Power Outage in Kenova, WV

Over 22,000 homes in Wayne County were without power for a time due to numerous areas of downed trees and power lines.

Several trees and power lines were downed in the Dunlow area.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Crum, resulting in the loss of power for some residents.

In and throughout the town of Wayne, multiple trees and power lines were downed.

Power lines and multiple trees were blown down in the town of Dunlow.

Near the town of Saltpetre, several trees and power poles were downed, which resulted in large scale power outages.

Multiple trees and power lines were downed near the town of Stonecoal.

Trees were blown down onto power lines along Route 152.

Trees fell onto power lines along Donathan Branch.

The tornado crossed the Tug Fork River from Lawrence County, Kentucky and enter Wayne County. Numerous trees were blown down near Glenhayes. The tornado passed between Dunlow and Radnor, then into the Kiahsville and Cove Gap vicinity along Route 37. In the Dunlow vicinity, the damage was from hilltop to hilltop, just over a half mile wide. In that vicinity, about 5 homes were destroyed with 1 sustaining major damage. At least 3 vehicles were damaged in Dunlow. The East Lynn Lake campground vicinity saw toppled trees and damage to electric and phone lines. Approximately 15 homes were destroyed with 7 sustaining major damage around Kiahsville and Cove Gap. The homes included mobile homes and manufactured structures. A 2 story house lost its roof, plus several of the outside walls and an interior wall. The hillsides and narrow roads were littered with uprooted trees, tangled power lines, sheets of metal roofing, and damaged vehicles. A resident near Cove Gap said, we never thought anything like this would get in here. It got in and it didn't want to leave. I guess it wasn't here that long, but it seemed like forever. ||Ironically, it may have been a local funeral that saved lives. A funeral was being held in the community of Wayne that evening for a local Cove Gap resident. Several neighbors attended the funeral and were not at home when the storm hit. When they returned, they found their homes damaged. The tornado then traveled into Lincoln County where it weakened and finally dissipated.||A maximum wind speed of 138 mph was estimated by the survey team in the Dunlow vicinity, resulting in a low end EF3 rating.

The tornado crossed the Tug Fork River from Lawrence County, Kentucky and enter Wayne County. Numerous trees were blown down near Glenhayes. The tornado passed between Dunlow and Radnor, then into the Kiahsville and Cove Gap vicinity along Route 37. In the Dunlow vicinity, the damage was from hilltop to hilltop, just over a half mile wide. In that vicinity, about 5 homes were destroyed with 1 sustaining major damage. At least 3 vehicles were damaged in Dunlow. The East Lynn Lake campground vicinity saw toppled trees and damage to electric and phone lines. Approximately 15 homes were destroyed with 7 sustaining major damage around Kiahsville and Cove Gap. The homes included mobile homes and manufactured structures. A 2 story house lost its roof, plus several of the outside walls and an interior wall. The hillsides and narrow roads were littered with uprooted trees, tangled power lines, sheets of metal roofing, and damaged vehicles. A resident near Cove Gap said, we never thought anything like this would get in here. It got in and it didn't want to leave. I guess it wasn't here that long, but it seemed like forever. ||Ironically, it may have been a local funeral that saved lives. A funeral was being held in the community of Wayne that evening for a local Cove Gap resident. Several neighbors attended the funeral and were not at home when the storm hit. When they returned, they found their homes damaged. The tornado then traveled into Lincoln County where it weakened and finally dissipated.||A maximum wind speed of 138 mph was estimated by the survey team in the Dunlow vicinity, resulting in a low end EF3 rating.

Several trees were blown down throughout the community. Extensive power outages and scattered damage to structures occurred. The damage also crossed the river to Louisa in Kentucky.

Highway crews had to clear fallen trees and power lines from county roads.

Strong to severe thunderstorms out ahead of a cold front migrated into West Virginia on the afternoon of March 3rd. A cluster of storms in Wayne County led to downed trees and power lines late in the afternoon from strong wind gusts.

A warm front lifted north and east across the region during the morning and into northern West Virginia during the afternoon of the 15th. Thunderstorms developed during the late morning hours in northern Kentucky and moved through southern West Virginia during the afternoon. These thunderstorms produced wind gusts between 40 and 50 miles per hour. One location in southern Lincoln county had downed power lines. A second wave of thunderstorms developed during the evening hours. Localized downpours of an inch in a hour were measured. The feature was progressive. No significant flash flooding occurred.