Power Outage in Bassett, VA

A thunderstorm with damaging winds blew three trees down along Pocahontas Trail Road. One of the trees brought down powerlines.

A thunderstorm producing damaging winds blew down an estimated half-dozen trees and one power line within the community of Bassett. One of the trees fell onto a modular home.

Thunderstorm winds blew down four trees and two power lines along the 4300 block of Fairystone Park Highway, blew down a few small trees on Trent Hill Drive, and blew down a power line on Lenoir Street.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

The Martinsville Bulletin and News reported that a brief but intense severe thunderstorm toppled trees and knocked out electricity to more than 1700 Appalachian Power customers. The storm was concentrated in the Bassett area, and in particular in the Riverside Drive, Columbus Drive, and Mary Hunter Drive areas. Several of these roads were blocked by downed trees and traffic had to be rerouted until the trees were removed from the roadways. A portion of the roof to the Historic J.D. Bassett Event Center on Riverside Drive was damaged as a result of the storm. The damage to the roof resulted in significant leaks and allowed water to accumulate four to six inches deep in front of the auditorium stage. In addition, a very old historic tree on the green in front of the Event Center was also uprooted and destroyed. There were no injuries as a result of the storm.

The Henry County 911 Center reported that considerable damage to an area approximately six miles west of Bassett in northwestern Henry county. Three homes sustained damage, two vehicles were damaged, and a garage was destroyed. A window was also blown out of a church on Fairystone Park Highway. In addition, several trees and power lines were down along Chestnut Oak Drive. The damage was determined to have been caused by a thunderstorm microburst embedded within a line of severe thunderstorms.