Power Outage in Blacksburg, VA

Wind gusts downed a power pole in the 500 block of Wisteria Drive. Gusty conditions continued into the late evening hours across Montgomery County with gusts near 40 mph at times. Damage values are estimated.

Strong winds across the county up to 52 mph downed power lines and left at least 1378 power customers without power. Damage values are estimated.

Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

A few trees uprooted or downed by thunderstorm winds near the Merrimac area. Power outages were reported in connection with this damage, and a wind gust of 65 MPH was recorded in Blacksburg.

A few trees uprooted or downed by thunderstorm winds near the Merrimac area. Power outages were reported in connection with this damage, and a wind gust of 65 MPH was recorded in Blacksburg.

A couple trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in Blacksburg, bringing powerlines down with them.

Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees and several small limbs in the Mt. Tabor Village area. A tree was also blown down at the intersection of Mt. Tabor Road and Bishop Road. Power was reported out across the neighborhood as a result. Pea size hail was also observed.

National Weather Service employees and members of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain ranging from 0.20 to 0.45 inches in thickness across portions of Montgomery County, including around the communities of Blacksburg, Childress and Merrimac. Sleet accumulations of one inch were also observed around Blacksburg. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; tree damage; schools closed.

Observations provided by the National Weather Service and by members of the general public indicate ice accumulations from freezing rain of around 0.20 inches in thickness widespread across portions of Montgomery County, including around the communities of Blacksburg, Merrimac and Christiansburg. These were in combination with sleet accumulations of 0.4 to 1 inch depth for the same locations. The icing resulted in over 2,679 power outages within the county. Numerous trees and tree limbs were also brought down by the weight of the icing. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous to impossible travel conditions; widespread tree damage.

A thunderstorm producing damaging winds blew down a power line near the intersection of Broce Drive and Tom's Creek Road in the community of Blacksburg.

The Montgomery County 911 Center reported several power lines were blown down by high winds within the town of Christiansburg.

A few trees were blown down across the county, with one falling on a power line, and another falling on both a power line and a car. A medium sized highway sign was also blown off its post.

Damaging wind gusts, estimated to be 40 mph to locally 60 mph, blew down around two dozen trees across the county. One tree fell through a modular home and damaged a shed containing multiple pieces of equipment in the city of Christiansburg. These strong winds also caused scattered power outages across the county as well, affecting several thousand customers.

Wind gusts estimated to be in the 25 to 35 mph range were common during the passage of Tropical Storm Michael, with the highest measured gust being 30 mph at the Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB). The gusty winds blew down dozens of trees across the county, some of which blocked roads. Several power lines were also blown down, resulting in power outages for several hundred customers.

Snowfall amounts from across the county include 7.0 inches four miles south of Christiansburg, 8.0 inches three miles north of Blacksburg, 8.5 inches 2 miles west-southwest of Blacksburg, 9.3 inches five miles north-northeast of Blacksburg, two miles north of Blacksburg, three miles north-northwest of Blacksburg, two miles southeast of Blacksburg, 9.5 miles two miles northeast of Blacksburg and at Prices Fork, 10.0 inches four miles east-northeast of Childress, 11.0 inches at Christiansburg, 11.6 inches at Blacksburg, 12.0 inches two miles southwest of Christiansburg and two miles north-northeast of Childress, and 16.2 inches two miles south of Pilot. Approxmiately 11,000 electric customers lost power.

Winds downed more than one dozen trees and one dozen power lines down in the county. There was more than one incident of a tree falling onto cars. Damage values are estimated.

Snowfall amounts between 8 to 11 inches were observed across several locations in the county. The highest accumulation was in the Elliston area where 10.2 inches was measured. Small amounts of sleet and freezing rain were also observed with this storm. 919 customers lost power as a result of this storm.

The City of Radford 911 Center, essentially located within the confines of Montgomery county, reported that a tree was down on a carport and across power lines. The Blacksburg AWOS recorded a gust of 54 mph at 455 am EST and a mesonet station in the City of Radford recorded a maximum gust of 38 mph at 1039 pm EST on the 21st.

Numerous large trees were blown down in and around Blacksburg. A mesonet site measured a 51 mph wind gust. Power was knocked out for much of the night.

Numerous large trees were blown down in and around Blacksburg. A mesonet site measured a 51 mph wind gust. Power was knocked out for much of the night.

Thunderstorm winds blew thousands of trees and branches down across the county. There were numerous reports of power lines being taken down by the wind or by falling trees or branches. Structural damage occurred to numerous homes that had trees fall on them. Parked vehicles also suffered damage when trees fell on them. One indirect fatality occurred when the driver of a motorcycle crashed into a tree being removed from a road hours after the event. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on a power line on McDaniel Drive. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew power lines down along Bradshaw Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto power lines along North Fork Road. Damage values are estimated.

A power line was brought down by high winds in Radford. A trained spotter reported a tree of 15 to 18 inches in diameter blown down and blocking one lane of Route 460 on Brush Mountain near Blacksburg. An estimated 2,500 customers lost power across the county. Winds gusted to 47 mph shortly after noon at Virginia Tech/Montgomery Airport (KBCB) AWOS.

A power line was reported to be knocked down by thunderstorm winds on Rock Road.

A large tree was blown down on a power line on Draper Road. Damage values are estimated.

High winds blew a power line down at a location six miles north of Radford, VA in the McCoy area. Also, a tree was blown down on Fisherview Road four miles south of Shawsville. Damage values are estimated.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Route 460.

A cold front approaching from the north, triggers a cluster of severe thunderstorms across southwest Virginia during the late evening hours. These storms produced damaging winds that blew down a notable amount of trees and power lines.

A hot and humid air mass sparked scattered severe thunderstorms during the afternoon. These storms blew down multiple trees and power lines in southwest Virginia. Two homes suffered damage in the city of Danville due to a tree falling on each of them.

Surface low pressure raced from the High Plains early on December 8th to the upper Great Lakes by early on the 9th while deepening rapidly and bringing a complex series of fronts across the area. Strong west winds of 20 to 40 mph occurred on the afternoon of the 9th with gusts over 60 mph estimated along some ridges and mountain peaks. Marion AWOS in Smyth County measured a 63 mph wind gust from the WSW around 2:00 PM on the 9th with sustained winds over 30 mph for several hours in the afternoon. The result was tree damage and some power line damage across numerous counties in the southwest Virginia.

Thunderstorms fired in advance of an approaching cold front. Some of these reached severe criteria and produced damaging wind gusts between roughly 60 and 80 mph. The most common form of damage was downed trees and powerlines. There was one area that reported structural damage. Near Smith Mountain Lake northeast of Burnt Chimney there was structural damage to decks, roofs, a chimney and two cars. There was also a couple of reports of hail the size of pennies to nickels with the thunderstorms. One storm also helped to produce flash flooding in the town of Cana in Carroll County when high rushing waters blocked the portion of Airport Church Road at U.S. 52 and Wards Gap.

A dissipating complex of thunderstorms across eastern Kentucky and West Virginia sent a gust front east into southwest Virginia. The combination of winds from this gust front and downburst winds from dissipating storms caused numerous trees to fall. The amount of trees which fell was exacerbated due to soil conditions being nearly saturated from recent heavy rains. Powerlines were also downed in Giles and Rockbridge Counties.

Snow during the predawn hours of the 30th through the early afternoon accumulated 6 to 12 inches. The heavy wet snow brought down numerous tree limbs, some trees, and power lines resulting in over 50,000 power outges.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 23rd produced damaging winds, dangerous lightning, and hail up to one inch in diameter.Thunderstorm winds downed large trees 3 miles northeast of Burnt Chimney and trees and power lines 2 miles southwest of Natural Bridge Station.Lightning struck the town hall building in Glasgow, damaging the computers in the building.

Freezing rain during the late evening of the 13th through the early morning of the 14th produced frorm 1/4 to 1/2 inch of glaze. Several power lines were downed across the region. Numerous accidents were reported with several minor injuries.

Thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 28th produced hail up to dime size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed a tree in Blacksburg and downed trees and power lines in the City of Danville.

High winds during the midday and afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, and power lines. These winds resulted in minor property damage to personal property in all counties. Downed power lines also started scattered brush fires.Winds gusted to 54 knots in Hot Springs in Bath County, 68 knots at the WFO Blacksburg in Montgomery County, and 57 knots in Pulaski in Pulaski County.High winds rolled over a mobile home in Mountain Lake in Giles County, destroying the mobile home. In Rockbridge County high winds tore the roof off of a house in Rockbridge Baths, downed a tree onto a truck in Lexington, downed power lines that started a fire in Lexington, destroying a garage and truck parked inside. In the town of of Buckingham in Buckingham County, high winds damaged the roof of a house.