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Severe thunderstorms swept through East Tennessee on Monday, downing trees and power lines and causing significant outages and road blockages across multiple counties. Damage included a tree falling on an Oak Ridge couple's home, leaving them facing difficult decisions between repair costs and medical needs, and a hangar at Oliver Springs Airport losing its roof, potentially totaling two aircraft, though the board president said one plane escaped damage. Local utilities fielded outage reports as communities began cleanup, and officials urged residents to monitor power provider updates for restoration progress.