MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thousands of Memphis Light, Gas, and Water customers are without power due to severe weather in the area early Thursday morning.
There are currently 12,577 customers experiencing the outage.
The majority of the Mid-South is under a Slight Risk (Level 2/5) for severe weather. A flash flood warning was also issued for Shelby County and Tipton County.
Tips for if your power goes out:
- Check to see if the lights are out in neighboring homes — if so, it’s likely a larger outage.
- Access the MLGW outage map via mlgw.com or the MLGW app.
- Report the outage on the MLGW app or call 544-6500.
- For more tools, visit here.
Tips for if a powerline is knocked down:
- Stay away and call MLGW at 528-4465.
- Assume the line is “energized” and stay away and warn others to do the same.
- Do not remove fallen tree limbs or other debris from power lines. (Tree limbs and other objects can conduct electricity that can shock anyone coming in contact with them.)
This story will be updated.