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Storm damages buildings, knocks down trees, knocks out power

Posted at 9:20 pm June 10, 2014
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Passtime Garage Storm Damage

Passtime Garage on South Main Street in Clinton was damaged by a fast-moving storm and severe winds early Tuesday evening. (Photo courtesy WYSH Radio/WGAP Radio)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 12:15 a.m. June 11.

There are reports of trees and power lines down throughout Anderson County, and some roads are still blocked after a fast-moving storm ripped through East Tennessee, authorities said early Tuesday evening.

There have been reports of trees that have fallen on homes, but so far no injuries have been reported.

Tractor Trailer Blown Over near Lake City

A tractor-trailer was reported to have been blown over on Lake City Highway. (Photo courtesy WYSH Radio/WGAP Radio)

The short, fierce storm whipped through Oak Ridge and Anderson County with severe winds and driving rain at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. It left a path of debris: scattered branches and limbs, broken trees, fallen power lines, and damaged buildings and homes. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department said there was a semi truck and trailer that apparently was blown over by high winds on Lake City Highway at Old Lake City Highway.

“It has now been removed and the roadway is open,” the Sheriff’s Department said early Tuesday night. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

At about 8:30 p.m., the Clinton Utilities Board reported that 6,173 customers had been affected by the storm, and 4,068 were still without power.

Stoplights have been out, and police have been directing traffic as rain continued to fall and storms moved out of the area.

Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department was notifying the Anderson County Highway Department and Tennessee Department of Transportation of fallen trees.

“They are responding as quickly as possible, but there are so many it may be a while for some areas,” Lucas said. “The rescue squad and the local volunteer fire departments are also assisting in removing trees.”

Tree Down on Emergency Operations Center

A tree was knocked down on the Emergency Operations Center behind Ridenour Law firm in Clinton. (Photo courtesy Terry Frank)

Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank said power was restored at the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton at about 9 p.m.

Lucas said there are several areas of the county without power.

“We are on emergency generator here at our 911 center in Clinton,” he said Tuesday night. “We are asking those who have a power outage to report this directly to CUB at (865) 457-9232 unless there is an emergency due to the power being out or live wires down. We have to call them by phone as well. CUB has an outage monitoring system, so in most cases they are already aware of the loss of power. They too are working as quickly as possible to restore power throughout the county.”

The Sheriff’s Department had two patrol shifts on duty to handle the calls, and its dispatch center was extremely busy for almost two straight hours, Lucas said.

“We not only dispatch Sheriff’s deputies but EMS, county fire, and the rescue squad as well,” he said.

“Patrol deputies are now out surveying the county looking for trees and power lines down so notifications can be made,” Lucas said. “Calls have slowed down but it may be a while before all is back to ‘normal.'”

More information will be added as it becomes available.

West Oak Ridge Storm Damage

The storm damaged buildings, including this shopping center in west Oak Ridge. (Photo by Valarie Bilotta Emery)

 

Clinton Power Outages on June 10

A map of the Clinton Utilities Board power outages at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. (Image courtesy CUB)

 

Filed Under: Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Clinton Utilities Board, East Tennessee, Lake City Highway, Oak Ridge, power lines, storm, trees

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  1. Andrew Howe says

    June 11, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    It is indeed “ass time” once again! The trees were whipping it good. LOL Nice to see some subtle humor from the layout dept.

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