Power Outage Damage Delays Opening Of Alexandria Pool

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Alexandria residents will have one less place to swim, at least for Memorial Day weekend. The city says Memorial Pool at Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street won't open on time.

A power outage from Thursday's severe thunderstorm caused mechanical damage, according to the city. The city's other two pools, Old Town Pool at 1609 Cameron Street and Warwick Pool 3301 Landover Street, are scheduled to open as planned on Saturday, May 25. Great Waves Waterpark at 4001 Eisenhower Avenue will also open on May 25.

An update on Memorial Pool's opening will be provided on Tuesday, May 28. More information on pool hours is available at www.alexandriava.gov/Aquatics.

Thousands were without power after the thunderstorm, and some outages continued into Friday. The bulk of the outages happened in the Arlandria, Del Ray and North Ridge neighborhoods. Check the outage map here and report outages to Dominion Energy at 866-366-4357 or www.dominionenergy.com.