West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) work crews are cleaning up and assessing damage following a series of severe thunderstorms and high winds that swept through the Mountain State on Thursday, April 3, 2025, and into Friday, April 4, 2025.
Hardest hit by winds and flooding were the District 2 counties of Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, and Wayne. WVDOH District 2 Engineer Jason Foster, P.E., said Wayne County was ripped by extremely strong winds.
Damage was severe in parts of Wayne County, and repair crews were still assessing the situation on Friday morning.
High winds felled trees and took out numerous power lines on Wilson Creek Road in Wayne County. Foster said WVDOH road crews cleared trees and cut their way in to allow crews from AEP to untangle power lines from trees in the area. WVDOH crews do not have the specialized training or equipment needed to safely remove power lines.
WVDOH crews were also dealing with slides on Mill Creek Road and Webb Road in Wayne County. Foster said damage was reported in all five counties in District 2, which was still being evaluated on Friday.
WVDOH District 10 Engineer Ryland Musick, P.E., said minor flooding and trees down were also reported in the District 10 counties of McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, and Wyoming. District 10 crews were still dealing with several roads closed following major storms in February.
Reports of trees down and mudslides were also reported in the District 4 counties of Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston and Taylor. But District 4 Manager Earl Gaskins said damage was minimal.
““We’ll get it taken care of soon,” Gaskins said.