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A tree and power line was reported down on College Heights Road.
A tree and a power line was reported down near Buffalo Mountain State Park.
Significant damage was reported at the Poplar Ridge apartments along highway 36. Several trees and power lines were reported down along with roof and fence damage.
Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in Johnson City.
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Scattered thunderstorms developed along a boundary for a second day during the afternoon hours. Thunderstorms downed trees and powerlines again.
A deep area of low pressure moved into the region increasing the pressure gradient resulting in high non-thunderstorm wind over the area. The damaging wind was primarily across the higher elevations and foothills. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed by the wind. A few buildings were also damaged. Measured wind gusts of 71 mph was recorded at the Cove Mountain wind tower. In addition, a gust of 64 mph was measured at the wind tower at the UT Biology Field Station at Greenbrier. Finally, a wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the wind tower at the Camp Creek Elementary School in Camp Creek.
A deep area of low pressure tracked through the region producing high non-thunderstorm wind over the area. The highest wind was reported over the mountains and the foothills. Wind gusts as high as 73 mph were reported. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed by the high wind. One pavilion under construction was also damaged by the wind.
A cold front tracked across the region triggering high non-thunderstorms wind over the area on the 20th. The strongest wind occurred across the higher elevations where most of the wind damage reports were reported. Wind gusts as high as 100 mph were reported. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed by the high wind. Several homes and buildings were also damaged by the wind. One person was injured in Camp Creek in Greene County when the tractor trailer he was driving on Camp Creek Road flipped on its side by the wind.
A large tree and numerous limbs over four inches in diameter were reported down on power lines along highway 107.
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What is Power Outage?
Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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- Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
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Johnson City, Tennessee
| City | Johnson City |
| County | Washington |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 37601, 37602, 37604, 37605, 37614, 37615 |
Trees and power lines were blown down.