Storm causes damage, power outages in Mon, Preston counties

Fallen tree heavily damages homes in West Virginia mobile home park

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (WTRF) -- Several families in Moundsville have been displaced after a large, dead tree split and fell on four mobile homes According to Tom Hart, the Marshall County EMA Director, the tree split and fell on top the mobile homes in the Aaa Mobile Home Park on 7th Street. He mentioned that the split tree was dead at its base. Hart reports that two of the trailers sustained heavy damage, while the other two experienced minor dama…

Mon Power service restoration efforts continue in Morgantown area following Saturday storm; Eastern Panhandle also hit

Monongalia County MECCA 911 fielded hundreds of calls Saturday night.

Storm causes damage, power outages in Mon, Preston counties

STAR CITY, W.Va. (WBOY) — A storm storm passed through multiple West Virginia counties Saturday evening, causing downed trees, power outages and damage. Monongalia County 911 officials told 12 News that Suncrest and Cheat Lake were the areas hit the hardest, and that they received 81 reports of trees down, 47 reports of power lines down and 14 reports of trees falling onto houses. One 12 News viewer sent in photos from Star City, showing downed …

City responds to widespread power outages following storms

The City of Morgantown is working to repair damages and address widespread power outages caused by fast-moving storms Saturday, according to Brad Riffee, director of public relations and communications.