Nashville and the surrounding Music City area is still dealing with the aftermath of the ice storm that hit in late January.
Though the impacts of Winter Storm Fern in Nashville have mostly worked their way out of the news cycle, there’s still plenty of clean up to do. Ice and freezing rain hung on to trees and power lines for days on end in the Middle Tennessee area, which led to over 200,000 homes being without power at one point. The slow process to get all of those residences back online has led to heavy scrutiny of the Nashville Electric Service (NES).
The ice storm caused severe damage to Nashville and the surrounding area, and needless to say, it’s taken a toll on residents. Some of the city’s parks are still closed and are hoping to reopen in early March, if they can get all of the tree limbs and debris cleaned up then.
The only real silver lining is that Nashvillians banded together to help one another out during the trying time. Whether it was offering food or shelter to neighbors, or helping to clear downed trees… it’s been an all-hands-on-deck effort to get the city back to normal operations. And this video out of Mt. Juliet – a city about 15 miles east of Downtown Nashville – showcases just how much tree damage there was in the Nashville area.
The City of Mt. Juliet shared a video of their debris collection effort, which they say is the biggest they’ve ever seen. In case you are unfamiliar with how tree limb cleanup works in an urban area, residents are encouraged to leave any debris they’ve collected from their own property on the curb, and the city comes and picks it up (eventually). It’s basically like trash pick up, but for tree limbs.
And boy, oh boy were there plenty of downed tree limbs to collect after the ice storm. This footage below shows the entire pile that’s been built up just from Winter Storm Fern recovery efforts… and it’s almost hard to believe:
Unbelievable… and there’s still even more to be picked up.
The City of Mt. Juliet went on to share their board has okayed a budget amendment to bring in a contractor to help with the rest of the limbs and debris that are downed in the area and ready to be collected:
Still much work to be done, but glad to hear that Mt. Juliet – just one of the many Nashville area communities – is well on their way to getting back to normal.
