Under the Weather: Power outages around Mid-Ohio Valley, rivers crest over weekend
City officials blocked vehicular access into Point Park where the Ohio River crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday. Flood stage is 36 feet. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The stairs would lead to another level of docks Sunday at Parkersburg’s Point Park had the Ohio River not risen. The river crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday at the Point, where the flood stage is 36 feet. City officials blocked vehicular access into the area. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The Ohio River and the Williamstown Bridge are seen Saturday from the Ohio River Levee in Marietta. The river crested at 26.95 feet around 11:15 p.m. Saturday in Marietta, where the flood stage is 35 feet. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
Worthington Creek is swollen Saturday at the mouth of the Little Kanawha River at the Corning Boat Ramp in Parkersburg. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
Water covers much of the Corning Boat Ramp on Worthington Creek Saturday in Parkersburg. The Ohio River crested late Saturday night more than 8 feet below flood stage. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The sun bursts from behind a cloud Saturday at the Belpre Boat Ramp. The Ohio River crested below flood stage around midnight Saturday. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
Flood debris will be all that remains as the Ohio River recedes at Point Park in Parkersburg. The river crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday. Flood stage is 36 feet. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The Ohio River crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday at Point Park in Parkersburg, where the flood stage is 36 feet. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The wind whips the Ohio River Saturday at the Belpre Boat Ramp. The river crested around midnight Saturday. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The Ohio River encroaches onto Civitan Park Saturday in Belpre, where the river crested below flood stage around midnight Saturday. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
City officials blocked vehicular access into Point Park where the Ohio River crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday. Flood stage is 36 feet. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The stairs would lead to another level of docks Sunday at Parkersburg’s Point Park had the Ohio River not risen. The river crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday at the Point, where the flood stage is 36 feet. City officials blocked vehicular access into the area. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The Ohio River and the Williamstown Bridge are seen Saturday from the Ohio River Levee in Marietta. The river crested at 26.95 feet around 11:15 p.m. Saturday in Marietta, where the flood stage is 35 feet. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
Worthington Creek is swollen Saturday at the mouth of the Little Kanawha River at the Corning Boat Ramp in Parkersburg. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
Water covers much of the Corning Boat Ramp on Worthington Creek Saturday in Parkersburg. The Ohio River crested late Saturday night more than 8 feet below flood stage. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The sun bursts from behind a cloud Saturday at the Belpre Boat Ramp. The Ohio River crested below flood stage around midnight Saturday. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
Flood debris will be all that remains as the Ohio River recedes at Point Park in Parkersburg. The river crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday. Flood stage is 36 feet. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The Ohio River crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday at Point Park in Parkersburg, where the flood stage is 36 feet. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The wind whips the Ohio River Saturday at the Belpre Boat Ramp. The river crested around midnight Saturday. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
The Ohio River encroaches onto Civitan Park Saturday in Belpre, where the river crested below flood stage around midnight Saturday. (Photo by Jess Mancini)
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PARKERSBURG -- The Ohio River crested Saturday night from 8 to 9 feet below flood stage in Wood and Washington counties where a windstorm caused numerous power outages.
The river, fed by tributaries filled by storms, crested at 26.95 feet at 11:15 p.m. Saturday in Marietta, where the flood stage is 35 feet, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston. The river crested at 28.44 feet at midnight Saturday in Parkersburg, where the flood stage at Point Park is 36 feet.
The region was under flood and high wind alerts from the Weather Service on Saturday.
MonPower early Sunday afternoon cited several thousand power disruptions in the region. Service should be restored by Tuesday, the utility said.
More than 10,000 customers in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, Calhoun, Tyler, Wetzel, Doddridge, Ritchie, Roane and Gilmer counties were impacted over the weekend.
As of 7:15 p.m. Sunday, the company still listed 605 outages in Calhoun County, 378 in Doddridge County, 216 in Gilmer County, 445 in Jackson County, 658 in Pleasants County, 984 in Ritchie County, 747 in Roane County, 543 in Tyler County, 299 in Wetzel County, 477 in Wirt County and 1,633 in Wood County.
Most of the outages in Wood County were in Parkersburg, where 563 out of more than 25,000 customers were without power Sunday evening.
American Electric Power-Ohio reported 2,850 outages in Washington County Sunday evening, down from more than 3,000 that afternoon. The utility reported 4,479 outages in Athens County, 178 in Monroe County, 326 in Morgan County and 18 in Noble County.
The Washington Electric Cooperative reported 1,435 customers without power Sunday evening in Washington County, with 135 in Athens, 172 in Monroe, 28 in Morgan and 406 in Noble County.