CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The biggest problem as the afternoon's storm struck Bradley County struck was heavy traffic and wrecks, said county EMA Director Troy Spence said
“Right now it’s kind of calmed down,” Mr. Spence said. “It looks like there’s a spur on the end of this thing that is coming out of Chattanooga into the southwestern part of Bradley County.”
At 5:20 p.m., he said the storm should pass in another 20 minutes.
“We’ve got a few power lines down and some trees down,” he said. “Traffic accidents are the biggest problem.”
There are no reports of structural damage, he said.
“We’re trying to let everybody know to be real cautious around any downed power lines,” he said.
People should be aware that electricity can travel through the wet ground near a live power line, he said.
An early report that a tornado touched down in the Calhoun-Charleston area turned out to be false, he said.
Ben Benton is a news reporter at the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He covers Southeast Tennessee and previously covered North Georgia education. Ben has worked at the Times Free Press since November 2005, first covering Bledsoe and Sequatchie counties and later adding Marion, Grundy and other counties in the northern and western edges of the region to his coverage. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Tenn., a graduate of Bradley Central High School. Benton ...
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