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Ironton Power Outages Caused by Weather
Events
Trees and power lines were downed across numerous areas of the county. As a result, 24,000 homes lost power for a period of time.
Trees and power lines were blown down in the Coal Grove, Lake Vesuvius, and Proctorville townships. A mesonet station in the town of Dean observed a 49 mph wind gust around the time the trees and power lines were downed.
Trees and power lines were blown town across multiple townships in the county, including Ironton, South Point, and Chesapeake. In Proctorville, power lines were downed across a local road and laid onto a parked car.
Several water line issues in private residences, businesses, and commercial/residential care facilities occurred. This included fire suppression sprinkler systems freezing and bursting into senior apartments as well as the Proctorville Center located in Ohio University. The city of Ironton experienced power failures and water main disruptions that took three days to complete full restoration.
In Coryville, power lines were broken and blown down.
Episodes
A strong low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes on the 26th and 27th. This pushed a cold front through the middle Ohio River Valley on the afternoon of the 27th. Very strong synoptic winds behind the front led to a couple thousand utility company customers losing power as multiple trees fell onto power lines across southeast Ohio. Hardest hit by the power outages were Gallia, Jackson and Meigs Counties. In Lawrence County, a tree fell through the roof of a home in Coal Grove. The automated weather system at Ohio University Airport near Albany measured a max wind gust of 45 mph just before 1 PM EST.
A strong low pressure system moved from the Plains into the western Great Lakes on the 14th. This pushed a cold front through the middle Ohio River Valley that evening into the early hours of the 15th. Thunderstorms formed ahead of this front and tapped into very strong winds aloft to produce isolated tree and power line damage.
A strong cold front swept through the middle Ohio River Valley on the 20th. This brought a round of gusty winds which led to scattered tree damage and power outages. Several thousand power customers experienced outages that evening.
A severe ice storm occurred, when 1 to 2 inches of ice from freezing rain accumulated on trees and power lines. The precipitation initially started as snow then changed to rain then freezing rain. The freezing rain was mixed with sleet at times. The storm finally ended as a period of snow on Monday, the 17th. Roads remained blocked by fallen branches and trees for several days. A Meigs County deputy sheriff said on the 17th, "We've got trees coming down about every 5 minutes". The city of Pomeroy was without electricity for 5 days, No electricity lead to water shortages. Refrigerated frozen foods spoiled. Governor Taft declared a state of emergency in Lawrence, Gallia, and Meigs Counties for the severe icing. Jackson and Vinton Counties in southeast Ohio were later added for a request of federal assistance. President Bush declared a major disaster that included Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton, Meigs, and Gallia Counties. See FEMA disaster number 1453.
News
Downed trees, thousands of power outages remain after storms sweep through | WCHS
UPDATED, 2:09 p. m. 7/7/22.
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Parts of West Virginia appear to be the hardest hit, according to Appalachian Power.
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An update to power outages in southern Ohio following a week of severe winter weather.
UPDATE | Cheers heard as power is restored in village of Chesapeake Share on Facebook Email This Link Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn
Troopers say traffic lights at Main Street and SR 7 are out, and it appears the entire village is without power at this time.
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What is Power Outage?
Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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- Severe weather (high winds, lightning, winter storms, heat waves, rain or flooding can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
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- Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
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Ironton, Ohio
City | Ironton |
County | Lawrence |
State | Ohio (OH) |
Country | United States |
Zip Codes | 45638 |
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