Brooke County recovering from severe storm damage, thousands still without power

Brooke County recovering from severe storm damage, thousands still without power

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) - Brooke County was one of the hardest hit areas during Tuesday’s severe thunderstorms.   Winds upwards of 70 miles per hour caused widespread power outages along with downed trees.   Greg Moore, Brooke County EMA Director, says most of the trees have been cleared and now First Energy is working to restore line service.   “There was extensive damage done to our whole grid system,” Moore said. “Wellsburg has power beca…