A main power pole, behind LFD Station 2, takes a giant hit

News / Sports / February 18, 2022February 18, 2022

TOP PHOTO: Damaging winds broke off a large tree limb sending it over this main power pole around 7:30pm Thursday.

Strong winds knocked down a large tree limb onto this power pole’s lines Thursday night on Old Jacksboro Highway behind La Follette Fire Station Number 2.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Downed trees, spotty power outages and debris blown around are some of the results of Thursday and Thursday night’s damaging winds around Campbell County.

Old Jacksboro Highway at Brantley Lane was shutdown for a good while Thursday night.

Strong wind gusts blew a large tree limb onto a main power pole’s lines knocking the pole over around 7:30 Thursday night behind La Follette Fire Station Number 2 on Old Jacksboro Highway. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 02/18/2022-6AM)