Glenn Reed's apple orchard was just a few of the thousands of trees snapped in pieces by the damaging freeze. Reed is just one of many trying to determine how he'll recover. Trees were not the only things snapped in pieces. Electrical towers wilted under the weight of the ice, and that's the reason several residents remain without power. The day began with about 16-hundred Bent Mountain residents still in the dark.
Crews continue making repairs to reduce that number.
American Electric Power says those downed towers and lines are causing distribution problems for AEP customers. Fatal Fire Authorities say 73-year old William Joseph Thomas died in a fire early this morning in Danville. Police are not sure what sparked the blaze, and say no one else was injured. Meanwhile, authorities are continuing their investigation. Walking the Beat Roanoke County is one of only three law enforcement agencies to use a crime scene mapping system.