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Historic Power Outages Hit Nashville and Mississippi Homes

2/6/2026

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Story summary

Nashville, Tennessee, experienced its largest power outage on record, affecting more than 230,000 customers and prompting a review of Nashville Electric Service's preparedness.
In Mississippi, more than 36,000 homes have lacked electricity for two weeks due to a winter storm, with restoration potentially taking another 10 days.
In Gravestown, volunteer firefighters are delivering water and supplies to residents.
Crews in northern Mississippi are restoring power and face downed trees.

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Story summary

Nashville, Tennessee, experienced its largest power outage on record, affecting more than 230,000 customers and prompting a review of Nashville Electric Service's preparedness.
In Mississippi, more than 36,000 homes have lacked electricity for two weeks due to a winter storm, with restoration potentially taking another 10 days.
In Gravestown, volunteer firefighters are delivering water and supplies to residents.
Crews in northern Mississippi are restoring power and face downed trees.