Power Outage in Check, VA
Last report: February 14, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Check
To report a power outage in Check, Virginia, located in Floyd County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
AppalachianPower
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 24072.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Floyd County
Thunderstorm Wind. A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked several trees down in the city of Floyd, with some power lines being brought down by the trees.
June 13, 2021
Winter Storm. Skywarn-trained weather spotters and members of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain ranging from 0.25 to 0.30 inches in thickness across portions of Floyd County, including around the communities of Indian Valley, Alum Ridge, Pilot and Check. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; tree damage; schools closed.
February 18, 2021
Winter Storm. Skywarn-trained weather spotters, a Cooperative Weather Observer, and members of the general public observed ice accumulations ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 inches in thickness across portions of Floyd County, including around the communities of Check, Endicott, Callaway and Terrys Fork. Modest sleet accumulations of up to 0.1 inches were also observed in spots across the county. The icing resulted in over 6,480 power outages, or roughly two thirds of the county's residents. Numerous automobile accidents were also reported. Thousands of trees and tree limbs were also brought down by the weight of the icing. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous to impossible travel conditions; automobile accidents; widespread tree damage.
February 13, 2021
Ice Storm. Ice accretion totals across the county included 0.25 inches at a location two miles south-southeast of Pilot, 0.30 inches at a location two miles east-southeast of Willis, and 0.40 inches at a location two miles south of Terrys Fork. Hundreds of customers were without power.
November 15, 2018
High Wind. Damaging wind gusts, estimated to be 40 mph to locally 60 mph, blew down several trees across the county. These strong winds also caused scattered power outages across the county.
October 21, 2018
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Check, Virginia
#Icing looks to be the big threat with our next batch of #winterweather in #Baltimore, @HarfordCountyMD,… https://t.co/mANAETAVfI
@WeatherErik - February 13, 2021 01:07
AES had a short power outage, but the power has been restored! We did switch to a modified lunch schedule... otherw… https://t.co/5lOnfirjSB
@AESstars - February 14, 2020 16:04
RT @AESstars: Because of a little power outage ?, we celebrated 100 days of school today at AES https://t.co/9RXIDugQsZ
@WimmerBeverly - January 31, 2020 17:44