Middle TN weather recovery: Most power restored in Nashville, surrounding areas
After powerful winds caused damages, deaths and power outages throughout Middle Tennessee, an around-the-clock effort returned power to many areas.
By Sunday morning in Davidson County, about 13,300 Nashville Electric Service customers were still without power.
In counties north of Nashville, in the Cumberland Electric Membership Corp. service area, about 10,200 customers remained without power, according to Cumberland officials. The counties in the area include Sumner, Robertson, Cheatham, Montgomery and Stewart counties.
The Middle Tennessee Electric area had power restored for almost all customers by Sunday morning.
In Goodlettsville, a portion of Conference Drive was reported closed due to downed power lines by city officials at noon Saturday. The road is expected to remain closed until further notice. NES reports that it will most likely be Monday before the road is back open.
In the Dickson Electric System coverage area, the “historic and catastrophic” storm-caused power outages had been reduced to about 6,700 without power by Sunday morning. DES officials noted that the recovery is an ”extended outage event” that will stretch into next week.
Friday storm damage
Three people were confirmed dead Friday and Saturday after the storms, which also triggered severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches for Davidson, Maury, Montgomery, Rutherford, Williamson and several other counties.
A Gallatin high school student, Aleya Brooks, died Saturday night after a tree fell on her and left her in critical condition, according to Liberty Creek High School and the Sumner County Sheriff's Office.
In Hendersonville, a woman was walking back to her home with a neighbor when a tree fell on her, according to a city news release.
A person was killed in Humphreys County after a tree hit a vehicle, according to Humphreys County authorities.
More:Friday's severe weather claims 3 lives across Middle Tennessee
The power outages in the region reached a peak of around 165,000 early Friday evening.
The storms started in Middle Tennessee around 9 a.m. and moved through the Nashville area just after 11:30 a.m. Several school systems closed in anticipation of the high winds and storms.
NWS Nashville released a list of the strongest wind gusts Friday evening, with the highest being 79 mph at Clarksville Outlaw Field. The Nashville airport saw a 64 mph gust. Other parts of the region ranged from 50-70 mph gusts.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Crews restore most power in Middle TN after storm
