Power Outage in Hinton, WV

Wind gusts blew two trees down, one on Big Creek Road, three miles south of Hix, and the other one miles south-southeast of Elton. Additionally, wind gusts blew a power line down three miles northwest of Glenray. Damage values are estimated.

A few power lines downed by thunderstorm winds on Interstate 64 at mile marker 143.

A Skywarn-trained weather spotter and a member of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain of 0.25 inches in thickness across portions of Summers County, including around the communities of Indian Mills and Pipestem. Sleet accumulations of 0.5 to 1 inches were observed in these same communities. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; tree damage; schools closed.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down by severe thunderstorms winds. Trees were reported down along the intersection of West Virginia Routes 3 and 12 and along Valley Heights Road.

Several trees were reported blown down, with a couple falling onto power lines.

Ice accretion totals across the county included 0.25 inches at a location three miles northeast of Hinton. At 3:20 PM EST, 1,395 people were without power in Summers county.

Winds downed a least one dozen trees and some power lines in the county. One tree fell on a vehicle on Route 3 at Jumping Branch. Damage values are estimated.

High winds downed a tree along Wayside Creamery Road near Alderson. Also, wind downed a power line along Indian Mills Road in the Forest Hill area. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew ten trees and one power pole down near the Highway 20 bridge that crosses Bluestone Lake. Damage values are estimated.

The public observed 0.38 inch ice accumulation in the Talcott area while 1/4 inch of ice accumulation was observed in the Pipestem area along with 1/2 inch of sleet. There were nearly 1000 electric customers without power during the storm in Summers county.

Numerous trees down on houses and power lines on Doc Fox Road.

A tree fell on power lines along Terrace Street in Hinton.

Trees and power lines were blown down in several locations in town. Damage values are estimated.

Trees and power lines were blown down in the Elk Knob area. Damage values are estimated.

Trees and power lines were downed throughout the county.

A tree was blown down onto a power line.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorms began developing during the afternoon hours of the 19th due primarily to daytime heating in an already unstable atmosphere. Some of these increased to severe levels, producing both damaging wind gusts, and large hail. As evening arrived, severe storms continued to be a treat thanks to the approach and then arrival of a dying meso-scale convective complex that moved out of the Ohio Valley and into our region. Again, damaging wind gusts, and large hail resulted from these severe storms. The speed of the damaging wind gusts ranged from roughly 60 to near 70 mph. Most of the damage was that of trees being downed, and one report of power lines down as well. Quarter size hail was reported near Elton, Summers Co.