Memphis gets FEMA funds for recent winter storms
Little more than a month after rolling blackouts and a precautionary boil water advisory, severe winter weather hit Shelby County again.
Topic: winter weather
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March 2023
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January 2023
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Ice storm warning extended to Thursday morning
The original warning went into effect 6 p.m. Monday and was to remain in effect until noon Wednesday, Feb. 1. The new warning will be in effect until 6 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2.
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Suburban schools, city-county district cancel classes for Wednesday
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December 2022
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MLGW reminds public of existing text alert system
“During the storm, we used text alerts to communicate to 86,940 of our customers,” an MLGW press release said.
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TVA facing outages, record demand as rolling blackouts loom
The TVA faces outages at two of its coal-fired plants and some of its natural gas plants, according to spokesperson Scott Brooks.
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MLGW preps to restart rolling blackouts
MLGW said Friday evening that it was preparing for the possibility of TVA requiring its customers to cut power load by at least 5%.
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February 2022
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Millington schools closed Thursday due to winter weather
Millington announced its schools are closed Thursday. Other suburban districts remained open.
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Icy scenes from around the Memphis area
Our photo gallery captures images of the ice storm’s beauty and danger.
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January 2022
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Memphis area under winter storm watch Saturday and Sunday
The National Weather Service said most data points showed that snow would accumulate along and north of the Tennessee - Mississippi state line.
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February 2021
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Grocery stores hit hard by weather-driven sales
Kroger spokesperson says the weather has prevented many vendors from providing certain products for its area stores, such as bread.
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As airport sees water issues, MLGW asks customers to reduce usage
Memphis is known for its water, but according to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, we will need to use less of it until the end of the week.
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Suburban schools close remainder of week
Many suburban districts are utilizing virtual learning due to the snowy conditions.
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New round of snowfall moving in Tuesday evening; Strickland declares weather emergency
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland declared a citywide state of emergency Tuesday, Feb. 16, because of the ongoing winter storms.
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The snow and your car aren’t going anywhere
With temperatures remaining below freezing, the city is using snow equipment it has only used one other time in the past eight years. And when snow removal begins, the city warns the snow is likely to go on sidewalks and other property that is not the responsibility of public works.
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Roses are red, violets are blue, Valentine’s snow forecast for you
Wind chills could fall as low as -5 Saturday night and Sunday morning. Warming centers are open for those who have no heat or no place to go, and the Office of Emergency Management will provide transportation.
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Bone-chilling cold, ‘significant’ snow and ice headed toward Mid-South
Dangerously low wind chill readings and possibly significant snowfall forecast over next several days.
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Have an ice day — images from Memphis’ winter weather
Memphians woke up this morning to freezing rain and icy conditions.
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November 2018
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Light snow leads to social media fun for Collierville students, superintendent
Students in the Collierville Schools district may not have gotten a day off for the earlier-than-normal dusting of snow Wednesday, but the possibility opened the social media door for some good-natured lobbying of Superintendent John Aitken to postpone classes. -
Photo Gallery: Early snowfall dusts Memphis
A light wintry mix of snow and sleet dusted Memphis Wednesday, Nov. 14, causing some schools to close early, a wedding party to take cover, and the city and local businesses to take precautions as winter weather conditions threatened the area on a late fall day.
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