Falling trees play havoc with LUB customers while blocking roads, five LUB poles down in one spot

This tree is across West Kentucky Avenue in the 400 block.

There’s a challenge at every turn. LUB crews are tackling this latest challenge.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Campbell County is not getting the best of what was once Hurricane Helene. It’s getting what’s left, and that’s enough; enough to create havoc around the area.

Trees started falling quickly around 9am Friday. “Trees are falling faster than we can get to them,” said Casey Boshears, Director of Public Works for the City of La Follette.

VERY TOP PHOTO: This tree is across West Beech Street at the corner of South 9th Street. The tree has taken power poles with it.

Rose Hill, North 21st and South 6th Streets, South 14th and East Elm Streets, East and West Beech Street, the list is growing of where trees are down, and in many cases all the way across the road. A tree that has fallen across West Kentucky Avenue, in the 400 block, is the largest tree this reporter has seen so far in covering this latest storm.

More than one power pole has been pulled over by this tree on West Beech Street looking from the La Follette Public Library.

Five power poles were reported down in the vicinity of South 4th, Hill Street and Virginia Avenue. The area around West Hemlock and South 13th Streets has been hard hit.

Reports of some of the first trees down were from North 21st Street.

“We’ve had some trees down and have cleared them. So, far, it’s not been too bad here in the county,” said Campbell Road Superintendent Ron Dilbeck.

This is the tree on West Kentucky Avenue.

The brunt of the storm should be through Campbell County by sunset. However, the rain chances remain along with high wind gusts, but not to the extreme of Friday’s. We should start feeling the strong winds ease up by sun-up Sunday with the dry out from the rain beginning Wednesday. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 09/27/2024

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