by Kristen Schneider and Chad Hedrick, originally posted on December 24, 2016

Neighbors in Hurricane woke up Friday morning to little to no water pressure after a reported water main break. The break caused delays for some who were trying to get an early start to the holiday weekend cooking but were prevented from doing so.

UPDATE 12/23/16 @ 5:35 p.m.
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) — Neighbors in Hurricane woke up Friday morning to little to no water pressure after a reported water main break. The break caused delays for some who were trying to get an early start to the holiday weekend cooking but were prevented from doing so.

Joanne Frey is the owner of The Sweet Retreat in Hurricane, and water is a big necessity for day-to-day operations and filling dozens of cupcake orders for Christmas weekend.

“That’s when the panic did kind of set in,” Frey said. “Because I thought, ‘Oh wow I’ve got orders that are going to be here at 11 a.m. and they need to be filled.’ ”

A break was discovered in the city’s main water line about 8 a.m.

A city crew responded immediately and the leak was isolated, according to Mayor Scott Edwards.

The water line had to be drained and the main tank was drained, as well.

Frey says she called the health department, and they walked her through the proper protocol to make sure the bakery was clean and the sweets were safe to eat.

After Friday’s brief scare, Frey says she will always make sure there is backup water at her store should another outage hit.

“I did make a pact with myself and say I’m going to keep extra gallons of water here on hand just because if something like this does happen, even an hour of being down is hard.”

A boil water advisory has been issued for all Hurricane Water customers until further notice.
UPDATE 12/23/16 @ 2:20 p.m.
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A boil water advisory is in effect for the city of Hurricane after a water main break.

The break was discovered in the city’s main water line about 8 a.m. Friday.

Mayor Scott Edwards says the advisory is in effect until further notice.

The boil water advisory affects anyone with Hurricane City Water.

A city crew has been working to fix the problem all day.

The water line and main tank were drained Friday morning. The city has since switched to a backup water source, but the boil water advisory is still in effect.

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UPDATE @ 9:28 a.m.
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) — The mayor of Hurricane says he’s hoping a water main break in the city’s water system is fixed by noon Friday.

A break was discovered in the city’s main water line about 8 a.m.

A city crew responded immediately and the leak was isolated, according to Mayor Scott Edwards.

The water line is being drained and should be done soon. The main tank was drained as well.

Once the line is repaired, the city will switch to a backup water source and begin filling the main water tanks, according to the mayor.

Mayor Edwards says people should boil their water until further notice.

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ORIGINAL STORY
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A water main break in the city of Hurricane has caused some people to have no water or low pressure.

Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards says the break is in the city’s main water line.

Crews are working to isolate the problem and then make repairs, but it’s unclear how long that may take.

No word on how many residents are affected.

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