UPDATE: McDowell County residents still without power

MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - UPDATE: Around 380 people in McDowell County and Buchanan County in Virginia are still without power due to heavy rainfall on Monday. One of the main areas affected is Paynesville. A restoration time was set for 10 pm Wednesday and has now been pushed back to midnight on Thursday.

Karen Wissing with Appalachian Power says crews are having a hard time fixing the damaged line because of the area the line is located. Wissing says crews are currently using bulldozers and excavators to cut a path through an area to access the affected line.

The line was hit by a tree and she says crews are basically making a road to the line. We will continue to monitor the outage.

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Around 380 people in McDowell County and Buchanan County in Virginia are still without power due to heavy rainfall on Memorial Day. Appalachian Power’s outage maps says people in areas like Paynesville have been without power since around 3 pm on Monday.

An official with Appalachian Power says a tree brought down a line and crews have not been able to reach the area due to flood waters. They add that the waters have now receded and crews are working to restore power. Power should be restored by no later than 10 pm Wednesday.

We will continue to monitor the outage map.

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