Washington ( CNN ) -- The nation 's capital was blanketed by downed trees and power lines Saturday after a killer storm with furious winds whipped through . Bruised and battered , the District of Columbia was reeling from damage as skies cleared and the temperature began to soar again . A man died in the city , electrocuted by a downed power line , police said . His wife was in critical condition . In neighboring Virginia and Maryland , seven people were killed by fallen trees , authorities said . Virginia Gov . Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency Saturday morning . Traffic flowed through major arteries , but smaller roads were a different story . Trees were down in every ward , said D.C. City Administrator Allen Lew . In 19 intersections , the traffic lights were knocked out . Saturday afternoon , more than 67,000 Washington residents still had no power . Another 1 million were in the dark in Virginia . In hard-hit Fairfax County , nearly half of all residents had no electricity . That meant no fans . No air-conditioning . No refrigerators . Authorities encouraged people without power to head to public recreation facilities or libraries to stay cool . But some of Washington 's libraries were without power , too , Lew said . McDonnell said 911 emergency systems experienced problems statewide , with entire grids down in Fairfax County and Prince William County . Officials are urging residents to contact their local police and fire departments if in need of help . Much of the problem was due to the trees -- some old and huge -- that snapped in winds gusting at 80 miles per hour . Pepco requested 1,000 crews from around the nation , but it could take them a few days to arrive , said Joseph Rigby , president of the energy company . So far , he said , he has secured 200 crews . But even with the manpower , Rigby urged patience . More erratic weather could hamper recovery speed . There was a possibility of a new line of thunderstorms Saturday night , the National Weather Service said . And then , there was the heat . The Washington area hit 104 degrees on Friday , topping a record of 101 reported in 1934 , the weather service said . And it was blistering again Saturday with the heat index topping 100 degrees . The power outages were so great in Fairfax County that officials gave up on the idea of cooling centers . Go to malls , they told people , or other public places that were air-conditioned . In Maryland , the state 's emergency management agency reported the opening of cooling centers in Montgomery and Hartford counties . Pepco 's Rigby said some areas in and around the capital could be without power for a week . That meant a lot of people will again have trouble sleeping at night . 3 states declare emergencies as heat , deadly storms bring misery to millions .
8 people are killed in the Washington area . More than a million people are without power . That meant no fans or AC as the heat index was again above 100 degrees .