Ronnie Adams has lived in his house in Red Bank for 45 years.
“That was the worst I’ve ever seen,” he said of storms that caused a tornado, several house fires, a barn fire and left more than 19,000 people without power at some point in Chattanooga and the surrounding area Tuesday night.
A tree in Adams’ front yard fell onto Lynda Drive, damaging a wall alongside his driveway. He’s just happy the tree didn’t fall the other way, onto his house.
“I guess God’s not quite done with us yet,” the 70-year-old Adams said.
The tornado was spotted a couple of counties to the east, in Monroe County, Tenn. The EF-1 had winds that reached 90-95 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said, and occurred just west of New Highway 68, causing large trees to uproot and snap. It had a path of 200 yards, a length of 7.8 miles and lasted 12 minutes.