Power Outage in Gretna, VA

Several trees were blown down across Pittsylvania County and the City of Danville from the remnants of Ian. In Danville, at least nine trees were blown down, including Audubon Drive, Guerrant Street, Lanier Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Mountain Hill Road, North Main Street, Schoolfield Drive and Updike Place. Other known locations were trees were blown down include Chalk Level Road and the intersection of Chestnut Level Lane and Spring Garden Road. 17,000 residents, or about 42% of the county, were without power during the peak of the storm. A peak wind gust of 51 MPH was measured at the Danville Regional Airport.

A couple of trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in the Westover Hills area, with one falling on a vehicle and the other onto a power line.

One tree was downed by thunderstorm winds. The tree fell onto a powerline on South Boston Highway.

Strong winds downed three-inch limbs and broke power poles near Westover Hills. Damage values are estimated.

Skywarn-trained weather spotters and members of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain ranging from 0.25 to 0.3 inches in thickness across portions of Pittsylvania County, including around the communities of Ringgold, Westover Hills, Dry Fork and Java. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; tree damage; schools closed.

Skywarn-trained weather spotters and members of the general public observed ice accumulations ranging from 0.25 to 0.50 inches in thickness widespread across Pittsylvania County and in the City of Danville, including around the communities of Chatham, Ringgold, Brosville and Dry Fork. The icing resulted in over 27,000 power outages across both the county and in Danville. Power was out to some homes for as long as 9 days, with repair crews coming from as far away as South Carolina to help restore power, with some workers putting in 130 hours of work over 8-9 days until all power was restored. One lineman was injured while performing the repairs. Numerous utility poles were replaced because of icing damage, including 6 poles around the Orphanage Road and Iris Lane area of Danville, and 4 poles along Twin Arch Drive. Numerous automobile accidents were also reported. Thousands of trees and tree limbs were also brought down by the weight of the icing across both the city and the county. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous to impossible travel conditions; automobile accidents; widespread tree damage; injury to repair personnel.

Over 100 trees were blown down throughout Pittsylvania County and the city of Danville, with at least one tree falling on a house in Danville. In downtown Danville, a few trees brought down power lines and blocked large intersections. Over 20,000 customers were without power at the peak of the storm. In Chatham, a light pole was blown down onto a vehicle. Winds at the Danville Regional Airport gusted up to 40 miles per hour.

Thunderstorm winds blew a power line down along Payneton Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew multiple trees down on Keeling Drive, as well as multiple power poles in the nearby area.

Thunderstorm winds brought down trees and power lines along Clearview Drive and Mt. Cross Road.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed a few power lines.

Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds just east of Gretna. One tree fell on a vehicle and another fell on power lines.

Several large trees were blown down by severe thunderstorms winds. One of the downed trees was a large oak tree that fell into a single-wide mobile home, resulting in injury to a single occupant. There were also a couple trees down on cars and power lines in the same area.

Wind gusts estimated to be in the 25 to 35 mph range were common during the passage of Tropical Storm Michael, though one mesonet site reported a gust of 52 mph at around 3:30 pm EDT. Many of the mesonet sites lost power that day, so higher gusts are possible. The gusty winds, when combined with the effects of saturated ground due to heavy rain, resulted in hundreds of trees and power lines down across the county. Trees fell on top of at least two homes and several automobiles in the City of Danville, causing extensive structural damage. At one point, at least 20,000 residents were without power due to the storm.

Winds downed around 200 trees and fourteen power lines in the county, including parts of the City of Danville. Several roads were blocked for a few hours. One tree fell on a house in the 300 block of Greenwich Circle in the City of Danville. Damage values are estimated.

Snowfall totals ranged from around four inches near Pittsville to around five inches near Swansonville. Around 1200 electrical customers were without power thanks to snow and ice weighted trees falling on power lines. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds brought down a power pole along Inman Road, temporarily closing it.

One tree was blown down by thunderstorms winds across Dry Fork Road and powerlines were blown down along Highway 29.

Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees onto a power line along Virginia Route 666.

One tree was blown down on a trailer along Kentuck Road, while a power line was blown down along Old Richmond Road.

Thunderstorm winds brought down power lines and poles along Mountain Hill Rd.

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

Snowfall amounts between 2 to 5 inches were observed across several locations in the county. The highest accumulation was in the Pittsville area where 4.3 inches was measured. Small amounts of sleet and freezing rain were also observed with this storm. 1588 customers lost power as a result of this storm.

The Pittsylvania County 911 Center reported that took out a power line near the 8657 block of the Franklin Turnpike.

Thunderstorms along a squall line produced damaging winds that caused many trees down within the City of Danville. A mobile home had a tree fall on it that caused some damage to the structure. Trees also brought down several power lines within the city. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorms along a squall line produced damaging winds that caused many trees down within the City of Danville. A mobile home had a tree fall on it that caused some damage to the structure. Trees also brought down several power lines within the city. Damage values are estimated.

Powerlines and a tree were reported to be down on Route 703/Irish Road.

Tree and power line damage was reported at several locations as a severe storm dropped southeast from Hurt toward Gretna.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees across the county. Several of these trees brought down power lines. One of the greatest concentrations of damage was in the Blairs area. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto a power line and caused damaged to a fence and home.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Climax Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew power lines down on Vandola Church Road. Damage values are estimated.

There were 30 separate reports of trees and power lines blown down due to high winds across the county. One tree fell on a car. In the City of Danville, six power poles were brought down along with several large trees. Danville Airport (KDAN) ASOS had a wind gust to 46 mph at 153 PM.

Thunderstorm winds blew numerous large tree limbs and some power lines down. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree into power lines at 1732 Boxwood Road.

Two trees reported down, one of which brought down a power line starting a small fire .

Strong northwest winds behind a strengthening coastal low brought down scattered trees and power lines across the county.

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. The northwestern two thirds of the county saw 4 to 6 inches of snow, with lighter amounts near 2 inches closer to Danville. At one point over 8000 residents were without power.||No major traffic accidents were reported in the county with this event, with about 10 minor accidents of cars sliding off roads reported.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree and a power line down. Damage values are estimated.

Trees and power lines were brought down in Gretna.

Trees and power lines were blown down. Damage values are estimated.

A downed power line sparked a fire along Ferguson Road. The high winds spread the wildfire rapidly, destroying around 100 acres. The blaze destroyed an abandoned house, an old tobacco barn, and another aged building. An indirect injury occurred to a firefighter when a small tree fell on him.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Power line down.

High winds caused tree to fall onto a power line in the Ringgold area during the afternoon of February 10th. This triggered a wildfire that scorched about 100 acres off Ferguson Road.