There are 14 article(s) tagged severe weather:

• January 2024

  • Memphis avoided major power outages during a recent winter storm. How?

    Even though it was colder for longer, Memphis got a welcome surprise this past storm: The power mostly stayed on. 

    By Keely Brewer January 29, 2024

  • Memphis housing doesn’t help when it comes to extreme temps

    “A lot of our residents just don’t have enough money to make regular repairs or regular upgrades to their homes, especially if they are living in one of those older homes,” said Ashley Cash, the city’s housing director. 

    By Keely Brewer, Ben Wheeler January 28, 2024

  • TVA power demand could hit record high by Wednesday, affecting Memphis

    The last time MLGW’s power supplier TVA experienced record power demand, Memphis had its first rolling blackouts.

    By Keely Brewer January 16, 2024

  • Shelby County sees up to 6 inches of snow

    The heaviest snowfall landed just east of Germantown.

    By Keely Brewer January 15, 2024

• September 2023

  • West Tennessee gets fourth round of FEMA funds

    FEMA assistance will offset damages during July storms in West Tennessee. 

    By Keely Brewer September 05, 2023

• June 2023

  • MLGW: Power restoration from Sunday night storms could take days

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water said Monday morning that it could take days for power to be fully restored following Sunday night’s thunderstorms. 

    By Samuel Hardiman June 26, 2023

• April 2023

  • NWS cancels tornado watch for Shelby County

    The National Weather Service of Memphis canceled the tornado watch for Shelby County just after 2 p.m. 

    By Keely Brewer April 05, 2023

  • ‘Chef corps’ heads to help in Covington and Wynne

    World Central Kitchen and local volunteers are delivering meals to folks in need in Covington and Wynne, Arkansas.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 05, 2023

  • DeSoto County assesses damage from Friday’s severe weather

    As storms moved through the Mid-South last Friday night, the National Weather Service estimates that a tornado swept across a rural section of DeSoto County.

    By Beth Sullivan April 03, 2023

  • ‘I just came out to help:’ Covington recovers after devastating tornado

    Friends and neighbors in Covington gathered to pick up the pieces after a tornado tore through the area, decimating the town.

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    By Michael Waddell April 02, 2023

  • National Weather Service breaks down Friday’s tornadoes

    Two rounds of severe weather and tornadoes hit Arkansas and parts of Tennessee on Friday night, March 31, something the National Weather Service says was expected as the spring season kicks in.

    By Alicia Davidson April 01, 2023

• March 2023

  • Weather service: Mississippi tornadoes deadliest since 2011

    Tornadoes that ravaged parts of Mississippi overnight were the deadliest in the state in more than a decade, according to National Weather Service records.

    By The Associated Press March 25, 2023

  • Memphis area faces forecast of severe weather

    The main line of storms will roll in around 8 to 10 p.m. for Memphis, or 9 to 11 p.m. for Fayette County, according to a forecaster with the National Weather Service.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 24, 2023

• December 2022

  • Mix of sleet and snow blows in as temperatures nosedive to zero

    Here are the links to report outages, find shelter and get rides if you have to get out in the dangerous temperatures that aren’t expect to crack 20 degrees until late Saturday morning. 

    By Bill Dries, Julia Baker December 23, 2022