for approximately two hours. Reports of tornado sightings from certified weather spotters and obviously the National Weather Service at this point is trying to investigate as to whether or not that actually came to fruition," said Jason Koglin, chief of the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company.
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On Sunday, crews were hard at work clearing roads and restoring power.
"We had several trees in homes throughout town, very minor structural damage from that component. However, we did have some catastrophic failures of power lines, power poles," said Koglin.
According to the fire chief, as of Sunday afternoon there were still about 150 to 200 residents in Warrenton without power.
"We've opened up a cooling station at the firehouse to allow them to come due to the heat," said Koglin.
The fire chief told WUSA9 it's not unusual for there to be storms in the area this time of year, though it does feel as if there have been more storms than usual.
"There definitely seems to be an uptick," he said.
In fact another storm is expected to hit Sunday evening.
"The underlying issue of a possibility of additional storms later on this evening could compound the already existing power outages and damages," said Koglin.
Officials are urging people to keep an eye on social media and to immediately take cover if they do get a report of severe weather.