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Updated: More closures, delays Wednesday as snow falls, temperatures drop

Posted at 1:18 am February 18, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Winter Weather Advisory

Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown

 

Note: This story was last updated at 12:56 p.m.

Many offices and schools will remain closed on Wednesday because of the weather and road conditions, and some will open late. The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a winter weather advisory for snow on Wednesday and a wind chill watch for Wednesday night.

Schools in Oak Ridge and Clinton and Anderson and Roane counties will be closed again Wednesday. So will Roane State Community College campuses. Pellissippi State Community College will also be closed.

Anderson County Schools will be closed the rest of the week, officials said Wednesday, and the Central Office is closed as well.

Anderson County government offices and all courts will be closed Wednesday.

City of Oak Ridge offices will open at 9 a.m. City Hall in Rocky Top will close at noon Wednesday for deteriorating weather conditions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, College, Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Weather, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, Clinton, cold temperatures, extreme cold, high winds, National Weather Service, NWS, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Electric Department, Oak Ridge Office, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, ORAU, Pellissippi State Community College, Roane State Community College, snow, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Department of Energy, UPF, wind chill, wind chill watch, winter weather, winter weather advisory, Y-12 National Security Complex

Storm blows down trees in west Oak Ridge

Posted at 5:03 pm May 19, 2013
By John Huotari 6 Comments

Tree Falls on House

A large white oak fell on a home in west Oak Ridge on Sunday afternoon, damaging a garage and deck railing.

Trees fell on several roadways and at least one home in west Oak Ridge during a short, severe storm Sunday afternoon.

There were reports of hail in some parts of East Tennessee, and the storm brought high winds. In Oak Ridge, trees fell on or along Gum Hollow Road, Mason Lane, and Westover Drive. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: Gum Hollow Road, high winds, Mason Lane, Oak Ridge, Oklahoma Avenue, storm, Westover Drive, Wisconsin Avenue

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