Power Outage in Prestonsburg, KY

Most of Floyd County's damage reports were confined to structural damage. At 12:45 PM EDT, roofing material was reported to have blown off a business in the city of Martin. Then at 3:00 PM, pictures on social media showed a building, including apartments on the top floor, missing the roof and back wall. No one was injured. Several other pictures came in throughout the day showing a traffic jam on KY-80 due to downed power lines, a large pine tree on the powerlines at Jenny Wiley, and another large pine tree on a powerline near Copperas Lick.

Numerous reports of wind damage were received in Floyd County during this event from multiple different sources. These reports include:|At 8:15 PM EST - The Department of Highway crews responded to downed trees along KY-1428 in the city of Martin, just past the ARH Hospital, near mile marker 1.|At 8:45 PM EST - A NWS Employee reported a few shingles having been blown off a residence, 1 mile E of Dotson. |At 8:45 PM EST - A NWS Employee reported a tree blown down and resting on a utility line, 2 miles ENE of Dotson.|At 8:45 PM EST - The utility company in Floyd County reported that trees were blown down and a power pole was broken on Hollybush Branch Road, 1 mile S of Dock. |At 8:50 PM EST - A public report was made from Allen City on social media, citing that siding was blown off of a residence. |At 10:30 PM EST - The Department of Highways reported that KY-194, at the mouth of Click Rock, was impassable due to power lines and poles down across the road.

Power lines were blown down near Brainard.

Utility poles were snapped, and trees and large limbs were blown down, in addition to downed powerlines on Adams Cemetery Road and along KY-114 near the community of Brainard.

Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in the community of Stanville.

A quarter of an inch of ice accumulation due to freezing rain had occurred on tress and power lines at the higher elevations of Floyd county, including at Allen. Much less ice accumulation occurred in the valleys.

Local Law Enforcement observed a tree and powerlines blown down in Hueysville.

A power pole was broken and knocked over by thunderstorm wind gusts northwest of Prestonsburg.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down and across Hwy 321 near the Highland Hospital.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

A 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limb was blown down and onto a power line.

Power lines were blown down along US 23 where it intersects Mare Creek Road.

Multiple trees were blown down and power was knocked out in Lancer.

A tree was blown down and onto a power line on Hwy 122.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

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

Snowfall amounts ranged from four inches near Prestonsburg up to nine inches over the southern tip of the county. At the end of the storm, nearly 500 residents were without power across the county.

There were numerous calls of trees and power lines down.

Trees were blown down throughout the county. Several trees were snapped or uprooted and power lines were downed along Hwy 114 and in Rough and Tough Branch in and near the community of Dotson. A billboard was also severely damaged due to the winds. The local VFD reported several transformer fires due to the downed trees and power lines.

A tree was blown down on a power line.

A power line was blown down and on fire at Wolf Bend.

Power lines were blown down on the left fork of Blackberry.

Power poles and lines were reported down due to loose earth. One home caught fire after a live power line fell on it in Buckeye Branch. Flood waters were preventing rescuers from reaching the residence.

Power poles and lines were reported down due to loose earth. One home caught fire after a live power line fell on it in Buckeye Branch. Flood waters were preventing rescuers from reaching the residence.

Large limbs were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. One half and two third inch diameter hail was also reported. Power outages were reported along with winds of 50 to 60 mph.

Numerous trees and power lines were brought down by the weight of ice accretion due to freezing rain. At least one quarter of an inch of ice accumulation occurred.

Power lines were blown down at 5420 Route 2030. A tree was blown down onto a storage shed.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down at the Jenny Wiley State Park. Part of one tree fell on a building. Several boats were blown loose from the dock on Dewey Lake. One tree was blown down on a vehicle near Dewey Lake.

At Estill on Route 7, several large trees blown down. One tree toppled onto power line and resting on top of storage building. Severe roof damage to 4 homes.

Lightning stuck a house and set it on fire. Numerous power outages across the city.

Trees and power lines were down in Abbott.

Trees and power lines were blown down.