Putnam storm history

A woman lost control of her car on slippery Midday Hollow Road, between Eleanor and Buffalo around 0900E. Her vehicle went down an embankment and struck a tree. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

A 63 year old man drowned, after falling into Bear Branch, a small tributary to Eighteen Mile Creek east of Buffalo. He was removing debris from the stream around a bridge. The creek was swollen from over an inch of rain during the afternoon.

Shortly after a local downpour, 38 vehicles were involved in a chain reaction accident on the east bound lanes of the Interstate 64 Nitro Bridge over the Kanawha River. Witnesses said there was standing water on the bridge. There were about 7 or 8 vehicles in the middle of the pi…

Following about three inches of rain in under three hours, flash flooding along Scary Creek, Hurricane Creek, Crooked Creek and Poplar Fork lead to significant flooding of roads, homes and businesses in the Teays Valley and Scott Depot areas. Especially hard hit were the areas of…

Numerous trees and large branches were blown down in the county. Over 23,000 customers lost electricity. Two homes were destroyed and 3 others had major damage. The roof to a career and technical center was damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $218,000.

A tree was blown down along Martins Branch Road near Teays Valley.

One tree and power lines blew down across Clendenin Creek Road, about a half mile from WV 34.

A water rescue occurred on Putnam Avenue at the railroad underpass in Hurricane.

Midway Hollow Road was closed due to flooding.

A road was washed out near the intersection of County Roads 13 and 36.

The 600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard flooded in Eleanor.

A tree was blown down along Midway Hollow Road near the community of Rumer.

Outside the town of Hurricane, a tree blew down and blocked both lanes of State Route 34.

In Scott Depot, a downed tree was observed near Putnam Village Drive.

High water occurred on Route 62 heading toward Eleanor from Red House.

In Mt. Vernon, power outages due to tree damage occurred south of Teays Valley Road.

Several roads in the area observed downed trees, including Bowles Ridge Road near Eleanor and Low Gap Road outside of Winfield.

One tree was blown down at the intersection of Henson Road and US 60 in Hurricane.

The combination of a downed tree along Fruth Addition Road in Midway and another along Wood Station Road in Fraziers Bottom resulted in local power outages.

Over 600 residents in and around Cross Lanes lost power for a period of time due to nearby tree and power line damage.

A tree was blown down onto Stuart Circle and US 60 in Hurricane.

A downed tree was observed across Teays Valley Road in Hurricane.

In Red House, a downed tree blocked one lane of Winfield Road heading towards Teays Valley.

A downed tree was observed on Martins Branch Road outside of Tornado.

In Hurricane, a large oak tree was blown down on Lower Coach Road, which fell onto a power pole and caused local power outages in the area. Another tree was knocked down along Stuart Circle.

A downed tree blocked all lanes of Manilla Creek Road for a period of time south of Confidence.

A downed tree fell onto a home near Valley View Drive in Hurricane.

A downed tree blocked portions of Buffalo Road for a period of time.

A tree was knocked down onto Manila Ridge Road south of Ravenswood. In the town of Confidence, another tree was blown down near McLane Pike.

Near the town of Buffalo, a tree was blown down onto Charleston Road. In Poca, another tree was blown down onto Bills Creek Road.

Harbour Lane was flooded in Hurricane.

A tree fell onto power lines and blocked portions of Peach Tree Road in Hurricane.