Power Outage in Crossville, TN

Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds led to numerous damage reports of downed trees and limbs, downed powerlines, and roof damage. A NWS employee reported that a fallen large tree created a traffic jam along Interstate 40 from Crossville to Ozone. Damages are estimated.

An EF-1 tornado touched down on the north side of Crossville near the Obed River and moved northward across Rye Woody Road, Lawson Road, and Tabor Loop before lifting. At least seven homes and several outbuildings were damaged on Rye Woody Road and Lawson Road with three homes and another under construction suffering significant roof and exterior damage. Numerous trees were also snapped and uprooted in all directions and power lines blown down. Path length 0.99 miles and path width 50 yards. Max winds 90 mph.

A microburst blew down several trees and power lines around the area of Norcross Road at Lakewood Drive near St. George Lake in Fairfield Glade. A few boats were damaged on the lake, and some homes had trees fall onto them.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Cumberland County. A tree fell onto a house on Vandever Road near Highway 127 South, and another tree fell onto a house on Old Peavine Road.

The massive, severe macroburst that struck White County moved into Cumberland County near Pleasant Hill and continued northeast for another 27 miles to the Morgan County border. Within the 5 miles wide macroburst, severe wind damage struck Pleasant Hill, Baker Crossroads, Crossville, and Fairfield Glade. Hundreds of trees were blown down with some falling into and through homes, including on Glade Creek Road and Deck Road in Pleasant Hill. Several homes suffered roof, gutter and siding damage on Carter Town Road, Norman Drive, Eureka Drive, Creston Road, and Bristow Road in the Baker Crossroads area, as well as the Charleston Plantation apartments in Crossville. A warehouse building collapsed at the corner of Highway 70 and Northside Drive, and part of the roof was blown off the Cumberland Farmers Co-op Building in Crossville. A tractor trailer was blown over on Taylors Chapel Road, and a metal garage was destroyed at North Cumberland Elementary School. Old Jamestown Highway and I-40 at mile marker 319 were both blocked by downed trees, and numerous other roads were blocked by fallen trees, power lines, power poles, and other debris. 1 person was injured at the Deer Run RV Park in Fairfield Glade when a tree fell through an RV. Peak wind gusts of 63 mph were measured at both the Crossville Memorial Airport ASOS and the City of Crossville downtown Davis weather station, which were located on the south edge of the macroburst. Winds in the core of the macroburst were estimated up to 95 mph.

The massive, severe macroburst that struck White County moved into Cumberland County near Pleasant Hill and continued northeast for another 27 miles to the Morgan County border. Within the 5 miles wide macroburst, severe wind damage struck Pleasant Hill, Baker Crossroads, Crossville, and Fairfield Glade. Hundreds of trees were blown down with some falling into and through homes, including on Glade Creek Road and Deck Road in Pleasant Hill. Several homes suffered roof, gutter and siding damage on Carter Town Road, Norman Drive, Eureka Drive, Creston Road, and Bristow Road in the Baker Crossroads area, as well as the Charleston Plantation apartments in Crossville. A warehouse building collapsed at the corner of Highway 70 and Northside Drive, and part of the roof was blown off the Cumberland Farmers Co-op Building in Crossville. A tractor trailer was blown over on Taylors Chapel Road, and a metal garage was destroyed at North Cumberland Elementary School. Old Jamestown Highway and I-40 at mile marker 319 were both blocked by downed trees, and numerous other roads were blocked by fallen trees, power lines, power poles, and other debris. 1 person was injured at the Deer Run RV Park in Fairfield Glade when a tree fell through an RV. Peak wind gusts of 63 mph were measured at both the Crossville Memorial Airport ASOS and the City of Crossville downtown Davis weather station, which were located on the south edge of the macroburst. Winds in the core of the macroburst were estimated up to 95 mph.

An EF-2 tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 127 and Atkins Road in Rinnie where trees were uprooted and a single wide mobile home sustained roof damage. The tornado moved northeast and crossed Smith Road, causing minor roof damage to two homes, destroying two outbuildings, pushing over a power pole, and uprooting approximately 20 trees. Taking an eastward turn, the tornado tracked just south of Beaty Road where more trees were uprooted and two additional outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado strengthened to EF-1 as it continued east-southeast, uprooting dozens of trees on Cold Springs Road and Myatt Creek Road. Entering the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area, the tornado reached its maximum width and peak intensity of EF-2 as it snapped and uprooted thousands of trees across Turner Creason Road, Charlie McCoy Road, and Roy Taylor Road. The tornado weakened as it moved further to the east and crossed John Q Wyatt Road, and is estimated to have lifted along the Morgan County border north of Witt Road. However, the tornado may have continued eastward into Morgan County, and the path may be extended in the future once high resolution satellite imagery becomes available.

An EF-2 tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 127 and Atkins Road in Rinnie where trees were uprooted and a single wide mobile home sustained roof damage. The tornado moved northeast and crossed Smith Road, causing minor roof damage to two homes, destroying two outbuildings, pushing over a power pole, and uprooting approximately 20 trees. Taking an eastward turn, the tornado tracked just south of Beaty Road where more trees were uprooted and two additional outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado strengthened to EF-1 as it continued east-southeast, uprooting dozens of trees on Cold Springs Road and Myatt Creek Road. Entering the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area, the tornado reached its maximum width and peak intensity of EF-2 as it snapped and uprooted thousands of trees across Turner Creason Road, Charlie McCoy Road, and Roy Taylor Road. The tornado weakened as it moved further to the east and crossed John Q Wyatt Road, and is estimated to have lifted along the Morgan County border north of Witt Road. However, the tornado may have continued eastward into Morgan County, and the path may be extended in the future once high resolution satellite imagery becomes available.

The roof corner was peeled off a commercial building in Crossville, with trees and power lines also blown down in the area.

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout Cumberland County with several roads blocked.

A tree was blown down across Highway 70 North. Power outages were reported across Cumberland County.

Trees, power lines, and a transformer were blown down on Vandever Road.

A tree was blown down onto a main power line on Highway 70 west of Crossville causing widespread power outages.

Cumberland County Emergency Management reported several roads had minor flooded across the county, including Highway 127 N at Potato Farm Road, the southbound lanes of Highway 70 E at Ozone Road, Legion Road at Highway 127 N, the 3600 block of Genesis Road, and Highway 70 at Daysville Road. A tree and power line were also knocked down due to heavy rain along Highway 127 S at the Bledsoe County line.

Cumberland County Emergency Management reported several roads had minor flooded across the county, including Highway 127 N at Potato Farm Road, the southbound lanes of Highway 70 E at Ozone Road, Legion Road at Highway 127 N, the 3600 block of Genesis Road, and Highway 70 at Daysville Road. A tree and power line were also knocked down due to heavy rain along Highway 127 S at the Bledsoe County line.

A Facebook report indicated several trees and power lines were blown down at Camp Nakanawa near Mayland.

Several power poles were blown down on Jim Garrett Road.

A NWS storm survey found the rear flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm caused severe wind damage in a 3 mile long by 1/2 mile wide swath across Lake Tansi. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down from Ona Road east-southeast across Cravens Drive, the Lake Tansi Golf Course, Seminole Loop, Cheyenne Drive, Pawnee Road, Pomo Circle, Piute Road, Natchez Trace, and Flathead Road. Up to 50 trees were reported snapped or uprooted on holed 6 through 9 at the Lake Tansi Golf Course alone. Many roads were blocked and some trees fell onto homes and vehicles. Wind speeds were estimated up to 85 mph. In June 2017, a Presidential Disaster Declaration was made for Cumberland County due to the widespread wind damage.

A NWS storm survey found the rear flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm caused severe wind damage in a 3 mile long by 1/2 mile wide swath across Lake Tansi. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down from Ona Road east-southeast across Cravens Drive, the Lake Tansi Golf Course, Seminole Loop, Cheyenne Drive, Pawnee Road, Pomo Circle, Piute Road, Natchez Trace, and Flathead Road. Up to 50 trees were reported snapped or uprooted on holed 6 through 9 at the Lake Tansi Golf Course alone. Many roads were blocked and some trees fell onto homes and vehicles. Wind speeds were estimated up to 85 mph. In June 2017, a Presidential Disaster Declaration was made for Cumberland County due to the widespread wind damage.

A Facebook report indicated trees and power lines were blown down across Timberland Road.

Power lines down with 500 homes reportedly without power in the Clifty community.

A power pole was snapped in the Tabor area.

A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell across Cumberland County. Around 1/4 inch of freezing rain accumulated in far eastern Cumberland County along the east side of the Cumberland Plateau, where cold air was trapped up against the higher terrain. Emergency management and social media reported indicated the ice accumulation in the Ozone, Pineview, and Westel areas knocked down several trees and power lines, with a few road closures and 321 reported power outages. Cumberland County Schools were closed the following day due to the resulting ice damage and power outages.

Snow and sleet accumulations up to 0.5 fell during the late afternoon on February 20, followed by freezing rain with ice accumulations ranging from 0.75 to 1 on February 20 into the early morning hours on February 21. The ASOS at Crossville Memorial Airport measured 0.70 of ice accumulation along with a peak wind gust of 41 mph before being knocked offline. Emergency management reported thousands of trees, power lines and power poles snapped and knocked down throughout the county, with some trees falling on homes and many roadways blocked. Power was out to 22,000 customers in the first few days after the ice storm, with most of the county seeing power outages for up to 2 weeks and 130 customers without power for nearly 1 month. The 1,014 feet radio tower for 105.7 FM in Crab Orchard collapsed under the weight of ice. Volunteer Electric Cooperative stated this was one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the Cumberland Plateau, comparable to an EF2 tornado affecting the entire area, and caused 9.5 million dollars in damage to their 17-county utility system. Cleanup efforts from the ice storm took several months and lasted into May 2015. Cumberland County was declared a Presidential disaster area on April 2, 2015.

Precipitation totals across Cumberland County ranged from 0.5 to 1.5 of combined ice, sleet, and snow. A CoCoRaHS observer 4.7 miles S of Crossville measured 1.5 of combined ice, sleet, and snow, while a CoCoRaHS observer 0.1 miles NNW of Fairfield Glade measured 0.8 of ice and sleet with 0.2 of snow. Scattered trees and power lines were knocked down, and many roads and schools were closed.

Trees and power lines were blown down at Highway 70 North and Plateau Road.

Estimated winds of 40 to 60 mph blew down several power lines across the county.

Secondary roads were icy with bridges and overpasses on these roads also ice covered with estimated ice accumulation due to freezing rain of 0.10 inch. Some residents trying to turn their cars into their driveways on occasions slide past them and their cars became stuck in ditches, resulting in minor accidents. Trees were downed in the Maryland Community and also across State Highway 68 in the southeastern part of the county due to these ice accumulations. A power line was also reported downed in the Tansi area also due to these ice accumulations. Specific details concerning how many, amount and type of damage, associated repair costs, and if any injuries occurred, associated with these accidents, were unknown.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 127 at Dunbar Lane in Crossville.

Trees were blown down onto power lines near Lake Tansi.

In Tansi, multiple trees were downed, with some on driveways and one on a house. Power lines were also downed as well. Specific details concerning damage to the house were unknown.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

This EF1 Tornado, with maximum estimated wind speed at 100 mph, touched down along Taylors Chapel Road, or about 4.1 miles southwest of Downtown Crossville. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the path along with several|power lines down. Some homes sustained roof damage due to fallen trees. The area that suffered the most damage extended from Locksley Circle Road, northeast across Black Oak Lane and along Oak Drive. Newspaper reported that the Laurelwood subdivision was one of the hardest hit areas also. ||This tornado lifted just east of the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Fourth Street, just southwest of the Cumberland County High School. This was 9 tenths of a mile southwest of the downtown area. No injuries were reported with this storm.||Newspaper reports also mentioned that several vehicles were also damaged.

This EF1 Tornado, with maximum estimated wind speed at 100 mph, touched down along Taylors Chapel Road, or about 4.1 miles southwest of Downtown Crossville. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the path along with several|power lines down. Some homes sustained roof damage due to fallen trees. The area that suffered the most damage extended from Locksley Circle Road, northeast across Black Oak Lane and along Oak Drive. Newspaper reported that the Laurelwood subdivision was one of the hardest hit areas also. ||This tornado lifted just east of the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Fourth Street, just southwest of the Cumberland County High School. This was 9 tenths of a mile southwest of the downtown area. No injuries were reported with this storm.||Newspaper reports also mentioned that several vehicles were also damaged.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Strong wind gusts from gradient winds caused power lines to fall in the Lantana and Crab Orchard areas in Cumberland County. There were 9000 customers without power at 9 AM CST. Power was restored by 930 AM CST.

A few trees and power lines were blown down around the county.

Trees and power lines were down near Peavine and U.S. Highway 70.

The Crossville Chronicle stated that lightning struck a TVA transmission line, knocking out power to 24,000 Volunteer Electric Customers (VEC). Power was knocked out in Fairfield Glade, Crab Orchard and the Crossville area until 1033 AM CST.

Power pole and lones were down.

Numerous trees and power lines were down across the county. 17,000 people lost power in Crossville. Most of the damage caused by the storm was along Maple Street in Crossville. One tree landed on a house on Maple Street. Storm damage was reported in Deer Creek and Shangri La subdivisions according to the newspaper.

Emergency Manager estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph at 1042 AM CST. Metal canopies and power lines were down at intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and Elmore. Also, a large Kroger sign was blown down. About a dozen trees were blown down at an industrial park along U.S. Highway 127. The strong winds blew down a large Taco Bell sign and a large McDonald sign.

Trees and power lines were down on Dunbar Road near Lake Tansi.

Newspaper story about numerous downed trees in the southern part of the city. A shed was destroyed on Highland Dr. There were 16 homes damaged, and 21 power poles were broken. A large red oak tree fell and cut a home in half on Lantana Rd. Also, a large oak tree fell on a Jeep pickup on Mimosa Dr. The South Cumberland Elementary School had broken windows, damage to the roof, and one portable classroom was a total loss.

Ham radio operators reported trees and power lines down across the county.

Law enforcement reported many trees and power lines down. A shed was destroyed. Nearby, the Dripping Springs Baptist Church lost a steeple. Also, the church building had a porch torn from the building. Eight trees trees fell on 8 homes around the county. A tree fell on a trailer on Mayland to Pleasant Hill Rd. Also, trees fell on homes on Sandy Creek Rd., Junior Camp Rd., Genesis Rd. which is in the Linger Lake area, on Hwy.127 S., Hickory Dr., Cow Pen Rd., and Linder Lp.

EMA reported trees and power lines were down.

Sheriff's office reported trees were down around the county. Also, a power line was down at the entrance of I-40 and mile marker 317. Newspaper account relayed a story mentioning 10 utility poles were broken by falling trees.

Strong gusty gradient winds knocked down some power lines in Cumberland County.

1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice fell on trees and power lines. There were isolated power outages in Van Buren County. Ice fell off a McDonald's sign in Grundy County and caved in a car roof in Monteagle. There were some power outgaes in the western part of Grundy County.