Weather outlook for October 31 2012
Snow likely before 4 pm with a chance of rain and snow thereafter. Cloudy conditions persist with a high near 36 degrees.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 2012
Page
1
Snow likely before 4 pm with a chance of rain and snow thereafter. Cloudy conditions persist with a high near 36 degrees.
Sports brief lists domestic weekend grosses from October 26 to 28 with top ten films. Paranormal Activity 4 leads in weekend gross at 8.5 million and 42.5 million to date, followed by Silent Hill Revelation and Taken 2 among others.
Virginia authorities probe three related explosions in Stafford County and Fredericksburg, caused by homemade bombs. Two Stafford incidents and one Fredericksburg incident left no injuries. Investigators collaborate with Fire Marshal, ATF, state police, and local police.
The West Virginia Daily 3 and Daily 4 drawings are not available. Virginia Pick 3 yields 7 7 2 and Pick 4 yields 9 6 8 4.
West Virginia State Police responded to a single vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer tanker on I-77 about one mile north of the H Edward Steele Tunnel. The incident was photographed by Eric DiNovo and appears in the A-2 continuation with related weather and travel items noted in the edition.
Welch Mayor Reba Honaker reports a heavy wind and snow event that cut power to APCO customers across McDowell County and surrounding areas. Crews worked through the night while some locations, including city hall and Wendy's, remained without electricity.
Across Maine to the Carolinas millions lose electricity and New York City nearly shuts down as Sandy moves inland. The U S death toll stands at 39 with many victims from falling trees. In New Jersey, 80 mph winds roared ashore amid widespread damage. Police and fire crews conduct urban search and rescue as Gov. Christie vows rapid response.
Bluefield and nearby Virginia towns delay or modify trick or treat due to the Franken storm. Bluefield reschedules to Thursday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. City Manager Jim Ferguson confirms adjusted times for several communities including Athens Bramwell Richlands and Tazewell with varied start and end times over Halloween weekend.
APCO figures show about 3 060 customers in Mercer County 5 366 in McDowell 5 131 in Tazewell and 4 603 in Buchanan without power as of Tuesday evening. Bland and Giles counties had outages restored by mid afternoon and officials warn restoration will take several days with numbers rising as storm damage persists.
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