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    Thousands still in dark after massive storm causes third largest outage in Memphis

    ByTeo Blašković Wednesday, May 31, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Nearly 190 000 customers have lost power after a massive and extremely dangerous windstorm hit Memphis, Tennessee late Saturday and early Sunday, May 28, 2017, downing numerous trees and power lines. As of late Tuesday, May 30, 59 000 customers are still in dark. It…

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