Power Outage in Appomattox, VA

Thunderstorm winds downed a power line that fell across Watt Abbitt Road, blew a portion of a roof off two barns and onto Wagon Wheel Road, and blew a tree down on a shed with a vehicle parked inside it. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a power line on Walnut Hill Road.

A Cooperative Weather Observer and members of the general public observed ice accumulations ranging from 0.25 to locally 0.75 inches in thickness across Appomattox County, including around the communities of Evergreen, Appomattox and Bent Creek. This icing was intermixed with sleet accumulations in spots of up to 0.3 inches. Over 283 power outages were reported across the county due to downed power lines. Virginia State Police responded to calls for nine disabled vehicles and at least 37 traffic crashes caused by the hazardous road conditions in Appomattox County and the surrounding region. No fatalities were reported. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous to impossible travel conditions; automobile accidents; widespread tree damage.

A possible microburst blew down several trees, power lines, and power poles near the intersection of Fleshman Street and Annie Street. The thunderstorm winds also tore off a wooden roof at a baseball park on Park Lane.

Winds downed at least one dozen trees and two power lines in the county. The damaging wind also blew the roof off an auto body shop along Confederate Boulevard in Appomattox, depositing it on the boulevard. Some the downed trees also blocked roadways, including Windy Knob Lane, Route 460 West, and North Creek Road. Damage values are estimated.

WSET Television of Lynchburg, Virginia and a trained storm spotter reported that nearly two dozen trees and several power lines were blown down down around Appomattox, mainly on the west and north side of the city. A considerable amount of damage was noted on High Street in Appomattox, just north of downtown Appomattox. Some homes on Country Club road were damaged from downed trees. The damage on Country Club Street alone was estimated to be near $10,000. Although to some the damage appeared to have been caused by a tornado, it was determined that the damage was a result of strong thunderstorm straight-line winds, not a tornado.

Thunderstorm winds blew down around 100 trees across the county. Many of those trees brought down power lines. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down around 100 trees across the county. Many of those trees brought down power lines. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree and power line on Piney Mountain Road.

Power lines were blown down on Autumn Lane near Lucy Street and Chilton TD near Promise Lane Road. Damage values are estimated.

Eight to ten inches of snow fell across the county causing sporadic power outages and travel problems.

A tree was blown down onto a power line along Gala Lake Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

High winds downed power lines and transformers.