More with Garry Mac and with Amy Maxwell, Hamilton Co.Office of Emergency Management

More with Garry Mac and with Amy Maxwell, Hamilton Co.Office of Emergency Management

Across woman is backed up traffic on all the and i know people are trying to go to i go to shallowford to get around what the huge backup only write grow.

It is not that would be so much easier.

Taylor were talking earlier when you get out hop in the car try to drive around and see what's going on.

You're putting your life at risk and you're also endangering our first responders who are out there on their assigned duties making their calls and making sure that folks like your mom.

Numerous, countless others are taken care of.

So stay physically in the big thing right now is the annual install obviously been taking place over here in the emergency response program in art understood aroun the normal normal traffic as well as the gawker traffic show gary again our best in your mom.

I will get in touch with you a little bit later on this morning worship years now and speak with amy maxwell.

Amy is she is the public relations manager for the hamilton county emergency management team and amy well you guys have done an outstanding job as you all the time but it's times like this all the departments absolutely shine.

Give us the update on what you know and where we stan now ... you were out here right now with the net, whether dan and it is ... would you say unbelievable.

Can you elaborate on that how completely droid might not ... a thing and there's trees that are down.

How are line down and add it to your aikido that ... can you repeat that were having our audio go in and out.

What you heard from the national weather service office folks.

S for ... well you are doing ... the way how the tree had fallen her damage at the ... that when the and when he determined that when the term in our the side ... amy, do you have an idea when the national weather service folks actually got some ground will be able to tell us.

I should have a conference later on late let the net whether urban determine the size of the tornado that destroyed a lot a lot of home that here and in many cases, these homes were destroyed during the outbreak.

I can 2011 and also back during 1997 ... well that hot though.

We've had a what people that it that that that that that that ... well absolutely on believable ... i'm sure will be hearing much more from uab coming up on just about every broadcast from here on out for several days ... and thank you again so much amy maxwell will hear more from amy coming up today at noon again just to recap a minimum of 14 folks have on to the hospital.

They are seeking ethical treatment.

There are numerous gas leaks around the area.

Let me repeat that numerous gas leaks around the area.

If you suspect you smell one call the gas company will be somewhat dispatched as soon as possible.

This is obviously also put a big big strain on the electrical system, not just here in southeast tennessee but pretty much everywhere surrounding hamilton county full restoration is going to take days multiple days please bundle the electric company and the ga company, the water company beg your patience.

They know where the problem areas are and they will get to them just as soon a they possibly can.

A lot of roads are still closed as a result of this, and it's a good idea to avoid the areas that gary was talking about earlier around.

I go gap road gun barrel shallowford road try and avoid those areas again.

Stay home.

We will bring the latest information you coming up here on news 12 now at noon that again on news 12 now it's 612 right side.

Just i'll see you tomorrow morning right