KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Hundreds of people have lost power Saturday evening due to winter weather.
As of 11 p.m., over 500 Volunteer Electric Cooperative customers were without power and the Harriman Utility Board shows about 245 customers without power.
What should you do if your power goes out in freezing weather?
There are weather watches and warnings for multiple counties. You can see our forecast for Storm Team 6’s predictions of the upcoming weather.
Here are the outages as of 11 p.m.:
- Harriman Utility Board: 245
- Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative: 50
- Clinton Utility Board: 99
- Rockwood Electric Utility: 227
- Knoxville Utility Board: 29
- Volunteer Energy Cooperative: 521
- Bledsoe County: 105
- Cumberland County: 324
- McMinn County: 69
- Meigs County: 7
- Rhea County: 2
- Roane County: 13
- White County: 1
- Lenoir City Utilities Board: 129
If your power goes out during cold weather, the Federal Emergency Management Agency advises not to use gas stovetop ovens, camp stoves or charcoal grills to heat your home. The agency also recommends people shouldn’t use generators inside the home, basement, shed or garage due to the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning. See the agency’s full advice.
Storm Team 6 forecast
There are also many ways to prepare for winter weather, including checking the house for exposed pipes…