Power Outage in Woodlawn, VA

Wind gusts downed several trees and a some power lines. Winds gusted to over 40 mph into the early evening hours.

Strong winds up to 47 mph downed power lines and left at least 2210 power customers without power. Damage values are estimated.

Several large trees were downed by non-thunderstorm winds from the remnants of Ian throughout Carroll County, including near Cana, Lamsburg, and Fancy Gap. A peak wind gust of 60 MPH was measured on Interstate 77 near mile marker 1.8. Approximately 3,494 residents lost power.

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 Carroll County, including around the communities of Pipers Gap and Gladesboro. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; tree damage; schools closed.

Skywarn-trained weather spotters observed ice accumulations ranging from 0.1 to locally 0.2 inches in thickness across portions of Carroll County. Modest sleet accumulations of up to 0.2 inches were also observed in spots across the county. The icing resulted in at least 401 known power outages. Numerous trees and tree limbs were also brought down by the weight of the icing. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions.

An automated weather sensor situated along Interstate 77 between Mile Markers 2 an 3 measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph. Several other gusts were observed in the 45 to 55 mph range. Key Impacts: transportation delays and a few power outages.

Multiple wind gusts of 58 mph or greater were measured by automated weather sensors between mile markers 2 and 3 along Interstate 77 near the community of Fancy Gap, the highest of which was 64 mph. These wind gusts caused four known tractor trailers to overturn along this stretch of the interstate at the times of 5:38 am, 6:18 am, 7:47 am, and 9:03 am EST. One of the drivers was injured with non-life threatening injuries, but the other drivers were unharmed during the incidents. At least two trees were also blown down in the nearby area by these winds: one along Paul's Creek Road near the community of Cana and the other along the interstate exit ramp for Piper's Gap Road. Key Impacts: transportation delays from both the winds and snowfall, traffic accidents and delays, downed trees and localized power outages.

High winds blew down numerous trees and power lines from Galax to Cana.

Ice accretion totals across the county ranged from 0.25 inches at both a location 3 miles southeast of Gladseboro and a location one mile west of Pipers Gap to 0.30 inches at a location 4 miles southeast of Sylvatus. Many trees were reported down due to the ice in the City of Galax and neighboring Carroll County. At least one of these trees fell upon a power line. At one point, at least 1000 customers were without power. Damage values are estimated.

Wind gusts estimated to be in the 35 to locally near 50 mph range were common during the passage of Tropical Storm Michael across Carroll County. Numerous trees were blown down across the county, blocking several roads. At one point, fallen trees blocked U.S. Highway 52 in both directions. Multiple trees were also blown down near the intersection of Orchard Gap Road and Wards Gap Road. Numerous power lines were also blown down, resulting in between power outages for at least 1,000 customers across the county.

Snowfall totals across the county include 7.1 inches two miles south-southeast of Byllesby, 8.0 inches one mile west of Pipers Gap, 8.3 inches at Hillsville, 8.5 inches four miles west-northwest of Hillsville, 10.0 inches three miles southeast of Gladesboro, and 11.5 inches one mile northeast of Galax. Ice accretion totals across the county include a trace one mile west of Pipers Gap and one mile northeast of Galax. Approximately 1300 electric customers lost power.

Winds downed 40 to 45 trees in the county and 10 to 15 power lines. On the northbound lanes of Interstate-77, high winds blew over a semi-trailer truck around 3:50 am EST on March 3. Damage values are estimated.

At least 30 trees or power lines were blown down by strong winds across the county. Many of the reports were along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Snowfall amounts between 5 to 7 inches were observed across several locations in the county. The highest accumulation was in the Hillsville area where 6.5 inches was measured. Sleet and freezing rain were also observed with this storm with the highest total being a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation in Fancy Gap. Strong winds after the storm caused 491 power outages in the county.

Trees brought down power lines in Galax and near Hillsville.

The Galax City COOP observer reported ice accumulations of 1/4 inch on trees and power lines.

High winds blew a few large trees down across Hillsville. Also, a large tree was blown down along route 221 near southwest of Indian Valley. There were two power outages. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees across the county. Some of the trees brought down power lines as they fell. Damage values are estimated.

Power lines were reported down in western Carroll County.

Up to 200 reports of trees down and 25 power lines across the county. Strong winds behind the squall line combined with very wet soil conditions led to the falling trees.

Many trees were blown down all over the county. An estimated 2,000 customers in Carroll County lost power. Winds gusted to 51 mph around 120 PM at Twin County Airport AWOS (KHLX).

Strong northwest winds behind a strengthening coastal low caused power outages, and brought down some trees in the Fancy Gap area.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. One tree caused structural damage to the eaves on a restaurant east of Galax.

Remnants of Hurricane Ian moved north-northwest from the South Carolina coast into the Virginia Piedmont and Southside counties. Ian was classified as a post-tropical system by the time it reached central and southwest Virginia during the late hours of September 30th, 2022. Strong low level shear and abundant tropical moisture brought strong winds to much of the area, resulting in thousands of power outages and many downed trees. The remnants of Ian continued to impact the area overnight through the morning hours of October 1, 2022.

Winds increased significantly both in advance and behind a potent cold front that crossed the area the evening of the 30th into the morning of the 31st. High winds downed a large amount of trees over portions of Tazewell and Smyth Counties. Power lines also came down as a result of the wind, or of the falling trees, in Tazewell County. A roof was blown off a roof in Tazewell county, and shingles were blown off a house in Carroll County.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred moved north from the Gulf Coast states into the Central Appalachians. Strong low level shear, and abundant tropical moisture sparked a few low topped severe thunderstorms in southwest Virginia. These thunderstorms produced damaging winds during the late evening hours of the 17th into the early morning hours of the 18th. Nearly 5,000 people lost power in southwest Virginia due to these winds. In addition, a south to southeast flow of high tropical moisture allowed for several inches of rain to fall over portions of our area, with over five inches of rain measured in Carroll and Patrick counties.

An approaching cold front brought a squall line across southwest Virginia during the afternoon and evening hours. Severe thunderstorms within this line combined with high winds aloft to produce damaging winds that blew down trees and power lines.

Strong winds gusted between roughly 30 and 50 mph across parts of southwest Virginia during the late morning and afternoon hours. While these winds were not in the typical range that would prompt trees to be blown down, recent rains on April 20th helped yield a moist ground that allowed trees to come down more easily. In Lynchburg, a fallen tree landed on a parked car. In Carroll County, a large oak tree came down on Riverhill Road near Riverhill Church. The greatest abundance of trees fell in Franklin County. Trees came down in or near the communities of Hardy, Rocky Mount, Ferrum, and Henry. Some of these trees blocked roads, and one tree, as it fell, brought down a power line.

A very high amplitude upper atmospheric pattern featured equally deep troughs in the western and eastern U.S. Within the eastern U.S. trough, was a vigorous Alberta clipper that intensified immensely as it plunged into the southeast states into the base of the upper trough. Meanwhile...a large nearly 1040mb Canadian High was plunging into the central and eastern U.S. on the back side of the developing storm system in the southeast states. The combination of these features brought an early season snowfall principally to the Appalachian mountains of eastern Tennessee, far southwest Virginia, and northwest North Carolina. Light snow also fell in the mountains of eastern West Virginia, but the storm system tracked too far south for any significant amounts in that region. Snowfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 3 inch range across this region...with some higher totals in the higher elevations of northwest North Carolina. Strong and gusty northwest winds accompanied the snow in these areas causing scattered power outages. A few locations recorded wind gusts in excess of 45 mph, meeting strong wind criteria. These included Hot Springs in Bath county with a wind gust of 46 mph at 8:35 am EST on 11/2/14, the AWOS at the Galax/Hillsville Airport on 11/2/14 at 12:35 am EST, and a weather station located four miles west of Dublin in Pulaski county which recorded a wind gust of 47 mph on 11/2/14 at 4:05 am EST. Several hundred residents of Tazewell county in far southwest Virginia were left without power for several hours from the comination of 30 to 40 mph wind gusts and the heavy, wet snow. Because of warm temperatures within the preceding days and the early season time of the event, roads and travel conditions were not significantly impacted.||Here are some of the snow reports from southwest Virginia as of the afternoon of November 1, 2014. These denote the high end of the event in these counties. Note, the event actually began during the afternoon of October 31st.||Bland (Ceres) - 1 inch,|Carroll (6N Galax, Woodlawn) - 3 inches,|City of Galax - 4 inches,|Floyd (Floyd) - 3 inches,|Giles (Mountain Lake) - 3 inches,|Grayson (5NE Independence) - 4 inches,|Patrick (Meadows of Dan) - 4 inches,|Pulaski (2S Snowville) - 2 inches,|Smyth (Marion) - 2 inches,|Tazewell (Tazewell) - 4 inches,|Wythe (Rural Retreat) - 2 inches.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines near the Gambetta Church on Gambetta Road.

A winter storm moved across southwest Virginia on the afternoon and night of the 15th of December. A band of sleet, snow and freezing rain moved through the region. As the storm progressed east, it coated the area with a 1/4 to 3/4 inch of ice. Appalachian Power reported that falling trees, tree limbs and power lines interrupt electric service to 38,000 customers especiallyin Campbell, Patrick, Henry and Carroll counties. Close to 10,000 customers lost power in the Lynchburg area. The Virginia State Police reported numerous accidents.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 6th produced damaging winds and hail up to nickel size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Henry Fork, onto Route 60, 5 miles east of Dillwyn, onto vehicles in Gretna, and trees and power lines in Marion.Thunderstorm winds also tore the roof off of a barn, onto the side of a house, 2.5 miles east of Henry Fork.

Heavy snow during the 6th accumulated from 6 to 10 inches across the higher elevations of Tazewell and Grayson counties.High winds from the morning through the evening of the 6th downed trees and power lines across Grayson, Carroll, and Patrick counties. In Carroll County, high winds also blew a wall in and partially collapsed a roof on an automobile repair shop. A car in the shop was also damaged. In Patrick County a country store had its roof and porch damaged.

High winds during the morning of the 10th produced damage in Bedford and Carroll counties.In Bedford County, strong winds downed power lines, power poles, and numerous trees, including 4 onto houses and 1onto a car, destroying the car. Winds stripped shingles and siding off of more than 90 residences. Windows in 2 businesses were blown out and numerous canopies and signs were blown down. In Carroll County, winds blew over 3 tractor trailers on Interstate Route 77.