Power Outage in Romney, WV

Hardy County 911 center received numerous reports of downed trees and power lines across the county due to strong gradient wind gusts.

Trained spotters reported significant ice accretion resulting in numerous accidents, downed trees and power lines, and power outages throughout the county.

A powerful storm tracked across southern Hampshire County on July 12th, 2022, producing a 23-mile long by 9-mile wide swath of extensive tree and property damage. The vast majority of this damage was associated with a macroburst as a bowing storm and associated rear-inflow jet tracked across the county. Winds within this 9-mile wide swath were estimated to be between 60 and 105 MPH.||Within Hampshire County, sporadic tree damage was noted as far west as Purgitsville, but more appreciable damage began in the vicinity of the South Branch of the Potomac River several miles to the south of Romney, West Virginia. Significant tree damage associated with the bowing portion of the storm extended south of Arnold Farm Lane along CR-8 South Branch River Road and CR-6 Trough Road for about four miles. Within this stretch of damage, entire corn fields were leveled just to the south of Trough View Road. Dozens of trees were blown down in this area, as well. Wind gusts were estimated to be as high as 70 MPH in this section of the county.

A powerful storm tracked across southern Hampshire County on July 12th, 2022, producing a 23-mile long by 9-mile wide swath of extensive tree and property damage. The vast majority of this damage was associated with a macroburst as a bowing storm and associated rear-inflow jet tracked across the county. Winds within this 9-mile wide swath were estimated to be between 60 and 105 MPH.||The storm progressed out of the North River Valley and crossed another range of mountains before progressing into the Cacapon River Valley. Here, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in Yellow Spring, Capon Lake, and Capon Springs.

A powerful storm tracked across southern Hampshire County on July 12th, 2022, producing a 23-mile long by 9-mile wide swath of extensive tree and property damage. The vast majority of this damage was associated with a macroburst as a bowing storm and associated rear-inflow jet tracked across the county. Winds within this 9-mile wide swath were estimated to be between 60 and 105 MPH.||The storm progressed into the valley between Nathaniel Mountain and Short Mountain between about 3:43 and 3:53 PM EDT. Extensive tree damage was observed throughout this valley over a several mile long swath extending from north to south. The most extensive damage was observed just north of Kirby. Hundreds of trees were either snapped or uprooted, and a high level of defoliation was observed on any trees that remained due to wind-driven hail. Two-inch diameter hail was observed near Kirby, and accumulating golf ball size hail was observed near Hampshire Gas Company off of Grass Lick Road. Significant hail damage occurred at Hampshire Gas Company. A personal weather station measured a wind gust of 89 knots (102 MPH) just to the north of Hampshire Gas Company, while a weather station on site at Hampshire Gas Company failed in the wind-driven hail. The maximum level of defoliation was noted in the vicinity of where the 102 MPH gust was recorded and where the accumulating golf ball size hail was observed. Most of this area likely observed winds of 75 to 90 MPH, with winds in excess of 100 MPH being localized to near the sensor immediately in the lee of Nathaniel Mountain.

Wind gusts of up to 58 mph were estimated. There were also reports of downed trees and power lines.

A tree was down on power lines along Ruby Way.

There were power lines down that started a brush fire on Grassy Lick Road.

Trees and power lines were down on Fox Hollow Road.

Hampshire County Emergency Management reported trees down on on power lines on Brights Hollow Road.

Hampshire County Emergency Management reported downed trees and power lines across the county.

A trained spotter reported several trees and power lines downed in Augusta. A newspaper reported numerous power due to gusty winds and downed trees.

A Trained Spotter measured a quarter inch of ice. Newspaper clippings reported numerous power outages in Hampshire County east of the mountains.

Numerous trees were downed on roads due to the strong winds. Dillon's Run Road in Capon Bridge was especially hard hit with downed trees and powerlines.

Trees and power lines were downed in the northern and eastern portion of the county.

Trees and power lines were downed.