Over night there were thunderstorms and high winds throughout the county, downing trees and causing power, phone and cable outages. MonPower’s outage map still show several outages throughout the state, but a conversation with Shentel repair personnel informed us that they had very little damage to their lines.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVISORY
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY…
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…
* WHAT…For the Heat Advisory today, heat index values up to 104.
For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with
heat index values up to 106 expected. For the Excessive Heat
Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to
102 possible.
* WHERE…In Ohio, Morgan and Washington Counties. In West
Virginia, Wood, Pleasants, Roane, Wirt, Calhoun, Ritchie and
Gilmer Counties.
* WHEN…For the Excessive Heat Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT
Wednesday. For the Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening.
For the Excessive Heat Watch, from Thursday morning through
Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS…Extreme heat and humidity will significantly
increase the potential for heat related illnesses,
particularly for those working or participating in outdoor
activities.
Expires in 1 day.
1 hour ago • Source: National Weather Service
