Power Outage in Stuarts Draft, VA

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

Multiple trees and power lines blew down near the intersection of VA-610 Howardsville Turnpike and VA-634 China Clay Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Mount Solon area, especially along VA-731 Moscow Loop/Natural Chimney Road between VA-42 Scenic Highway and VA-747 Mossy Creek Road.

Several trees blew down, some bringing down wires and power poles near Mount Sidney.

A tree blew down onto power lines near the intersection of US-11 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway and Cedar Lane.

A tree was down on Sandy Ridge road and a tree fell into power lines on Dooms Crossing Road.

A tornado tracked just west of Stuarts Draft. The tornado produced damage to thirty-seven structures and also downed numerous trees and powerlines. ||Numerous trees were toppled and wires were down along Old White Hll Road. A large tree fell onto a house off White Hall Road. A large storage shed was destroyed and multiple hardwood trees were topped ten to fifteen feet up near Twin Mill and Churchmans Mill Roads. A farm building along Tinkling Spring Road and Yoder Circle lost several outbuildings and trees. ||Preliminary damage estimates from Augusty County Emergency Officials listed storm damage to twelve residences, three businesses, fifteen garage sheds, two mobile strutures and five barns. Preliminary damage cost was estimated at over 2.2 million dollars.

A tornado tracked just west of Stuarts Draft. The tornado produced damage to thirty-seven structures and also downed numerous trees and powerlines. ||Numerous trees were toppled and wires were down along Old White Hll Road. A large tree fell onto a house off White Hall Road. A large storage shed was destroyed and multiple hardwood trees were topped ten to fifteen feet up near Twin Mill and Churchmans Mill Roads. A farm building along Tinkling Spring Road and Yoder Circle lost several outbuildings and trees. ||Preliminary damage estimates from Augusty County Emergency Officials listed storm damage to twelve residences, three businesses, fifteen garage sheds, two mobile strutures and five barns. Preliminary damage cost was estimated at over 2.2 million dollars.

Snowfall totaled up to 16.3 inches in Fishersville and 15.0 inches near Staunton.||Power outages were reported throughout the county due to the weight of the snow on trees and power lines.

A local newspaper reported numerous trees and power lines down across Augusta County.

A trained spotter estimated one half inch of ice on trees with numerous downed trees and power lines west of Staunton. Downed power lines were also reported on Interstate 81. Another spotter reported numerous trees down from ice in Swoope, VA. Newspaper clippings reported over 10,000 without power due to downed trees on power lines.

Augusta County Emergency Management reported trees and power lines down in Stuarts Draft.

The Fire Department reported several trees and power lines down northwest of Staunton between Churchville and Jennings Gap.

A trailer-mounted manufactured home briefly became airborne on Interstate 81 near Weyers Cave, VA., before disintegrating along a hundred-yard stretch of guardrail. Sparks from the impact burned approximately one acre of grass. While emergency workers tended to the blaze, a 1,500 pound bale of hay blew off a farm truck and rolled across the interstate. No damage was caused by the bale of hay.|Trees and power lines were also downed in Mount Sidney and Verona. |According to a Newspaper article, a maple trees fell and crushed a Ford Aerostar Van parked on Sunnyside Street in Staunton, VA.

Isolated reports of downed powerlines and tree limbs

Trees and power lines down.

A power line was downed onto Old Whitebridge Road.

A power transformer was damaged by lightning.

60 MPH gust in Waynesboro with trees and power lines downed.

An area of low pressure moved through North Carolina before tracking northeast off the coast of Virginia. North of the area of low pressure, a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain developed. Ice accumulations totaled a few hundredths to two tenths of an inch and snow accumulations totaled a coating to four inches. The greatest impacts were above 2,000 ft AGL, where numerous trees were downed due to the ice. Several accidents and isolated power outages were reported.

An area of low pressure passed by to the west with another area of low pressure developing near the Chesapeake Bay. This resulted in southeasterly winds to overrun colder air near the surface and a prolonged wintry mix/freezing rain event across the Allegheny and Potomac Highlands where temperatures were just below freezing. Ice accumulations totaled one quarter to three quarters for most, with upwards of one inch across the higher terrain of the Blue Ridge. Sleet accumulations totaled upwards of 1 as well. This led to numerous accidents, downed trees and power lines which resulted in isolated power outages.

An area of low pressure brought freezing rain and sleet to Northern Virginia as it moved northeast. One third to one half inch of ice accumulated and formed a glaze on the roads and power lines. This led to school closures, some automobile accidents, and scattered power outages. 15 thousand customers lost power across portions of Virginia.