Updated: July 04, 2017
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE TO BLAME FOR POWER OUTAGES, DOWNED TREES AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORMS PRODUCED STRONG WINDS THAT WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL DOWNED TREES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, TENNESSEE AND LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA. A ROOF WAS DAMAGED AT A HOME ON MAY STREET IN LAWRENCEBURG. SEVERAL UTILITY POLES WERE BROUGHT DOWN IN THE CITY WHICH RESULTED IN POWER OUTAGES FOR A SHORT TIME. LAWRENCEBURG FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO GERI STREET AND OLD MILITARY ROAD ON SEPARATE REPORTS OF CARS SUBMERGED IN FLOODED DITCHES DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY AND WERE NOT INJURED. 2.3 INCHES OF RAIN WERE RECORDED IN JUST OVER TWO HOURS FROM THE STORMS.