The storm that spawned a tornado in Salem was part of a larger system that struck across the region Sunday evening, knocking out power to more than 100,000 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. Power restoration efforts continued on the Memorial Day holiday.
A fast-moving Sunday evening storm, which included a confirmed EF-1 tornado that spread damage over 2 miles in Salem, left more than 19,000 Appalachian Power Co. customers in Virginia without
The storm that spawned a tornado in Salem was part of a larger system that struck across the region Sunday evening, knocking out power to more than 100,000 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. Power restoration efforts continued on the Memorial Day holiday.