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Severe thunderstorms pass through East Tennessee Save Email Print
Posted: 10:22 PM May 9, 2008
 Last Updated: 1:19 AM May 11, 2008
 Reporter: Carrie Thompson
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Knoxville (WVLT) - Several reports of damage, but nothing serious, from the storm.

It hit our studio around eight p.m. and lasted about 40 minutes. The rain pounded so hard many drivers had to pull over to the side of the road. You could barely see.
In other areas, the roads were flooded.

Right now, more than 11,000 KUB customers are reportedly without power. Also several reports of trees down throughout the night.

Our cameras found one on Piney Grove Church Road that fell during the storm and blocked a lane of traffic. Neighbors were quick to help with their chainsaws and cut the tree apart so drivers could get through.
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Posted by: Same Location: Knoxville on May 10, 2008 at 09:19 PM
Well, it's kinda hard to not be out on the roads when it's right when a lot of people are on their way home or out eating dinner (like I was). And like CFR said, periods ARE your friends, and please, PLEASE spell out the words right.
Posted by: CFR Location: Rocky Hill on May 10, 2008 at 06:14 PM
kvin, periods are your friends. Power went out here on Rocky Hill 3 times during the night. 8-10:30, 10:30-11:30(Transformer blew. Loud explosion). 12:10-12:15AM. There was garbage all over the roads on my way to work
Posted by: kvin Location: knoxville and east tn on May 10, 2008 at 10:40 AM
im a sky warn spotter and i blunt co where i chased the storm last night they had 1.5 inches of hail some up to quarter size and on alcoa hiway traffic after the storm had passed was slow go do to flooding on alcoa people that where at the waffle house had to whated till the water resedede be for they could leave several trees where reported down also and a report of a funnel cloud that i tried to conferments but was not able to make it out there to adserve do to the amount of traffic but i do have one thing to add if u are out and do here a sever thunderstorm warning come out take shelter let the trained spotters and emergency personal git out for if there had been a tornado that formed out of the storm there where to many out and that was dangares but thats all i have to report on the storm form last night later and have fun.
 
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