WeatherFanatics: LIVE: Severe Storms Plow Through Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic

Sunday, July 27, 2014

LIVE: Severe Storms Plow Through Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic

July 27,2014; 9:18PM,EDT

Severe storms, bringing the threat of damaging winds, hail, flooding downpours and isolated tornadoes are threatening the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic Sunday evening.
Cities that could be impacted by the severe weather include: Columbus, Ohio; Lexington, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee; Pittsburgh; and Morgantown, West Virginia. Storms will reach further east, towards Richmond, Virginia; and Washington, D.C., during the evening and nighttime.
Strong storms brought damaging winds, heavy rains and hail to parts of the Ohio Valley earlier today, including reports of baseball-sized hail in parts of Kentucky and Tennessee. The National Weather Service in Morristown, Tennessee, reported a possible tornado, near Gray, Tennessee, around 6 p.m. EDT.

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UPDATES: (All times listed in Eastern time)

11:30 p.m. EDT Sunday: A line of gusty storms is heading toward Philadelphia, AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Lada said.
10:59 p.m. EDT Sunday: Severe thunderstorms rolling through Nashville, Tennessee.

10:57 p.m. EDT Sunday: Homes evacuated due to flash flooding in Polk, Pennsylvania, 911 call center reported.
10:47 p.m. EDT Sunday: Flash flooding occurring around Williamsburg and Wofford, Kentucky, 911 call center reported.

10:43 p.m. EDT Sunday: More than 30,000 First Energy customers are without power in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia following severe storms, the utility reported.
10:41 p.m. EDT Sunday: 2.6 inches of rain fell in one hour with flooding at Elverson, Pennsylvania, NWS spotter reported.
10:11 p.m. EDT Sunday: Lightning strike causes fire in State College, Pennsylvania, home. (Video by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Jesse Ferrell)
10:08 p.m. EDT Sunday: Damage to Claiborne County, Tennesee, sheriff's home.
10:03 p.m. EDT Sunday:
9:59 p.m. EDT Sunday: More than 5,800 Duke Energy Progress customers, mostly in the Asheville, North Carolina, area are without electricity, the utility reported.
9:35 p.m. EDT Sunday: More than 32,200 customers without power in Tennessee, Knoxville Utilities Board reports.
8:56 p.m. EDT Sunday: Severe storms left damage behind in Gray, Tennessee.

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8:44 p.m. EDT Sunday:
8:30 p.m. EDT Sunday: Due to flooding, State Route 22 closed between Plattsburgh and Peru, New York, reports county official.
7:48 p.m. EDT Sunday: Authorities responding to a structural fire after lightning strike in State College, Pennsylvania, reports State College police scanner.

7:37 p.m. EDT Sunday:
6:47 p.m. EDT Sunday: Quarter-sized hail in Jamestown, Tennessee, reports 911 call center and NWS spotter.

6:20 p.m. EDT Sunday:
5:18 p.m. EDT Sunday:
4:57 p.m. EDT Sunday: Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities report thatreport more than 7,100 customers were without power.
4:46 p.m. EDT Sunday:
4:37 p.m. EDT Sunday:
4:29 p.m. EDT Sunday: NWS spotter reports baseball-sized hail, in Hyden, Kentucky around 4:05 p.m.
4:07 p.m. EDT Sunday:
4:01 p.m. EDT Sunday: A thunderstorm brought strong winds in Peabody, Kentucky, and took down several trees, reports NWS spotter.
3:47 p.m. EDT Sunday:
3:37 p.m. EDT Sunday: Hail about 2 inches in diameter reported near Whitley City, Kentucky, reports NWS spotter. The same storm that produced the hail is capable of producing a tornado and winds up to 60 mph.
3:28 p.m. EDT Sunday: NWS spotter reported a funnel cloud around 3:05 p.m. EDT from the dangerous storm in Champaign County, Ohio, moving east towards Marysville.
3:26 p.m. EDT Sunday: Storm clouds near Lake Cumberland in Kentucky.

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2:57 p.m. EDT Sunday: Flooding in Isom, Kentucky. 2:36 p.m. EDT Sunday: Thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado moving southeast in southern Kentucky towards Monticello and Pine Knot. The same storm brought Nickel sized hail to Jamestown, Kentucky.

2:22 p.m. EDT Sunday:
2:12 p.m. EDT Sunday: Walnut-sized hail in Hiatt, Kentucky, the emergency manager reports.
1:42 p.m. EDT Sunday: Thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado are moving through Alcona County and southern Oscoda County in northern Michigan.
1:25 p.m. EDT Sunday: Strong thunderstorms passing just north of Columbus, Ohio, are capable of producing wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. There were also reports of trees knocked over.
1:13 p.m. EDT Sunday:Thunderstorms approaching Scott and Bourbon counties in Kentucky.
12:35 p.m. EDT Sunday: A funnel cloud was reported in Fox, Kentucky, as the storm continues moving eastward towards the communities of Beattyville and Primrose.
12:25 p.m. EDT Sunday: Strong winds in Willshire, Ohio, brought down trees and power lines according to emergency managers. A semi trailer was also flipped over.
12:08 p.m. EDT Sunday: Hail ranging from quarter- to golf-ball-sized reported in the Lexington area.
11:50 a.m. EDT Sunday: More than 10,000 customers in the Lexington, Kentucky, area without power after thunderstorms moved through.

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