Family Forced From Home After Storm Blows Tree Down

As a severe thunderstorm blew through the Chattanooga area Sunday afternoon, high winds knocked down a large tree onto a house around 4 p.m. at 1105 E. 13th Street.

Captain David Thompson, Jr. said no one was injured, but the damage was severe enough that the family would have to stay elsewhere tonight. Volunteers with the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee were called in to provide assistance to the two adults and five children who lived there, including a temporary place to stay. 

Captain Thompson said firefighters with Squad 1 and Quint 2 placed tarps over the damaged roof to protect the home from additional damage from the storms.

 

A city building inspector was also called in to evaluate the structural integrity of the house.