Trees and Power Lines Downed by Storms in Kanawha County

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Crews are cleaning up downed power lines and trees across the Kanawha Valley.

Pennsylvania Avenue in St. Albans is back open after the high winds knocked a tree across the road.

Another tree was blown over in the 1300 block of Highland Drive in St. Albans early Wednesday morning.

Several weather related accidents were caused by the severe weather. A car hydroplaned and smashed into the back of ice truck on I-77 in downtown Charleston. No one was hurt and all lanes have reopened.

Another crash happened about 9 a.m. Wednesday on I-64 West near the Cross Lanes exit. Police say a pickup truck was carrying a backhoe on a trailer. The trailer flipped over causing the truck to crash.

AEP is reporting about 700 customers are without power in Kanawha County.

2,000 AEP customers are without power in West Virginia because of the high winds.

School officials at West Teays Elementary in Putnam County say an awning on the school blew off the building into the parking lot.

Workers are at the school repairing the damage. Classes are not being impacted.