MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A round of severe thunderstorms brought wind, hail, and tornadoes to parts of the Southeast United States on Tuesday.
According to the National Weather Service, there were over a dozen tornado reports across Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. Several states also reported wind damage and hail.
While the worst of the weather was south of the Memphis area, many areas saw strong winds, heavy rain, and hail as storms moved through.
Viewer Jason Lurie sent in video of hail storms in the Cordova area. Sounds of hail hitting the sidings of his home can be heard along with strong, gusty winds.
Viewer Ann Morris in Southaven sent in a picture of dime to penny sized hail that fell in her neighborhood.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding along several area streets. Mt. Moriah and Clark is still experiencing flash floods, but flooding in other areas cleared quickly after the storms moved out.
Several neighborhoods lost power due to downed trees and power lines. At the peak, over 4000 MLGW customers were in the dark.
Those blackouts included the Wolfchase area, with several traffic lights out along Hwy 64 stretching from Germantown Parkway to I-40.
The Walmart near Wolfchase also lost power, and the store had to close early.
MLGW said employees are working to restore power across the city.
For information about a specific outage or if there's a specific outage and this map is not showing it in that section, MLGW asks you to call its Outage Hotline at 901-544-6500.
If you go outside and you see downed power lines, always assume the power lines are live and have electricity flowing. Don't touch them or walk on them.
To report an emergency such as downed wires or gas leaks, please call 901-528-4465. This number should be treated like 911 and only used for these types of emergencies.
Click here to learn more about how power restoration works.
