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Nashville reports fifth possible storm death, lays out NES restoration timeline and next steps
Summary
Mayor and emergency officials reported a fifth potential storm-related death, announced new Nashville Electric Service restoration estimates (85% by next day, 90% by Feb. 3, 99% by Feb. 8) and said accountability discussions with the NES board are underway while FEMA and local partners mobilize recovery aid.
Mayor (Speaker 1) opened an emergency briefing saying a fifth potential storm-related death had been reported: “79 year old Betty Doss died yesterday inside her Heritage Drive home in Madison,” and noting the medical examiner would determine the cause.
The mayor said the city’s top priorities were enabling Nashville Electric Service crews to restore power and keeping residents safe while utility and public-safety teams work. “We know this is the largest outage in NES' history,” he said, and officials described a stepped restoration estimate from NES: “85% of their customers will have power restored by the end of tomorrow. NES believes 90% will be restored by Tuesday, February 3, and 99% by…
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