Tupelo Water & Light workers stabilize a damaged power pole as part of the process of repairing the damage caused by straight-line winds Thursday morning.
Sections of cut up power poles had to be cleared off Cliff Gookin Boulevard before work could begin to replace and repair the eight poles that were damaged in Thursday morning's severe weather.
A portion of Cliff Gookin in front of Tupelo High School was closed between Graham Dive/Kirkwood Road and the Natchez Trace Parkway for most of Thursday morning due to downed power lines.
Tupelo Water & Light workers stabilize some of the poles and begin repairing and replacing others that were damaged Thursday morning along Cliff Gookin Boulevard.
Tupelo Water & Light workers stabilize a damaged power pole as part of the process of repairing the damage caused by straight-line winds Thursday morning.
Sections of cut up power poles had to be cleared off Cliff Gookin Boulevard before work could begin to replace and repair the eight poles that were damaged in Thursday morning's severe weather.
A portion of Cliff Gookin in front of Tupelo High School was closed between Graham Dive/Kirkwood Road and the Natchez Trace Parkway for most of Thursday morning due to downed power lines.
Tupelo Water & Light workers stabilize some of the poles and begin repairing and replacing others that were damaged Thursday morning along Cliff Gookin Boulevard.
Tupelo Water & Light workers stabilize a damaged power pole as part of the process of repairing the damage caused by straight-line winds Thursday morning.
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Tupelo Water & Light workers get ready to start repairing or replacing eight power poles that were damaged Thursday morning.
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Large metal power poles can be seen laying across Cliff Gookin Boulevard Thursday morning.
Courtesy Tupelo Water & Light
Sections of cut up power poles had to be cleared off Cliff Gookin Boulevard before work could begin to replace and repair the eight poles that were damaged in Thursday morning's severe weather.
Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM
A portion of Cliff Gookin in front of Tupelo High School was closed between Graham Dive/Kirkwood Road and the Natchez Trace Parkway for most of Thursday morning due to downed power lines.
Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM
Tupelo Water & Light workers stabilize some of the poles and begin repairing and replacing others that were damaged Thursday morning along Cliff Gookin Boulevard.
Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM
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Tupelo Water & Light workers stabilize a damaged power pole as part of the process of repairing the damage caused by straight-line winds Thursday morning.
Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM
Tupelo Water & Light workers get ready to start repairing or replacing eight power poles that were damaged Thursday morning.
Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM
Large metal power poles can be seen laying across Cliff Gookin Boulevard Thursday morning.
Courtesy Tupelo Water & Light
Sections of cut up power poles had to be cleared off Cliff Gookin Boulevard before work could begin to replace and repair the eight poles that were damaged in Thursday morning's severe weather.
Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM
A portion of Cliff Gookin in front of Tupelo High School was closed between Graham Dive/Kirkwood Road and the Natchez Trace Parkway for most of Thursday morning due to downed power lines.
Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM
Tupelo Water & Light workers stabilize some of the poles and begin repairing and replacing others that were damaged Thursday morning along Cliff Gookin Boulevard.
TUPELO - Thursday morning storms downed power lines, closing one of Tupelo's major thoroughfares during the busy morning commute time.
Tupelo city officials say the high winds associated with the storm system that knocked out power to residents for several hours has also closed Cliff Gookin Boulevard near Tupelo High School.