Power Outage in Jamestown, TN

Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds resulted in numerous damage reports, including downed and uprooted trees, downed powerlines, and roof and other property damage across all of Fentress County. Damages are estimated.

More than 100 trees and some power poles were blown down across Fentress County. Several buildings suffered minor structural damage.

A Facebook report indicated trees and power lines were blown down in the Ridgetop Acres area of Jamestown.

Freezing rain brought ice accumulations up to 1/2 inch across Fentress County, especially northern parts of the county, resulting in dozens of downed trees, power lines, and power poles. Some trees, power lines, and power poles fell onto homes and blocked numerous roads. Damage estimates from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reached 2.26 million dollars.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Fentress County.

Tree damage and power outages were reported throughout Fentress County.

Three to four inches of total rainfall across northern and middle Fentress County resulted in some flash flooding with minor mud slides on secondary roads. Several trees and power lines were also knocked down due to the heavy rain.

Three to four inches of total rainfall across northern and middle Fentress County resulted in some flash flooding with minor mud slides on secondary roads. Several trees and power lines were also knocked down due to the heavy rain.

Power lines were blown down on Delk Creek Road near Pall Mall.

A tornado moved southeast out of far southern Pickett County into western Fentress County and strengthened to EF1 intensity. One home on Riverton Road suffered moderate roof and siding damage, and a nearby mobile home had minor roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down on Riverton Road and Highway 52 with both roadways blocked and closed. More trees were snapped and uprooted on Manson Road and Boatland Road before the tornado lifted around 6 miles southwest of Jamestown. Maximum winds were estimated at 95 mph.

A tornado moved southeast out of far southern Pickett County into western Fentress County and strengthened to EF1 intensity. One home on Riverton Road suffered moderate roof and siding damage, and a nearby mobile home had minor roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down on Riverton Road and Highway 52 with both roadways blocked and closed. More trees were snapped and uprooted on Manson Road and Boatland Road before the tornado lifted around 6 miles southwest of Jamestown. Maximum winds were estimated at 95 mph.

Snow and sleet accumulations up to 1.5 fell during the late afternoon on February 20, followed by freezing rain with ice accumulations ranging from 0.75 in northwestern parts of Fentress County up to 1 in southeastern areas from the evening on February 20 into the early morning hours on February 21. Emergency management reported hundreds of trees, power lines and power poles knocked down throughout the county with many roadways blocked. Power was out to 95% of the county in the first few days after the ice storm, with some areas without power for 2 weeks. Cleanup efforts from the ice storm took several months and lasted into May 2015. Fentress County was declared a Presidential disaster area on April 2, 2015.

A tree was reported down with power outages at West Briar Avenue.

Most of Fentress County without power. Numerous trees were reported blocking roadways across the county.

Trees and power lines were reported down south and southwest of Jamestown.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines across Southern Tipton County including the areas near Brighton and Covington. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. A roof was blown off a warehouse near Brighton. Several roofs collapsed in Covington and a few of the city square buildings had extensive roof damage.

A tree was blown down on Buck Mountain Road. Power was also out in the area.

Some trees were downed across the county resulting in power outages.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout Fentress County with all schools closed for the day due to power outages.

A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail and power outages 2 miles south of Jamestown.

An NWS Storm Survey found a strong microburst with maximum wind speeds up to 85 mph struck areas east of Grimsley. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted and several power poles and lines were blown down along a 2 mile path from south of the Banner Springs Road and Press Beaty Road intersection eastward to Pierce Road. One tree fell on a house on Georgee Road causing major damage to the roof and garage. Another tree toppled onto and damaged a vehicle on Press Beaty Road, and a tree also fell onto and destroyed an outbuilding on Pierce Road.

Several trees and power lines were downed.

Metal building was destroyed at the York Agricultural Institute and power lines were also downed on State Highway 52. Specific details concerning the type of metal building that was destroyed were unknown.

Trees and power lines were downed 12 miles west of Jamestown. Trees and power lines were downed in Jamestown. Another tree was downed 3 miles west of Jamestown.

Lightning strike destroyed an Oil Tank. One of the tanks exploded and flew 300 feet from its original location. Newspaper reported that this one tank broke off a crossmember of a utility pole and severed power and utility lines before coming to rest across the road from its original position. There was only a small amount of oil in the bottom of the tanks, which helped keep a fire that had also broken out due to the lightning strike from spreading to three other tanks in the same area.

EF1 Tornado, with a maximum estimated wind speed of 100 mph, started in the Tom Price Road Area of Jamestown and resulted in the destruction of one mobile home and numerous trees down across houses. A couple of buildings had their roofs blown off just north northeast of Allardt. Newspaper also reported that trees were downed on Government Pond Road, Country Club Road, and Baseline Road, which appeared to be|the hardest hit area, with several large trees being uprooted and most of the siding on an outbuilding at the Joe Pennycuff residence being blown off. There was another|report of a funnel cloud near the White Oak and Hensley Road area. Power outages occurred across several areas of the county due to trees being blown down on power lines.

Trees down and power outages were reported in Jamestown and western portions of county. Some of these trees and power lines fell onto homes and automobiles.

Sheriffs office reported several areas with icing in trees and power lines. Some trees and power lines were reported down due to icing in Jamestown.

Significant damage to an abandoned car wash in Clarkrange. Roof was detached. Power lines were also downed along Highway 62.

Numerous trees and power lines were down over western Fentress County and in Jamestown. Some of these trees fell on houses and cars. Power was out in Jamestown.

Trees and power lines were down just west of Jamestown on Highway 52.

Law enforcement reported trees and power lines were down. Many trees were down on houses.

At least 8 power poles were downed by the storm.

Trees and power lines down across county.

Trees and power lines were blown down near Airport Estates.

Law enforcement reported trees were blown down and widepread power outages in Jamestown. The hardest hit area though was in the northern part of the county.

NWS Storm Survey indicated straight line winds. Some damage to homes with numerous trees and power lines down. 2 chicken houses were destroyed on the Chella LaRue farm. 2 businesses were damaged on U.S. Highway 127 South. Susan's Quilt Shop sustained damage to the roof and siding. Across the street, the Fentress Auto Repair was practically destroyed when the back portion of the metal building was blown out. A large tree fell on a home on Wayman Beaty Rd.

Sheriff's office reported a tree was blown down on Jonesville Road. This tree took down some power lines. Two other trees were blown down around the county.

Local law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down around the county.