[TWIAR] Tornadoes tear thru Tennessee

[Greg Williams]

5 dead in Coffee County in West/Middle Tennessee.  4 Known dead in Morgan
county Northwest of Knoxville.  50 reported missing at last report.

All telephone and commercial power in Wartburg area of Morgan county is
offline.  The only means of communications right now is thru amateur radio.
147.330 WD4ORB repeater is being used to facilitate communications thru
various agencies.  Red Cross has shelters set up in 3 counties surrounding
Knox County.

146.940 WB4GBI repeater was used for SKYWARN
147.195 KD4CWB repeater was used to organize emergency communications and
supplies for assistance in Morgan County.

A full report will be soon forthcoming.  I was involved with SKYWARN and
then went to Red Cross HQ in Knoxville.  Was called up to Wartburg by EOC,
only to be turned away once I arrived (after driving over an hour to get
there at 1:30 AM) and have just now gotten home.

Greg Williams
k4hsm@lock-net.com

Tis often better to be silent and thought a fool rather than to speak and
remove all doubt.
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