There were still scattered power outages in Oak Ridge late Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, and crews were working to make repairs. Above, utility crews replace a utility pole and repair lines on Dana Drive after a large tree fell during a severe storm on Friday evening. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Note: This story was last updated at 10:25 p.m.
All known power issues in Oak Ridge are repaired, the Oak Ridge Electric Department said Saturday evening.
Crews worked to restore power Saturday in what were reported to be scattered outages. If you are still without power Saturday night, please call the Oak Ridge Electric Department at (865) 425-1803.
City workers had reported scattered outages in Oak Ridge earlier Saturday after a severe storm roared through Oak Ridge Friday evening.
It wasn’t clear how many customers were affected by power outages. The Oak Ridge Police Department had reported a major power outage on Friday evening.
A section of Dana Drive remained closed Saturday morning as crews installed a new utility pole and repaired lines after the Friday evening storm.
Many areas that had reported outages Friday evening appeared to be restored by Saturday morning, although a few stoplights were still flashing and not operating regularly.
Residents and business owners that reported power outages Friday night were in areas that included Emory Heights, Farragut Road, Manhattan Avenue, Briarcliff, Willow Place, and Purdue and Pennsylvania avenues, among others. Power was also out at traffic lights and businesses along Emory Valley Road on Friday evening. There were also reports of power outages in Grove Center and along Oak Ridge Turnpike in central Oak Ridge.
The first four pictures below are from Saturday morning on Dana Drive, and the last three are from Cooper Circle. Both streets are east of Briarcliff Avenue/Jefferson Middle School and north of Emory Valley Road.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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Jason Allison says
A special thanks to CORED and Elliot for their hard work these past three days and over night! I wish all of the city staff had such good work ethic.
johnhuotari says
I also thank the Oak Ridge Electric Department and Elliott for their work, and I would also like to give credit to Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, and Oak Ridge Public Works Department, who I saw out working during and after the storm on Friday and Saturday.