As of 6:30 p.m., the Memphis Light, Gas and Water outage map showed 5,925 customers without power.Īs the storm system moved east, stronger winds rocked some East Memphis and East Shelby County neighborhoods and towns.Įarlier, meteorologists advised residents to make arrangements for adequate shelter, to charge electronic devices and prep flashlights for potential power outages. The weather service said the tornado was indicated on radar.Īs of Wednesday afternoon, reported power outages in Shelby County jumped from around 6,100 hundred customers without power at 3:00 p.m. Collierville, Germantown, Capleville, Arlington, Lakeland, Bartlett and Oakland. The National Weather Service had issued tornado warnings for Memphis.
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The police department later posted an update on Facebook: "The building has been evacuated and everyone is safe and accounted for." The department told people to avoid the area of Marketplace Drive / Airport Drive and Marketplace Drive / Airways. In north Mississippi, the Southaven Police Department posted on Twitter that a roof had collapsed on a warehouse. "Our public works crews are not working anything," she wrote in a text message shortly after 6 p.m. "No reports of damage or down trees on their end." In Germantown, one of the suburbs in the path of the weather system, all appeared clear, said Jessica Comas, a spokesperson for the city.
The weather service is warning residents about possible tornadoes, penny-sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph.View Gallery: Severe weather hits Memphis areaĬollierville had some reported thunderstorm wind damage - a large tree down lying across power lines near Holmes Road and Byhalia, said meteorologist Tom Salem with the National Weather Service. with intermittent sounds of tornado sirens. Thunder, lightning and rain were winds are picking up in the Memphis metro area around 4 p.m. The Memphis area is also under a severe thunderstorm warning until 5 p.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Memphis announced. The Memphis area and surrounding counties are under a tornado warning until 4:15 p.m. Update at 3:51 p.m.: National Weather Service in Memphis has not confirmed any tornadoes have touched down, but it has received reports of wind damage. Update at 4:16 p.m.: The tornado warning in the Memphis area expired, but Shelby County remains under a severe thunderstorm warning until 5 p.m. Memphis Light, Gas & Water reported 113 outages, with 5,253 customers affected. National Weather Service in Memphis issued a flash flood warning for Memphis, Bartlett and Southaven until 7:45 p.m. Update at 4:39 p.m.: Logan said there are currently no reports of damage in the area. Memphis Light, Gas & Water reported 65 outages with 7,085 customers affected. Update at 5 p.m.: The severe thunderstorm warning in the Memphis area expired, but parts of Shelby County remain under a flash flood warning until 7:45 p.m. Memphis Light, Gas & Water reported 90 outages with 7,352 customers affected.
Shelby County Emergency Management and Homeland Security spokesperson Ashley Logan said Summer Avenue at Highland Street has some flash flooding. In Shelby County, Collierville, Lakeland and Arlington are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:15 p.m. Update at 5:26 p.m.: Parts of DeSoto County, including Southaven, Olive Branch and Horn Lake, are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6 p.m., with wind gusts up to 70 mph, the National Weather Service in Memphis announced. Wednesday.Īround 7 p.m., Memphis Light, Gas & Water reported 85 outages, with 6,721 customers affected. National Weather Service in Memphis reported about 2.23 inches in rainfall, but that number was expected to increase as the rain continued after 7 p.m. The severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Shelby and DeSoto counties had expired.
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