Want more local news?

Get top stories from your area delivered to your inbox.

Windstorm knocks down trees, power lines in Mount Vernon

Saturday storm causes widespread damage, power outages

A damaged house with a collapsed porch roof and a black SUV parked in front.
The roof from the Howard Hanna Real Estate Services' building on Yauger Road was blown off during Saturday's windstorm that rolled through Knox County. There were also many trees knocked down and power outages throughout the city.
Fred Main Knox Weekly News Editor
Published

Nearly 8,000 power were without power Saturday afternoon, following a large storm that rolled through Knox County around 1 p.m.

Multiple areas had trees and power lines downed by the wind with several roads being closed. West High Street in Mount Vernon was closed at the Jackson Street intersection after a tree fell into power lines that cross the road.

Trees and power lines were blown down by a windstorm that rolled through Mount Vernon on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage and power was knocked out for many residents.
Trees and power lines were blown down by a windstorm that rolled through Mount Vernon on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage and power was knocked out for many residents.
Trees and power lines were blown down by a windstorm that rolled through Mount Vernon on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage and power was knocked out for many residents.
Trees and power lines were blown down by a windstorm that rolled through Mount Vernon on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage and power was knocked out for many residents.
Paved road beside a grassy area with fallen or cut trees and dense green woodland in the background.
Trees and power lines were blown down by a windstorm that rolled through Mount Vernon on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage and power was knocked out for many residents.
White house behind a picket fence with a large tree and grassy yard.
Trees and power lines were blown down by a windstorm that rolled through Mount Vernon on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage and power was knocked out for many residents.
Trees and power lines were blown down by a windstorm that rolled through Mount Vernon on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage and power was knocked out for many residents.
A utility truck and a fallen tree lie across a residential street lined with houses and trees.
Trees and power lines were blown down by a windstorm that rolled through Mount Vernon on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage and power was knocked out for many residents.

There were also several roofs damaged and/or ripped off homes and businesses. Howard Hanna Real Estate Services’ building on Yauger Road lost its roof to the wind. The Yauger farmhouse for their 175 acres was originally built in 1829, then added on to in 1840.

Dave Culbertson, broker for Howard Hanna, bought the building in 2006 and fixed it up to use as the real estate office. According to Culbertson, no one was in the building nor hurt when the roof came off today. He said the agents mostly work from home, so there will be no disruption to the business.

There was also part of a roof blown off on Harcourt Road, which laid near Sponsler CDJR of Mount Vernon, as well as trees down throughout the city. Downed trees and power lines closed West High Street, Elm Street, New Gambier Road, Upper Gilchrist Road, Upper Fredericktown Road, State Route 13 just north of the city, and many others.

As of 6 a.m. Sunday, power was restored to all but 30 Energy Cooperative customers but many AEP customers in Mount Vernon were still without power.

events knox county news headlines
Powered by
Knox Weekly News
Sign up for free home delivery Get our free newsletter View Community Calendar

THE LATEST

Local
Sports
Life and Learning
Columns and Opinion
Civic Life
Obituaries
Business
Community Calendar