Putnam County Roads “Very Bad”
Putnam County Sheriffs Dispatchers reported side roads “very bad” across the county as freezing rain fell overnight. Multiple calls of vehicles off the road and not able to move, according to dispatchers. As of 6:45am, roads in the county are reported “horrible” with better conditions being reported in the city of Cookeville. Still, Sheriff Eddie […]
Power Outages Reported With Snow
Power crews are out this Sunday morning across the Upper Cumberland working to restore power. Heavy wet snow blanketed the region overnight. Some ice also being reported on trees. Upper Cumberland Electric reports outages in the Buck Mountain, Silver Point, Rocky Point, Hawkins Crawford and Shipley School Road areas. Volunteer Energy reports more than 3,400 […]
Power Outages Reported Sunday Morning; Fentress Most
Wind gusts in excess of 40mph Sunday morning have produced power outages across the Upper Cumberland. Just after 6am, Volunteer Energy reported nearly 600 residents without power, the majority in Fentress County. About 60 homes in Pickett County are also without power. Scattered outages are also occurring along the Cumberland-White County border. Upper Cumberland Electric […]
Just Over 100 Remain Without Power In Fentress
Just under 130 Fentress County residents are still without power Monday night, according to Volunteer Energy. The majority of the outages are located along the Fentress/Pickett County lines. The number of outages reached 8,000 at one point during Sunday night’s storms.
Fentress Power Outages Down Under 1,000
More than a thousand Fentress County residents got power restored as daylight emerged following a long day Sunday of heavy rains and strong winds. As of 6am Monday, just under 1,000 Volunteer Energy customers are without power. Most of the outages in the Clarkrange area have been cleared. The majority of the remaining outages are […]
More Than 4K Without Power In Fentress
Strong winds Sunday evening led to some 4,000 Fentress County residents being without power. Volunteer Energy reports major power outages in both the Jamestown and Clarkrange areas just before 8pm Sunday. Cookeville Electric also reported outages in the Shag Rag Road and Old Kentucky Road area around 7:30pm Sunday night. Putnam County Emergency Management reported […]
Minor Power Outages Reported Sunday Afternoon
Strong winds that began just after 4:00pm Sunday afternoon produced some scattered power issues across the Upper Cumberland. Volunteer Energy reports a growing number of outages in Fentress County near Jamestown. The number increased to over 400 around 6:40pm Sunday. Jackson County reported power outages along Highway 85 just before 7:00pm. Trees reported down along […]
