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[Chechem]

It appears that BAMAWV was among those millions in WV and VA who fell victim to high winds and falling trees last night.  

Here's what we know:
1. He failed to appear at his own party Friday night;
2. No word from him all day Saturday either;
3. His region of WV received high winds, lightning, and thunderstorms Friday night.

Hope he and his family are okay.  

[ALTideUp]

Hopefully he is safe and helping his community response to the storms. Losing the power in that heat sucks royally. Especially when there is so much physical work that needs to get done.

[rueben]

Prayers Up For WV!!!!!

[2Stater]

I know he's posted before about helping neighbors when bad weather hit. Let''s hope that's what he's doing now. Thoughts and prayers to our e-friend. 

[XBAMA]

Prayers sent up WV's way , hoping all is well in WV'ville !   

[Jamos]

Hopefully it's just a loss of his utilities.

[Reelvalue]

 

[XBAMA]

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Click here for link

Appalachian Power Co. reported that the storm left more than 332,000 homes and businesses, or nearly 70 percent of its West Virginia customers, without power. In Kanawha County, 72,000 homes and businesses out of a total of 104,000 customers, were left without electricity.

Outage rates topped 90 percent in at least two West Virginia counties. In Nicholas, nearly 96 percent of that county's 2,685 customers lacked power, while in Roane County, only 10 percent of its 2,327 customers retained service.

Appalachian Power officials said they would work with local emergency-services officials to identify shelter locations to allow those still without power to escape temperatures expected to approach or surpass the 100-degree mark again Saturday.

Winds gusts of up to 78 mph were recorded at Charleston's Yeager Airport late Friday, causing a single-engine Cessna 152 to flip over on the tarmac adjacent to the Executive Air Terminal. At a nearby general aviation hangar, several large hangar doors were blown from their hinges and across the parking apron, coming to rest more than 100 feet away.

Late-afternoon and early-evening commercial flights to Yeager were diverted to Lexington, Ky., and Tri Cities, Tenn., while one departing flight to Charlotte was canceled.

Dozens of uprooted trees and several downed power lines blocked Coonskin Drive, trapping hundreds of people attending a West Virginia Chaos soccer game at the park's Schoenbaum Stadium or trying to escape Friday's 102-degree heat in the shady riverside park. The soccer game was canceled only minutes after its 7 p.m. start time because of the arrival of the storm.

West Virginia National Guard security personnel guided a long convoy of cars trapped in the park onto the runway apron adjacent to the 130th Airlift Wing, and then onto Yeager Airport's general aviation area. From there, the convoy passed through a security gate and followed the airport's access road to W.Va. 114 and Greenbrier Street.

[XBAMA]

oh boy ! gas lines !  I remember how bad those suck   

the governor of WV declared an state emergency , that's fun too 

here are several good pictures from WV  Click here for link


looks like a three hour'er there ... for the little bit they let you buy 

[Chechem]

Near CHARLESTON, W.Va.  Power could be out for a week or more.

[2Stater]

If I remember correctly, he told me that he lives near the area I circled, yeah, right where the big black block is.

[Chechem]

I may be wrong, but for some reason I remember it being in this county.

[2Stater]

I may be wrong, but for some reason I remember it being in this county.

With all the marks covering up West Virginia, I thought that's where I drew the circle. 

[Chechem]

I may be wrong, but for some reason I remember it being in this county.

With all the marks covering up West Virginia, I thought that's where I drew the circle. 

Yep, I just checked.  He posted that he lives 1.5 miles from Green Bank, WV.  No wonder he's off line. 

[Merk]

My wife's family live in the Huntington, WV area. They have been w/o power since the storm. Her dad, who is in his late 70's and has lived in the area all his life told my wife that he has never seen such a storm as this in all his years.

They were told they may have power restored by the middle of the week.

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