Baseball-size hail is possible for Franklin. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 5 p.m., the weather ...

Insurance adjustors and contractors are already busy trying to repair damage from severe storms that hit Middle Tennessee on ...

It had winds of 75 mph and did mostly tree damage ... Franklin storm (Photo: WKRN) This brings our tornado count for the year up to 14; we normally only get nine per year in Middle Tennessee.

Flood damage is seen along Mill Creek in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in ... More Old Fort, North Carolina, about 60 miles from Erwin, Tennessee. The state's criminal ...

Ben Benton is a news reporter at the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He covers Southeast Tennessee’s Bledsoe, Bradley, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea and Sequatchie counties.