Power Outage in Wytheville, VA

A wind gust of 63 mph was measured at a location three miles northeast of Crockett at 4:29 PM EST. Between one and two thousand customers lost power. In the same general region of the county, winds continued to gust over 40 mph through the late evening.

Several trees and powerlines were downed by thunderstorm winds through the county.

Skywarn-trained weather spotters and members of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain ranging from 0.25 to 0.3 inches in thickness across portions of Wythe County, including around the communities of Wytheville and Coleman Store. Sleet accumulations of 1 inch were also observed near the community of Rural Retreat. The icing resulted in at least 1,125 known power outages within the county. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; tree damage; schools closed.

Skywarn-trained weather spotters and members of the general public observed ice accumulations ranging from 0.15 to 0.2 inches in thickness across portions of Wythe County, as well as modest sleet accumulations of up to 0.2 inches. The icing resulted in at least 828 power outages. Multiple trees and tree limbs were also brought down by the weight of the icing. Virginia State Police responded to calls for 12 disabled vehicles and at least 25 traffic crashes caused by the hazardous road conditions in Wythe County and the surrounding region. No fatalities were reported. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; automobile accidents.

Ice accretion totals across the county ranged from 0.20 inches one mile north of Wytheville to 0.25 inches four miles west-southwest of Coleman Store. Power was out for 1,791 customers in Wythe County early in the afternoon of November 15th.

Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees and a power line on East Lee Highway.

Snowfall totals across the county include 12.0 inches two miles west-southwest of Wytheville, 13.0 inches at Wytheville and at Rural Retreat, 13.5 inches one mile north-northwest of Wytheville, and 14.0 inches one mile north of Wytheville. Approximately 5400 electric customers lost power.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Damage values are estimated.

Power lines were reported down on Monroe Street in Wytheville.

A cluster of severe thunderstorms over western Wythe County produced numerous pockets of wind damage. Several homes sustained shingle damage and one had a roof blown off along Old Stage Road. In addition, two persons were injured by falling tree branches near Rural Retreat Lake. Several trees were blown down at the lake and a roof blown off a concession stand. Additional damage was reported in Rural Retreat and Speedwell. In the northwest part of the county, areas around the country club and Stony Fork were damaged. In eastern Wythe County, Ivanhoe sustained damage.|The area around the Wytheville Golf and Country Club on Highway 11 was also hit hard with fallen trees and power lines along the road near the West End Cemetery.|Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) had 68 mph wind gust at 11:14 AM from this storm.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on a power line on Whippoorwill Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew many trees down. A combination of wind and falling trees also brought down power lines. Damage values are estimated.

Power poles were blown down just south of Fort Chiswell.

A lightning strike toppled two power poles onto Lots Gap Road.

Power lines were blown down on Old Stage Road. Damage amounts are estimated.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county during the day. Several of the trees went down in the Grahams Forge area around 900 am.

Several trees blown down between Wytheville and Rural Retreat, with power outages in Rural Retreat.

A squall line along and ahead of a cold front moved across Southwest Virginia during the evening of February 11th. Some of the showers and storms along this line produced damaging winds which downed trees and power lines.

High winds downed trees and power lines across Wythe and Smyth counties on the 20th.