Thousands without power as storms move through East TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Thousands across East Tennessee lost power as storms moved through the region on Tuesday. More storms are expected on Wednesday.

Storm Team 6 is tracking potentially strong to severe thunderstorms moving through the region. Severe thunderstorm watches and warnings were issued for several counties, including Anderson, Blount, Fentress, Grainger, and Knox Counties on Tuesday. To see current weather alerts, click here.

Below you can see outages as of 10:20 a.m. Wednesday:

• Volunteer Energy Cooperative
  • Total: 1,514
    • Bradley County: 710
    • Fentress County: 128
    • Polk County: 476
• Knoxville Utilities Board
  • Total: 603
• Lenoir City Utilities Board
  • Total: 100
• LaFollette Utilities
  • Total: 12
• Plateau Electric Cooperative
  • Total: 44

If your power goes out, click here to find out how to report the outage based on instructions from each power company in Knox, Blount, Anderson, Loudon, Sevier, Union, and Grainger Counties.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story will be updated as more outages are reported.

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