Overnight storms and possible tornadoes hit the Chattanooga area with devastating fury.

Overnight storms and possible tornadoes hit the Chattanooga area with devastating fury

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On battlefield parkway fort oglethorpe georgia has seen devastating damage from the storms. team 11 sitting up or just raving just as a victim of no internet had happened until offense.

Right now there currently are.

There were a couple of hours against the thousand people in the room whe it out.

Power without power this hour is not just epb customers.

It also extends down into northern alabama and especially down in north georgia.

There's a quick look at the map as kate mentioned 60 60,000 people without power.

It is not something that will be totally resolved in one day or maybe even today slightly is also extending to cleveland north georgia polk county mcmahon county trial in georgia it's everywhere folks i want to want the people.

Thousands of people currently right now about power there's a lot we don't know about the situation just becaus there's a lot do know do know that this out.

It happened just a few hours ago, has surpassed the april.

It happened just a few hours ago, has surpassed th april 2011 outbreak at his old partner should pass the outbrea we had back in 1997 also on easter weekend.

Absolutely.

Som these folks that were hit so hard like in east brainerd.

They were also hit in 1997 were initially some of those picture in just a moment right now are you telling about what happened on that of part way on this is important georgia.

They had devastating damage last night.

Storms sherwin williams paint store collapsed windows at the mcdonald's were shattered.

They were taken of course that was during the nighttime hours ther and now you're saying what it's like during the day at least eight businesses along this particular stretch of battlefield parkways suffered extensive damage at apartment complex.

There also had severe flooding and that's one of the elements that we will have to deal with for the next couple days.

The officials are currently checking the damage sites on what they are calling rescue and recovery mission, which is exactly what it sounds like the lately also in east brainerd.

We were talking about them earlier.

They worse though heavily last night we are and these are parts of our viewing area course enchanting.

The policeman tending the fire department concentrated their efforts and that jenkins red an stained for gap area.

Those roads handing closed off while police continue to wear to make sure everyone they and accounted were we told you about grace baptist academy how devastated the school is a lot of data damage there.

In fact, so much damage.

They were supposed to have their command center in chandigarh police department, hamilton county ems they were on me.

They are great baptist but decided to move it to be my amps a is also on that road because it was so damaged from the storm a little bit later in the broadcast will be talking with longtime friend broadcast colleague gary mack yuri of course now with hospice of chattanooga.

His mother was one whose home was totally destroyed by the tornadoes last night just off of all i go get juice 93 sold store you will hear it'll send the little sent a shiver up your spine.

Absolutely.

Absolutely were als talking about shall really that whole area right there with devastated mind as storms. ther was trees down in damage to so many neighborhood firefighters and rescue crews were actually out on time.

There was no much damage get that in many areas there was going door-to-door knocking just to make sure everyone was inside safe and accounted our thanks to the many first responders, regardless of their jurisdiction.

We all came together as they do in such this made sure that as many people in our community were safe.

Those that needed medical attention.

Got it and got it promptly unless killed 14 peopl and been taken to area hospital only and that now sure it has good and will probably continue to increase of east brainerd of course seems to be a big target when we have tornado out to your both of those areas suffered extensive damage both in 2011 and back in teen 97 gold walked collegedale same sort of story.

There are also some yearly hits by the storms we got to capture some of this video of some of the downtown areas in coldwater and collegedale both a postal official tells us there are trees down through out this area uses the power is out at the post office as well as everything north of the railroad plotted devastation on devastation in north georgia.

Dr. murray county as well.

Five people lost their lives.

No word yet on the number of injuries, but confirmed pathologies in early county a few minutes ago spoke with tim headed course ti owns and steakhouse on riverfront parkway gray friars.

Tim was better restaurant to around town for a long time.

Many of us have been the bones smokehouse.

We have them here on chelsea lately, both smokehouse totally destroyed th tornado.

Tim said they had a catering truck and one other vehicle.

The rebels moved in th neighborhood of 30+ feet before the building was destroyed.

It's also in the same complex word goodwill is located.

The back there roof heavily damage gone.

It's just amazing and till we get into a little more daylight we have a better chance to explore more of the area were not really sure of the extent o these damages, but they absolutely no doubt about that little bit later on as half hours matter-of-fact on the other side of this commercial break talking with taylor should papers out all the roads will give you her amy maxwell with hamilton county emergency service be joining us for the latest up to date from the official sources and