There are 14 article(s) tagged power outage:

• October 2023

  • MLGW says power restored in Downtown Memphis

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water officials said an equipment failure impacted a “large portion” of Downtown Sunday morning, Oct. 8.

    By Keely Brewer October 08, 2023

• September 2023

  • Downtown power outage should be resolved by 5 p.m.

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water said a failure at Substation 3 caused the outage, and there are multiple crews trying trying to restore power.

    By Keely Brewer September 08, 2023

• August 2023

  • Power to be restored by midnight Friday

    Severe weather started Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning with heavy rainfall, gusts of wind up to 55 miles per hour and a brief tornado watch. 

    By Keely Brewer August 10, 2023

• July 2023

  • MLGW makes progress on power restoration

    About 216,000 Memphis Light Gas & Water customers lost power in recent days due to high winds and thunderstorms. By Saturday evening, the number was below 17,000.

    By Alicia Davidson July 22, 2023

  • Power outages spike during severe thunderstorms, heat advisory

    The area is under a severe thunderstorm watch until at least midnight and an excessive heat warning Wednesday from noon to 8 p.m., meaning the heat index could reach 112 degrees. 

    By Keely Brewer July 19, 2023

  • More storms could pack a wallop as utility crews trudge on

    Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner called the latest outage ‘a gut punch’ to those already affected. MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said weather-related repairs delay long-term reliability improvements.

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    ‘I don’t want customers to lose hope’: Second week of storms knocks out power for 35,000

    By Keely Brewer July 04, 2023

• June 2023

  • 55,000 MLGW customers without power as triple-digit temperatures approach

    By Tuesday morning, power had been restored for about half of the Shelby County residents who lost electricity during Sunday night’s super cell thunderstorms.

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    Why does Memphis lose power after storms? That and a few more questions answered

    By Keely Brewer June 27, 2023

  • MLGW disables outage texts as thousands still without power

    MLGW customers received a text Sunday that said, “due to the number of outages, outage-update texts are disabled.”

    By Nick Lingerfelt June 19, 2023

• April 2023

  • More blackouts unlikely, MLGW says; 226,000 users have been without electricity

    “The risk of additional forced blackouts is low for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,” said MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 19, 2023

• January 2023

  • Conaway: A return to simpler times and not so simple solutions

    “Our return to civilization and the miraculous recovery of our internet connection.”

    By Dan Conaway January 27, 2023

• February 2022

  • More than 60,000 remain without power

    Out of about 140,000 Memphis Light, Gas & Water customers who lost power Thursday, thousands still do not have electricity.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 06, 2022

  • The cold truth: Thousands remain without power

    The number of people without power remained at about 20% of MLGW’s customers by 3:30 p.m. Sunday. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 06, 2022

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    The same ice that snaps power lines and slickens streets also creates opportunities for photographers to catch some wintry images. Vote for your favorite one.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 05, 2022

  • City declares state of emergency as nearly 140,000 without power

    The National Weather Service says the ice storm warning is in effect until midnight tonight. This story will be continuously updated.

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    Area schools cancel classes Friday

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 03, 2022