Chattanoogans will spend a long time telling “horror stories” of danger and destruction from the storm on Monday – and some people may still be without electricity today. Some may not get renewed electric service until later this week.
But many are giving thanks that, according to initial reports, deaths and serious injuries in this area were far fewer than they might have been. Tragically, one Polk County man died when a tree struck his home.
Meanwhile, some houses were flattened, and several cars were crushed by falling trees. Power was interrupted to as many as 37,000 homes. There is a terrible mess left to be cleaned up, and there is much damage to be overcome.
Unpredictable springlike weather, if not spring itself yet, has clearly not come in “like a lamb”!
There is no immediate way even to realistically estimate the property damage, not to mention the disruptions and inconveniences of many kinds to countless people.