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Nashville officials call storm "once-in-a-generation" as wide outages persist; crews scale up restorations
Summary
Mayor Freddie O'Connell and city emergency officials described the ice storm as a "once-in-a-generation" event, reported more than 100,000 power restorations, confirmed nine water main breaks, and urged residents without power to use warming centers or alternative accommodations while crews continue multi-day restoration efforts.
NASHVILLE — Mayor Freddie O'Connell and city emergency leaders on Friday described an unprecedented ice storm that has left tens of thousands without power and prompted a large, multi-department recovery effort across Nashville and Davidson County.
"This is a once in a generation storm," O'Connell said as he opened the briefing, and he urged residents to use warming centers or the offer of temporary lodging if their power remains out for multiple days. The mayor said the city has restored power to more than 100,000 customers and is coordinating daily updates at nashville.gov.
Brent Baker, vice president and chief customer and innovation officer for National Electric Service (NES), said crews are prioritizing the largest outages to restore service to the greatest number of customers as quickly as safely possible. "Right now, we have several many, many places with over 1,000 customers out," Baker said, and he confirmed…
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