MJ Fan in Hurricane in Huntington, WV ! Prayers For Souldreamer7 and West Virginia ! July 1, 2012

[MJ TinkerBell]

N.W.S. Warning, Precautions Areas Near Huntington..
Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 21:40 Updated 8 min ago
FROM PRESS RELEASE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
WESTERN CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...* UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 808 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENUP TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARTER CAVES STATE PARK TO 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF OLIVE HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH. *

PLEASE PRAY FOR SOULDREAMER7, and ALL OF VIRGINIA, THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES

I received a distressing text from souldreamer7 today ! She said her house was covered by fallen live power lines, and that a tree was on the roof of her house ! She said that there were other storms on the way and she may lose her home ! She said that she thinks her home is in grave danger and that she needs our prayers ! I did some research and also found out that Virginia is in the wave of a scorching heat advisory, which means there is a very real chance that all those downed branches trees and lines could start a fire easily ! She also said the her state had now "Declared A Sate of Emergency"

PLEASE PRAY FOR SOULDREAMER7, and ALL OF VIRGINIA, THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES

What's a Derecho? Huntington, Charleston, Region Survived One.. June 30, 2012

A rare meteorological phenomenon fueled by extreme heat and humidity struck across ten states from Iowa to the mid-Atlantic. Termed a derecho, thirteen people died, millions remain without power, and property damage is severe. The inland storm combined hurricane and tornado velocity winds across 700 miles.
Allen Randall, a National Weather Service meteorologist, told the Springfield News-Sun that the “rare” event happens more in the plains, summertime Minnesota, and occasionally Ohio.
State-wide emergencies have been declared in West Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.
Normally, derechos occur in cold winter climates. In 2011, one in Chicagoland left 860,000 customers powerless. An Appalachian Power representative termed the June 29, 2012 storm that began in Indiana as “the worst damage we have ever seen.”


Storm Rips through Huntington, causes damage throughout
Full story: WBOY-TV

Large trees fell on West Middle School on Jackson Avenue in West Huntington. The trees also broke several power lines.

A severe storm ripped through Huntington Friday around 7 p.m., leaving destruction in it's path.
Downed trees caused multiple issues for residents, road crews, and firefighters responding to emergencies in Huntington.
Large trees fell on West Middle School on Jackson Avenue in West Huntington. The trees also broke several power lines.
One massive tree blocked 5th avenue between 11th and 12th avenue where traffic had to be diverted.
Right outside of the 13 News Station was a large tree that blocked the roadway and caused congestion until road crews could remove it.
One Huntington resident describes the destruction that the storm caused.
"We came out to assess the damage and there's telephone poles that are at a 90 degree angles. There's trees on West Middle School. Trees hit neighbors trucks- it was terrifying," said Traci Conrad of Huntington.

Wind not only toppled trees in Huntington, but it also ripped signs and awnings from buildings. An awning from Glenn's sporting goods was sent flying into a parking lot and into two parked cars.
At the Dutch Miller pre-owned lot, a sign fell onto a car and ripped through power lines.
Several fences, siding on houses, and road construction signs were seen all over the roadways.
As road crews dealt with cleaning up trees and downed power lines, the Power company now must deal with several power outages.
Pullman Square closed shortly after the storm hit because power was knocked out. Shoppers and movie goers had to leave the building. Many stop lights were out as drivers cautiously navigated the roads.


West Virginians in for a Long Haul
Chris Lawrence..Charleston

More than 650,000 West Virginia residents are without power following violent stores that crossed the state Friday evening.

"We have outages in 53 of the state's 55 counties," said State Homeland Security Secretary Jimmy Gianto. "Some of those are 100-percent without electricity."

Damage is widespread as fallen trees blocked roads, ensnared power lines, and in many cases crushed houses and cars.

"This is not going to be an event that's over very quickly," said Gianto. "It's going to take several days to get assessments done, get crews in here, and get service restored."

The damage stretches from the Ohio River to the Shenandoah. A caller to West Virginia Outdoors eating dinner at the Huntington Prime restaurant Friday night said he and his wife saw the storm coming.

"We felt the building tremble a little bit and all of a sudden five big window panes busted out in the restaurant," he said.

Another caller was working on his car in the driveway and headed for the house as the wind picked up.

"As I was stepping in the front door it actually ripped the roof off the porch and flipped it up on the roof," he said.

Kanawha County authorities say 15-injuries were blamed on the storm, including three serious injuries Friday night.

The National Weather Service has teams in the field this weekend assessing reports of tornadic activity.

"We had a few reports of funnel clouds and possible tornados," said Meteorologist Jeff Hovis at the Charleston Weather Bureau. "Wind gusts were anywhere from 70 to 80-miles an hour."

The highest recorded wind speed was 78 at Yeager Airport in Charleston. Elkins had winds topping 65 miles an hour, Clarksburg 66mph, Beckley 68mph, and Huntington recorded 59mph winds.

Temperatures Saturday were forecast to reach near record temperatures again. Hovis said it was possible to see a similar storm regroup for Saturday night although the more intense pressure this time would likely head toward Pittsburgh rather than Southern West Virginia.

Power companies struggle to just get a handle on their losses. Aerial assessment teams were flying the main transmission lines from first light Saturday morning. Appalachian Power Spokesman Phil Moye says even the 765 kv lines, the main transmission lines delivering power from the plant to substation distribution centers, incurred damages.

Appalachian Power reported more than 250,000 customers in the dark. First Energy reported 310,000 outages in its West Virginia service area.

"We're reaching out for help from other utilities," said Alan Staggers of First Energy. "Which is typical of storms like this, except all of the utilities close to us had the same storm and they're dealing with troubles as well."

Governor Tomblin on Friday declared a State of Emergency for the entire state. Homeland Security coordinated the response with the DOH and National Guard mobilized trying to open roadways to get power crews into areas to restore the lines.

Some resourceful West Virginians had generators as a backup. However, with so many outages many gas stations were closed with no ability to pump fuel. It's led to long lines at the gas pumps for stations in the Charleston area.

"It's not a situation where there's a shortage of fuel," Gianto said. "It's just that they can't pump it."

Elderly and those with respiratory problems were offered shelters across the state--many of them in public schools where power was either still on or backup generators kept the cooling systems running.

"Hospitals are running on generators, nursing homes, 911 centers, communication towers," said Gianto. "We're working closely with First Energy and AEP to try and prioritze restoration."


Active Advisory: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Heat Advisory
(US Severe Weather)

Weather at a Glance
Weather Station - report
Hurricane, Hurricane
Elevation
248 m
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature
25.8 °C
Feels Like 27 °C
Wind(km/h)
1.6
Sunrise / Set
6:08 AM
8:55 PM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous
More Astronomy
Tonight
20 °C
Chance of T-storms
30% chance of precipitation
Tomorrow
34 °C
Chance of T-storms
30% chance of precipitation
Tomorrow Night
20 °C
Chance of T-storms
20% chance of precipitation
Tuesday
37 | 21 °C
Chance of T-storms
30% chance of precipitation
Speed / Dir 1.6 km/h / 0.4 m/s from NNW Wind Gust 8.0 km/h

Heat advisory in effect until 6 PM EDT this evening...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 446 in effect until 11 PM EDT this evening...
Heat advisory in effect from noon to 7 PM EDT Monday...

The Sources:

http://www.topix.com/city/west-huntington-wv
http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm...id=53564&type=
http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/25526

[earthlyme]

That is horrible. I live in VA, was in the middle of the storm also... Ivy too. I hope she is ok. It is scarier than I imagined. I still have no electricity(am @work right now)! but I'm betting WV got it worse than some VA parts! I will try to make contact still. I tried contacting her today but there is no reply. She'll definitely be in my prayers.


L.o.v.e.
Romi

[thrillerchild]

Oh my My prayers are for Tamara and her family plus all affected by this freak weather

[ivy]

I was in the middle of the storm as well and just got back our service and electricity. We have a tree fallen down , luckily it fall down on the lawn so the damage is minimal.

Keep us updated about Souldreamer7

[MJ TinkerBell]

Ivy & earthlyme, thrillerchild

I had no idea that you both were in West Virginia too I am praying for you and everyone

I will absolutely keep you updated about her until she can come and tell you herself, that she is safe and sound, I haven't heard back from her since this morning

[Pace,MioDolceCuore]

My love and prayers to all sitting in a bad weather zone, dealing with everything from power lines to water supplies. May you all be safe and continue to stay safe.

Love,
tornado & earthquake veteran

[windy09]

My thoughts and prayers go out to Tamara, Earthlyme, Ivy and anyone else who was impacted. My sister in Chicago was impacted the same this morning. She called me from the basement as she had to grab Harleigh (her kitty) and run down to the basement. As of this time right now (1:14 am on Monday morning), she still has no power and it's like 75 degrees. My prayers go out to everyone who has been impacted.

Being a Red Cross volunteer, I am pretty sure that Red Cross has already started to ramp up to respond to all who were impacted. I am sending healing light and love to everyone.

[CarleyMJ]

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone, Please stay safe.

[Daryll748]

OMJ

I do HOPE you guys are okay...
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you 'affected' by the storms...
Stay SAFE

Daz

[thrillerchild]

Have you had any contact from Tamara yet at all Bree?

[soulmum]

Keeping them all in my prayers.

[Rhilo]

Praying for the safety of everyone in the affected areas. Please keep us posted on Souldreamer7.

[MJ TinkerBell]

souldreamer7 Update July 4th, 2012:

She said she is OK so far, she says that each storm she prays the lightening doesn't strike her home. She says there are around 5 trees down near her, and on top of her house ! She said there are Rescue crews from Canada and the US there trying to help people in Virginia, and they are now trying to make sure the storms don't ignite the downed trees around damaged homes there ! She said she is so happy today because she finally got some ICE for a cold drink in the heat wave Virginia is suffering through as well. Some businesses finally opened up so people can buy food and water ! She wants to thank everyone on MJJC for your prayers ! It means so much to her that we are here praying for her and her family and means everything to her right now ! She loves you all at MJJC and really feels to her like her second family ! She says "She is GRATEFUL !" She needs us to pray for her and her family in the next few days that the next storms pass without starting the downed tress and branches on fire ! She needs to be able to hold on until the Rescue Crews from around the world to get to her power lines and pole trees off of her home ! She has no access to the internet accept for her cell which she is not able to keep charged due to the power outages and that is why she will try to keep everyone here updated when she can !
She LOVES MJJC , Legacy Team and all the Fans and Fan-mily and Michael !! She is also praying for everyone else who has been affected by this tragedy across Virginia

She is grateful to be ok so far and misses everyone like crazy, she can't thank everyone enough for your LOVE and prayers !!

SHE L.O.V.E.S YOU ALL SO MUCH

[MIST]

I´m sending out a major love and hope you are ok

[MJ TinkerBell]

More than 1 million in U.S. still without power five days after storm
Reuters – 2 hours 21 minutes ago


Utility workers try to free up power lines after a huge tree fell across major road

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1 million homes and businesses in a swath from Indiana to Virginia remained without power on Wednesday, five days after deadly storms tore through the region.
The outage meant no July 4 Independence Day holiday for thousands of utility workers who scrambled to restore lingering power outages.
Much of the damage to the power grid was blamed on last weekend's rare "derecho," a big, powerful and long-lasting wind storm that blew from the Midwest to the Atlantic Ocean.
Violent weekend storms and days of record heat have killed at least 23 people in the United States since Friday. Some died when trees fell on their homes and cars, and heat stroke killed others.


An uprooted tree with its trunk resting on a house, is pictured in Silver Spring

Energy provider Dominion Virginia Power said emergency crews were working around the clock to deal with 60,000 outages for its customers throughout Virginia as of noon Wednesday.
Service for virtually all customers in Northern Virginia and the Richmond metropolitan area who lost electric service because of the storms should be restored by Friday night, said Daisy Pridgen, a Dominion spokeswoman. In a few instances, work may continue into Saturday where there was extreme damage, she said.
More than 5,000 people from 18 states and Canada were working through the holiday, Rodney Blevins, a Dominion vice president, said in a statement. The company said it had restored power to about 90 percent of its 1 million customers who had lost electric service because of the weekend storms, the biggest non-hurricane outage in the company's history.
Much of the hardest-hit areas were to bake for another day in scorching heat, with the National Weather Service forecasting temperatures from 90 Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) to more than 100 F (37.7 C) from the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast.
In Washington, about 5,000 customers of local power company Pepco were still without power on Wednesday morning, and the city was distributing food to people who were unable to cook at home. Closer to 50,000 Pepco customers in suburban Maryland were still in the dark.

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A Pepco contract worker works on a damaged utility pole in Silver Spring, Maryland.

But the region still most affected, however, was West Virginia and the neighboring Blue Ridge Mountain section of Virginia, accounting for close to half of the lingering outage.
In West Virginia, 174,960 of Appalachian Power'shalf-million customers remain without electric service, the company said in a noon update on Wednesday.
Just over the state line in the mountains of western Virginia, 110,578 Appalachian clients remained blacked out, it said.
"Crews are continuing to find additional damage to our distribution and transmission facitilities," a statement on the company's website said. It said additional crews from outside the area will join restoration efforts as they become available.
More than 3,000 workers are dedicated to its effort in Virginia and West Virginia, the company said. Other utilities also pledged to keep crews working - some in 16-hour shifts - until the electricity was restored.
Virginia's Arlington County, across the Potomac River from Washington, still had 6,875 people without power as of 7 a.m, said John Crawford, deputy director of the county's office of emergency management.
Verizon services to the county's 911 emergency communications center are "still not 100 percent stable," but have been up and running for 48 hours without known incident, he told Reuters.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson and Jim Wolf in Washington; Additional reporting by Edith Honan in New York; Writing by Dan Burns; Editing by Eric Beech and Sandra Maler)

The Source:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/more-1-mill...--finance.html