Power Outage in Clintwood, VA

Numerous trees were blown down onto Vicey Mountain Road. Four of those trees fell onto nearby homes. On Doe Branch Road, trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous areas around the county suffered power outages as a direct result of downed trees and power lines.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Russell Mart.

Multiple trees and power lines were downed around Clintwood. Small hail was also reported.

Several trees and power lines were downed along The Lake Road near John W Flannagan Reservoir.

Several trees were blown down, which also took down some power lines.

There were numerous reports of trees and power lines down throughout Dickenson County, especially between Clincho and Haysi.

A tree fell on power lines along Route 72. A few hundred customers lost electricity.

Trees were blown down causing power outages. Over 400 customers lost electricity.

Trees fell onto power lines. Electrical outages occurred.

A light pole was blown down in Clintwood. Scattered power outages also occurred.

Trees fell onto power lines.

Power lines were knocked down by fallen trees.

Scattered locations throughout the county had trees and power lines blown down.

Downpours from thunderstorms occurred between 0145 and 0300E over the western and southern portion of the county. Rains of 2.5 to 4 inches fell over saturated terrain. Clintwood measured 2.9 inches, most of which fell in 90 minutes. The heaviest amounts were likely along the Wise County border. The hardest hit region was around Clintwood, Georges Fork, and Darwin. This included such small streams as Lick Fork, Long Fork, Georges Fork, and Holly Creek. Flooded homes and vehicles, washed out roads and bridges, downed power lines, and uprooted trees were common reports. The owner of the general store in Darwin reportedly said the flood damage was the worst in the 100 year history of the store. One resident of Darwin, raised up in bed, and stepped out into water. She and her husband remained in the rented house until evacuated by a rescue squad. Businesses and the high school in Clintwood had some flood damage. The state indicated that 60 people were evacuated in Dickenson County. One home was destroyed, while 12 homes and 13 businesses were damaged.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Route 649 and Caney Ridge.

On the afternoon of June 17th, a cold front made its way through the Ohio Valley into the Central Appalachians. The boundary encroached on an area where abnormally warm temperatures were underway, which aided in shower and thunderstorm development. As convection passed through Dickenson County, strong wind gusts resulted in downed trees and power lines in the town of Russell Mart.

A cold front crossing through the Central Appalachians during peak heating hours allowed for isolated showers and thunderstorms to sprout in southwestern Virginia. A few of these storms were strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts, which resulted in downed trees and power lines in Dickenson County during the late morning and early afternoon hours of June 2nd.

Showers and thunderstorms in conjunction with a cold front passed through southwest Virginia on the afternoon of September 15th. One storm in particular was strong enough to inflict downed trees and power lines in Dickenson County.