Storms Wreak Havoc in Shelby County, State of Emergency Declared
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declared a local state of emergency due to extreme storms that caused widespread damage to trees and utilities, leaving 122,000 MLGW customers without electricity. By Tuesday afternoon, about 50,000 remained without electricity. The National Weather Service placed most of the area under an Excessive Heat Watch from Thursday morning through Thursday evening, with actual temperatures forecasted to hit 101 and 102 on Thursday and Friday. The county will open a Day Center and residents can visit AT&T locations to recharge mobile devices.
Topics:nation#excessive-heat-watch#power-outages#shelby-county#state-of-emergency#storm-damage#weather
- Shelby County under state of emergency due to storm damage, outages WREG NewsChannel 3
- Edmonson County Judge Executive asks for community’s patience during storm recovery WBKO
- Shelby County under State of Emergency following Sunday’s storms Action News 5
- Winds up to 90 mph hit Shelby County during storm, NWS says WREG NewsChannel 3
- Local state of emergency declared for Shelby County after severe storm damage, Mayor Harris says FOX13 Memphis
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