Winter-related death reported in Greene County
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed one weather-related death due to the winter weather that began affecting East Tennessee on Friday, January 30th.
The death was reported in Greene County. This is the second winter weather-related death confirmed by the East Tennessee Department of Health; All of the deaths occurred in Middle or West Tennessee. All of the previously reported deaths were due to the winter storm that impacted the state last weekend, starting Jan. 23.
Knoxville Weather: Extremely cold temperatures with slippery roads
Most of East Tennessee Under Winter Storm Warning Cold temperatures and snow showers through 1 a.m. Sunday. in prediction. Several area schools are also Class canceled on Monday due to winter weather.
As of 9 a.m. Jan. 31, more than 55,000 customers across the state were without power. The majority of these outages are in Middle or West Tennessee. Tennessee National Guard and Division of Forestry personnel continue to assist with power restoration efforts by clearing downed trees for utility crews and emergency responders.
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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Established a hotline for people to request storm-related benefit checks And Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s Winter Weather Information hotline remains active.
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