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Fallen trees block lanes along Watts Bar Highway

Heard on: Rhea TN Law Dispatch Group Calls
02:33
00:00
Twenty-one to 18 .
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Watts Bar Hwy, Tennessee 37381
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews, including TDOT and THP, responded to reports of multiple fallen trees obstructing lanes along Watts Bar Highway. One tree was blocking nearly the entire westbound lane near Pugh Drive, and another was found near Old Washington Highway past a local store. Crews worked to remove obstructions and check for additional hazards along the roadway and near the dam area.

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