Tree removal in South Boston, VA

From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged 19 storm reports near South Boston that mention trees, limbs or branches. The latest are dated June 15, 2025; September 24, 2024; and July 23, 2024. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 81 mph, estimated by the reporter.

After a storm

Source: NOAA Storm Events

About 3,200 households live in South Boston. About two thirds of the homes are detached houses and about half the occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1967. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 2 miles from South Boston, averages 108 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 23 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists 3 electric utilities with service territory in Halifax County, among them Virginia Electric & Power Co and City of Danville; the county page names the other one.

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024