Power Outage in Paintsville, KY

High winds resulted in reports of trees down across the county. At 11:25 AM EDT, public reported multiple trees blown down near Sitka Church along Route 201. Then at 12:12 PM EDT, multiple trees and powerlines were reported to have been downed near Pickle Fork at Route 40W. A picture from the Big Sandy RECC also showed a large pine tree having fallen onto powerlines near Elna.

While the Johnson County Mesonet, located 4 miles W of Paintsville, didn't report much in the way of wind gusts (peak 34 mph at 6:55 PM EST), there were a couple different reports across the county of damaging winds and downed trees/powerlines.||These reports include:|At 6:15 PM EST - The utility company reported a tree blown down onto KY-3214, as well as onto powerlines along the roadway.|At 8:35 PM EST - A public report was made of a tree down onto KY-40, blocking the roadway.

A tree was blown down onto power lines, causing the tree to then catch on fire. The incident occurred in the Redbush and Elna vicinity.

Half inch of ice accumulation due to freezing rain occurred near Stambaugh. The weight of the ice caused trees and power lines to come down on Highway 23. The highway had to be temporarily shut down due to the road being blocked by the trees and power lines.

The weight of ice from freezing rain caused trees and power lines to come down on KY 201 near B-Mart.

The weight of ice from freezing rain caused a tree to come down an onto a power line in Oil Springs.

A tree, brought down due to the weight of ice on it, landed on a power line. This caused the power line to spark, which then caused the tree to catch on fire. This occurred near Stambaugh.

Dispatch reported a tree blown down onto powerlines in Paintsville, subsequently knocking all traffic lights out in town.

A tree was blown down and onto a power line.

Power lines were blown down.

This report was made by the Big Sandy Recc. Trees and power lines were blown down county wide with 3 power outages reported.

Around one quarter of an inch of ice accumulated in trees on ridge tops across the northern end of the county. Numerous trees were brought down due to the weight of the ice on them, resulting in scattered power outages.

Trees that were blown down took down a power line as they fell.

The Johnson county dispatch office reported that trees had been blown down at numerous locations around the county. Power outages were also occurring all around the county. These events occurred between 935 PM and 10 PM.

There power lines and many tree limbs down near Floyd and Johnson county line.

Several trees and power lines were blown down along Ponderosa Dr in Paintsville.

Trees were blown down and power was out in the Stambaugh area. At least eight other trees were reported down across the county.

Trees were blown down on Rt 172 at Staffordsville. Power lines were down county wide. The roof was blown off a house at Millers Creek. An estimated 300 homes were without power.

Trees and power lines down county wide due to the weight of ice on them. More than 8000 customers without power. At least three quarters to one inch of ice accumulation across portions of the county.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down by thundestorm wind gusts.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down countywide.

Trees down across the road. Power outages reported.

A tree was uprooted and power lines were down. Large tree limbs were also down. Roofing material was blown off of a home.

One inch of sleet and ice was reported. Power lines, poles, and trees were down.

One inch of sleet and ice was reported. Power lines, poles, and trees were down.

Two trees were down along Kentucky Highway 40. One tree was three miles west of Paintsville and fell onto power lines. The other tree was two miles east of Paintsville.

Power lines were down on Kentucky highway 201 near U.S. highway 23.

A tree was blown onto a power line and onto a home. Trees were also down across Green Rock Fork Road.

Heavy rain brought numerous problems to the area just south and southeast of Paintsville. Water was blocking the road on Highway 302 near Van Lear. A tree was washed down onto Highway 40 near Meally, also power lines were down due to trees being washed out. A rock slide was reported on Route 321 just south of Paintsville and blocked one lane until the debris could be cleared.