Summers storm history

A couple of trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds near True.

Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds on West Virginia Route 3 between Jumping Branch and Nimitz.

Lightning struck a transformer as well as a few trees near Jumping Branch.

Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds along West Virginia Highway 20 north of Pipestem.

Thunderstorm winds blew two trees down on Route 20. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down four trees at Camp Summers on 4-H Camp Road.

Two trees were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds, one along Elk Knob Road, and another along Barger Springs Road.

The Bluestone River at Pipestem, WV (PIPW2) crested at 17.00 feet (21,391 cfs) at 9:15 pm EST on 2/15/25 due to 2.75 to 3.5 inches of rain falling across the basin within a roughly 10 hour period caused by training heavy showers. This was a 100-year flood (1% annual exceedance pr…

Numerous creeks have overflowed their banks and flooded roads across Summers County due to rainfall totals ranging from 2 inches in the northern portion of the county, to nearly 3.5 inches in the southern portion of the county, all falling within a roughly 10-hour period. Much of…

Between 9 and 12.5 inches of snow fell around Summers County, with the highest amounts falling near Talcott. Key Impacts: downed trees, road closures.

The Bluestone River at Pipestem, WV (PIPW2) crested at 12.52 feet (10,023 cfs) at 10:30 am EST on 2/1/25 due to 2 to 2.25 inches of rain falling across the basin within a roughly 24 hour period.

Around four inches of snow fell across Summers County from January 5th through 6th, and one-half inch of ice accumulated. By the morning of January 6th, just over 2,000 customers were reported without power. Key Impacts: power outages and traffic accidents.

Over 50 trees and power lines were downed by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene, resulting in road closures and power outages. At the peak of the strong winds, around 1 PM on Friday, nearly 1,400 customers were without power. A personal weather station ne…

Dryness expanded across much of Summers County during the second half of August given spotty rainfall totals ranging from 0.5 to 1.25 inches falling from August 13th through the end of the month. Much of this was the result of brief but heavy rain during passing thunderstorm acti…

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds across Summers County, which caused several areas to lose power.

Portions of Ballengee and James Streets were flooded and impassible due to an estimated 2 inches of rain that fell from a thunderstorm during a roughly 30 minute period. The roads were closed for cleanup and minor repairs until the afternoon of the 16th. Other roads in the area t…

Thunderstorm winds blew one tree down on Madams Creek Road and one tree down at a location one mile north-northwest of Hinton. Damage values are estimated.

Snowfall accumulations ranged from four to eight inches across Summers county, including a report of 8.0 inches in Ellison. Key impacts: traffic delays and accidents, as well as isolated power outages.

The first sign of wind damage from this storm were multiple trees blown down just east of the Jumping Branch areas along Highway 3. Additionally, along Highway 3 just southwest of Hinton, numerous hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted by the force of the wind, estimated to be u…

Wind gusts blew two trees down, one on Big Creek Road, three miles south of Hix, and the other one miles south-southeast of Elton. Additionally, wind gusts blew a power line down three miles northwest of Glenray. Damage values are estimated.

The combination of very cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in wind chill values dropping as low as twenty-two degrees below zero at Pipestem.

One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on Dry Fork Run.

One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on Indian Mills road.

Two trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on West Virginia Route 20.

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along the New River.

A few power lines downed by thunderstorm winds on Interstate 64 at mile marker 143.

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Griffith Creek Road and West Clayton Road.

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along Greenville Road.

Reports from trained spotters, broadcast media, and the public ranged from a trace to 5.5 inches of snow across the county mixed with a trace of sleet in some locations, with highest reports coming from Indian Mills and Pipestem. Key Impacts: Snow covered roads, traffic delays.

Snowfall reports from trained spotters and the public ranged from 3 to 6.5 inches across the county, with highest reports coming from Jumping Branch. Key Impacts: Snow covered roads, traffic delays.

Several trees and tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Interstate 64 near the county line between Greenbrier and Summers Counties.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Michaels Way and Lick Creek Road.

The Greenbrier River at Hilldale (HLLW2) crested at the minor flood stage of 21.38 feet (56,200 cfs) at 1:00 am EST on March 2nd. This crest ranked just under a 10-year average return interval per USGS StreamStats, and is the 9th highest crest for this gauge since 1936. Portions …

A Skywarn-trained weather spotter and a member of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain of 0.25 inches in thickness across portions of Summers County, including around the communities of Indian Mills and Pipestem. Sleet accumulations of 0.5 to 1 inches …

Mixed precipitation amounts across the county ranged from 3.0 inches of snowfall in Hinton to 6.0 inches of snowfall three miles south of Hix with 0.1 inches of sleet accumulation in Hinton. Key impacts: slippery roads and sidewalks.

Snowfall across the county ranged from 3.0 inches at Hinton to 6.0 inches two miles north-northwest of Jumping Branch. Key impacts: slippery roads and sidewalks.

Ice accretion totaled one-tenth inch at locations two miles west of Pipestem and three miles northeast of Hinton. Sleet accumulated to a depth of 1.0 inch one mile northeast of Hinton and 1.5 inches two miles west of Pipestem. Key Impacts: Slick and slushy roads and sidewalks.

A severe storm producing damaging winds knocked a tree down onto Route 12.

A severe storm producing damaging winds knocked down several large tree limbs on Route 12, outside of Barnettown.

Locally heavy rainfall of up to 2 inches in one hour caused some flooding near Pence Springs and in the True area. At least one road was closed and water was reported across portions of Route 20.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down by severe thunderstorms winds. Trees were reported down along the intersection of West Virginia Routes 3 and 12 and along Valley Heights Road.

Buggy Branch was well out of its banks and flooding the Pence Springs Flea market off Route 12/3.

The NWS Cooperative station at Alderson (ALDW2) set a daily rainfall record of 2.09 inches for the 24-hour period ending 700 AM EST on February 6th, breaking the old record of 1.33 inches set in 1955. It was also the 2nd highest one-day rain in February, behind the existing recor…