Appalachian Electric Power customers in the southern part of the state are still without power from strong storms that blew through the area.
In Logan County, AEP reports that 1,100 customers were still without power this morning, as were 331 business and homeowners in McDowell County.
In a six-county area, more than 2,500 customers in West Virginia had no electricity today following thunderstorms Tuesday.
Outages affected 195 customers in Boone County; 237 in Mingo; 197 in Raleigh; and 354 in Wyoming.
Radio station WVOW in Logan lost power about 7 o'clock Tuesday night. The station was right in the middle of broadcasting the state tournament Little League game being played in Clarksburg, where Logan's 11- and 12-year-olds were playing Fairmont.
"We were fortunate enough to tape the remainder of the game after we lost power," news director Bob Weisner said. "When power is restored we'll play the final minutes even though most of the folks around here already know the outcome."
Weisner said the power outages were widely scattered throughout the area. "You can see trees and debris down on the roads. We've been told that power might not be back until noon tomorrow," he said this morning.
"AEP has told us they have to isolate where the problems are and prioritize the recovery efforts," Weisner said.
Appalachian Electric Power customers in the southern part of the state are still without power from strong storms that blew through the area.
In Logan County, AEP reports that 1,100 customers were still without power this morning, as were 331 business and homeowners in McDowell County.
In a six-county area, more than 2,500 customers in West Virginia had no electricity today following thunderstorms Tuesday.
Outages affected 195 customers in Boone County; 237 in Mingo; 197 in Raleigh; and 354 in Wyoming.
Radio station WVOW in Logan lost power about 7 o'clock Tuesday night. The station was right in the middle of broadcasting the state tournament Little League game being played in Clarksburg, where Logan's 11- and 12-year-olds were playing Fairmont.
"We were fortunate enough to tape the remainder of the game after we lost power," news director Bob Weisner said. "When power is restored we'll play the final minutes even though most of the folks around here already know the outcome."
Weisner said the power outages were widely scattered throughout the area. "You can see trees and debris down on the roads. We've been told that power might not be back until noon tomorrow," he said this morning.
"AEP has told us they have to isolate where the problems are and prioritize the recovery efforts," Weisner said.
AEP officials could not be reached this morning.
As he drove in to work this morning, Weisner said he could see where power was on in some stores on one side of the street in downtown Logan while stores on the opposite side were black.
"I came in about 5 a.m. as I usually do and went ahead and prepared for the morning newscast just in case we had power restored," he said.
Weisner said the station has been knocked off the air before but it's usually in the wintertime when snow and ice contribute to downed power lines.
"There was this huge bolt of lighting that hit something about 7 p.m. yesterday, and that just took us down," he said.
"We've had several dozen calls about the station being off the air, but very few were upset about the game," he said. "Especially since Logan lost by a score of 12-7."
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