Severe Storms Cause about 3500 Power Outages

MLEC crews are working on restoration in all five counties

(April 3, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Severe storms and heavy rainfall from Wednesday night into Thursday morning have left about 3,500 Meriwether Lewis members without power due to fallen poles, trees and prolonged rain. The affected areas are scattered across our five counties but focused primarily on Houston and Lewis Counties with additional crews working in those areas.

• About 2500 members in Houston County are without power due to large-scale damage at the Highway 49 and 149 intersection with other outages scattered across the county.
• In Lewis County, about 400 members are without power on Grinders Creek, Rockhouse Road and Seiber Ridge with several hours of restoration work remaining. There are also outages on Morris Road, but the damage is less severe.

In Hickman, Perry and Humphreys Counties, outages are sparser with local MLEC lineworkers continuing work.

• Hickman County has less than 200 scattered outages. Some areas include Cavendars Branch, Hickman Spring Road, Dodd Hollow and Lowes Bend.
• Humphreys County also has about 200 outages scattered throughout the county.
• Perry County has less than 10 reported outages.

MLEC crews have worked throughout the night and are prepared for more outages today. As heavy rainfall continues and possible flooding, members should expect more service disruptions. To report a power outage during regular business hours, please contact your local office. For outage reporting after-hours, weekends and holidays, please call 1-888-879-6038.

As for broadband, MLConnect crews will evaluate fiber line damage and create a plan of action once electrical systems are restored and areas are deemed safe.

If you are an MLConnect subscriber and power has returned but Internet has not, unplug the router from the power source for a few minutes instead of using the reset button. If this does not restore service, submit a ticket online at www.mlec.com/mlconnect/. Or, call your local MLEC office; then press OPTION 3, then OPTION 2.

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Next Update: 2:00 p.m. 4/3/25