Storms Cause Widespread Power Outages in Southern US
TL;DR Summary
Over 62,000 Memphis Light Gas and Water customers were without power due to 655 outages caused by a storm that hit the Mid-South on Sunday. MLGW called it the sixth worst power outage in Memphis history and warned that restoration could take multiple days. MLGW President Dough McGowen said that the company's infrastructure improvement plan will solve most of these issues, but admitted that the company is behind on that plan partly because of COVID.
- Over 62K MLGW customers without power, utility company says FOX13 Memphis
- Power out: Map shows outages in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Georgia USA TODAY
- Why does Memphis lose power after storms? That and a few more questions answered The Daily Memphian
- Power outage map for Memphis: Storms leave almost 100K without power Commercial Appeal
- Louisville's east end dealing with fallen trees, power outages after Sunday storms WDRB
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
10
Time Saved
1 min
vs 2 min read
Condensed
78%
348 → 75 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on FOX13 Memphis