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MLGW provides update after storms knock out power for over 100k customers
Action News 5 • • nation
Key Points:
- Thunderstorms in Memphis caused power outages affecting approximately 130,000 MLGW customers at the storm's peak, with restoration expected to take several days until Thursday evening.
- MLGW is prioritizing power restoration to critical facilities such as hospitals, water treatment, and sewer plants, followed by circuits impacting the largest number of customers.
- Crews, including MLGW staff, tree trimming teams, and over 30 contractors, are actively working on damage assessment and power restoration efforts.
- Several intersections in Germantown are experiencing power outages, and the City of Olive Branch is addressing multiple reports of downed trees and power lines, urging residents to treat all lines as live.
- Public works crews have been deployed in Olive Branch to remove downed trees and assist with recovery operations.
