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Workers remove a tree from Montvale Road at Farris Road at about 3 p.m. Monday as a Maryville police officer directs traffic. The tree fell, blocking Montvale Road, during a storm with damaging winds. David Gaffin, forecaster for National Weather Service in Morristown, said the peak wind gust reached 45 mph at McGhee Tyson Airport at 3:02 p.m. Today's forecast is for sunny skies with a high in the upper 80s.

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Blount County Highway Department Superintendent Bill Dunlap said three trees fell in Leatherwood Estates at Walland. Crews were busy at 8 a.m. clearing the roads. Other trees fell on Brown School Road, Old Knoxville Highway and Johnson Road.

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High winds drop trees, block roads

By Iva Butler
of The Daily Times Staff
Originally published: June 23. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: June 22. 2009 10:17PM

A storm that hit Blount County Monday morning knocked down trees and blocked roads across the county.

Blount County Highway Department Superintendent Bill Dunlap said three trees fell in Leatherwood Estates at Walland. Crews were busy at 8 a.m. clearing the roads.

Other trees fell on Brown School Road, Old Knoxville Highway and Johnson Road.

According to a Blount County Sheriff's Office report, a fire at 6:19 a.m. Sunday at the home of John M. Mills, Carr Road, Seymour, was caused by lightning.

The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department also responded to the fire call and advised that it appeared lightning struck the house and damaged the floor area and ceiling near a wood stove.

Firefighters said it appeared the lightning traveled through an electrical wire in the basement, through the second floor level and out the roof of the residence. Damage was estimated at $8,000.

Townsend Police Chief Ronnie Suttles said Monday his officers had driven all the roads in the city and found no downed trees over the roads.

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