Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Winds Cause Damage In West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA....
As the National Weather Service issued wind advisories, high wind warnings and even tornado watches for parts of West Virginia Tuesday, emergency crews were placed on standby mode. Crews said they were expecting down trees, possible localized flooding and power outages. Response vehicles use for mobile command posts were ready to go. Crews were making sure all their radios worked, and they were alerting all the fire departments. According to AEP's website, as of 6:26 P.M., the following counties were reporting the following homes without power:
Cabell County: 3,538
Jackson County: 1,661
Kanawha County: 1,592
Lincoln County: 1,590
Logan County: 1,290
Wayne County: 606
Putnam County: 357
Mason County: 171
Boone County: 120
Roane County: 116
As the National Weather Service issued wind advisories, high wind warnings and even tornado watches for parts of West Virginia Tuesday, emergency crews were placed on standby mode. Crews said they were expecting down trees, possible localized flooding and power outages. Response vehicles use for mobile command posts were ready to go. Crews were making sure all their radios worked, and they were alerting all the fire departments. According to AEP's website, as of 6:26 P.M., the following counties were reporting the following homes without power:
Cabell County: 3,538
Jackson County: 1,661
Kanawha County: 1,592
Lincoln County: 1,590
Logan County: 1,290
Wayne County: 606
Putnam County: 357
Mason County: 171
Boone County: 120
Roane County: 116
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:20 AM 
