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KUB still working to restore power after storms rolled through East Tennessee

Many counties of East Tennessee were placed in a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on July 12.
Credit: Robin Mehaffey
Credit: Robin Mehaffey

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Storms passed through much of East Tennessee Tuesday evening, bringing gusty winds and pouring rain across the area. 

As storms passed through, Knoxville Utilities Board said several customers lost power. As of Wednesday at 7:35 a.m., 99.9% of KUB's customers had power.

Outages were reported across the county, with clusters on the west and south sides and hundreds reported in Northeast Knox County. KUB also reported several outages in Union County, north of Maynardville.

Customers can report power outages online, through the KUB website.

The storms were expected to slowly weaken as they passed through East Tennessee. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for many counties, with some expiring by 8:45 p.m.

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