US EditionTennessee Emergency Management Agency Provides Update in Power Restoration Across the State
Freezing rain and Arctic air caused widespread power outages and hazardous roads, with nearly 400,000 customers affected and restoration efforts expected to last several days.
- On Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Winter Storm Fern left more than 400,000 customers across Mississippi and Tennessee without electricity, with City of Oxford, Miss. crews shown working on power lines.
- The storm produced freezing rain and Arctic air that downed trees and power lines, with Mississippi officials warning nearly 1,000 spans of wire are down across the western half of Mississippi.
- Tennessee Emergency Management reported 189 broken power poles and crews working 14- to 16-hour shifts, while more than 100,000 outages remained in Nashville where access was blocked.
- Officials warned Wednesday that residents and motorists in Mississippi and Tennessee were running out of food, medicine and essentials, while dispatchers have fielded more than 2,000 calls and 200 people stayed at a local arena warming shelter.
- Utility companies said full restoration may take several more days into the weekend due to damage and weather, while meteorologists and the National Weather Service warned frigid temperatures will persist into early February and blocked highways hinder emergency supply distribution.
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The situation for some of the most vulnerable people trapped in homes in Tennessee and Mississippi without electricity is reaching a breaking point.
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency provides update in power restoration across the state
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency provided a briefing Wednesday. It highlighted TEMA’s top priority: restoring power for Tennesseans as quickly and safely as possible. Across the state, there are 16 debris-clearing teams that are actively cutting and removing downed trees and storm debris to reopen roads, restore emergency access, and allow utility crews to reach impacted areas. “TEMA’s number one mission is supporting r…
The storm in the eastern United States has generated heavy snowfall, ice, extreme cold, power outages and multiple emergencies in Tennessee.
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