Two dead in Tennessee after severe weather
The storms continue an outbreak of torrential rain and tornadoes that has cut across the country this week, from the Plains to the Midwest and now the southeastern U.S.
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The storms continue an outbreak of torrential rain and tornadoes that has cut across the country this week, from the Plains to the Midwest and now the southeastern U.S.
Area residents should be on the lookout for severe weather Wednesday, May 8.
Even though it was colder for longer, Memphis got a welcome surprise this past storm: The power mostly stayed on.
“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.
The last time MLGW’s power supplier TVA experienced record power demand, Memphis had its first rolling blackouts.
The heaviest snowfall landed just east of Germantown.
FEMA assistance will offset damages during July storms in West Tennessee.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water said Monday morning that it could take days for power to be fully restored following Sunday night’s thunderstorms.
The National Weather Service of Memphis canceled the tornado watch for Shelby County just after 2 p.m.
World Central Kitchen and local volunteers are delivering meals to folks in need in Covington and Wynne, Arkansas.
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.
Friends and neighbors in Covington gathered to pick up the pieces after a tornado tore through the area, decimating the town. Covington ‘impassable' after tornado; Arkansas under state of emergencyRelated stories:
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.
Tornadoes that ravaged parts of Mississippi overnight were the deadliest in the state in more than a decade, according to National Weather Service records.
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.
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.
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