MLGW, City of Memphis, MSCS Give Storm Recovery Updates as 68,000+ Remain without Power

MSCS closes all campuses Monday due to storm-related power outages

All Memphis-Shelby County Schools campuses will close Monday, Aug. 24, due to a destructive weekend storm. Collierville Schools delayed start times Monday, but no other suburban school systems had changed schedules.

MLGW, City of Memphis, MSCS give storm recovery updates as 68,000+ remain without power

Memphis Water, Light and Gas and the City of Memphis provided a live update on response and recovery efforts following Saturday’s severe storms.

58K without power, 34 MSCS schools affected by outage

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Saturday night's bow echo storm, with confirmed straight-line winds up to 80 mph, was the seventh-most damaging storm in MLGW history, the utility's president and CEO said Sunday. "It harkens back to Hurricane Elvis," said MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said, referencing the 2003 straight-line wind storm that caused extensive tree, [...]

Majority of power to be restored by Thursday, MLGW says after storm

Memphis power outage: Shelby County residents without electricity as severe thunderstorm warning issued

Shelby County had the largest number of reported outages in Tennessee, with 118,086 customers without power as of 6 p.m. CDT.