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East Tennessee has seen a stretch of severe thunderstorms and rising heat, with downed trees and power lines causing outages and road blockages in multiple counties, notably around Knoxville and Oak Ridge. Storm damage included a roof torn off an Oliver Springs Airport hangar (damaging two planes) and a tree falling on an Oak Ridge couple's home, prompting a community fundraising effort to help with repairs. Forecasters also issued a weather impact alert as highs near 90 degrees combined with humidity to push heat index values above 100, with additional strong to severe storm chances expected into midweek.