Weekend storms wreak havoc around Tri-State

CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- Two tornados hit the eastern part of Kentucky on Sunday, and thousands of West Virginians are without power after weekend thunderstorms.

Meteorologist Brian Schoettmer with the weather service office in Jackson said an EF-1 strength tornado with winds just over 100 mph is believed to have touched down at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Whitley County about 9:15 a.m. Sunday.

Schoettmer told the Lexington Herald-Leader a storm survey team found large trees had snapped off and fallen, some on cars and one on the park ranger's home.

He said about an hour later, a tornado with winds between 95 and 100 mph struck in Leslie County near Hyden.

Both incidents brought down power lines.

Weekend storms lashed the South and the Great Plains, killing at least 22 people in other locations.

Appalachian Power reported nearly 2,000 outages Monday evening with the heaviest hit areas being Kanawha, Nicholas and Raleigh counties. Allegheny Power reported about 157.

On Sunday, there were 52,000 outages.

All schools in Clay and Nicholas counties were canceled Monday because of the outages. Boone and Raleigh counties canceled classes at one elementary each.

Hillary Clinton canceled a campaign stop in Montgomery Monday morning.

The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for Jefferson and Berkeley counties through 11:15 a.m. A high wind warning for southeast West Virginia was in effect until 9 p.m.