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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS
POWER OUTAGES UPDATESfrom Eyewitness News Online Power Company Says Number Of Power Outages Reduced To 821 Customers Reported by:  Jeff MorrisWeb Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Brandon Stover Reported: Jan. 30, 2013 9:17 AM EST Updated: Jan. 30, 2013 5:49 PM EST
Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Power was restored to the bulk of Appalachian Power customers in West Virginia by late Wednesday afternoon. The company's website said 821 customers remained without power as of 4:20 p.m. Logan County had the most customers without service, with 448. Other county totals were Greenbrier, 109: Roane, 108; and Wayne, 156. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for updates on this story. The number of Appalachian Power customers without service had been whittled to 1,679 Wednesday afternoon following a storm that moved through the area. The power company had reported more than 3,000 customers without power earlier Wednesday. As of about noon, Kanawha County had more than 300 customers without power while Cabell and Clay counties had more than 200 customers without power. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for updates. Appalachian Power Co. was reporting more than 3,000 outages after a strong storm swept through the area Wednesday morning. McDowell County had the most customers without service with 1,325 outages reported. Other counties with outages had the following number of customers without service: Kanawha, 732; Cabell, 221; Fayette, 279; Jackson, 105; Lincoln, 176; Roane, 126; and Wayne, 132. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for updates on this story. A tornado watch for Kanawha and Jackson counties was canceled about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday. Eyewitness News Meteorologist Brandon Stover said the tornado watch was still in effect for Pike County, Ky. Damage from the storm that swept through the area was being reported in multiple locations. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for the latest updates on this story. Power outages were being reported and trees down in the region after a gusty wind storm swept through Wednesday morning. In Cabell County, 2,000 customers were without power. Trees were reported down in Huntington, St. Albans and Nitro. Wind damage also was reported in Eastern Kentucky. At the Certified Station between Charleston and Sissonville on Route 21 a ceiling inside the business had collapsed. The National Weather Service reported an awning was blown off West Teays Elementary. A tornado watch was in effect for Kanawha and Jackson counties until 1 p.m. Wednesday. A tornado watch was in effect until 1 p.m. Wednesday, and wind gusts of up to 40 mph to 50 mph with heavy rain and small hail are possible. The tornado watch was for Jackson and Kanawha counties. Eyewitness News Meteorologist Brandon Stover said a line of gusty wind and showers and perhaps thunder and lightning pushed through Huntington and was headed for Teays Valley. Stover said Charleston could see the activity about 10 a.m. Heavy rain and gusty winds will persist at times. The greatest severe weather threat will be farther south and east toward Beckley, Bluefield, Lewisburg and the mountains by early Wednesday afternoon. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
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