Nashville power outage map

Severe weather and some tornadoes passed through Nashville and Middle Tennessee early Saturday morning.

Wind gusts also reached record highs of 78 mph at Nashville International Airport at 3:30 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. It was one of the highest measured wind gusts ever at the airport, according to NWS.

So far, two deaths were reported in northwest Tennessee’s Lake County and a third in Obion County, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. 

Nashville Electric Services advises keeping your distance from downed power lines. In a tweet, Nashville Electric Service said more than 76,000 customers were affected by outages as of 10 a.m.  

“Crews are still assessing total damages, including fallen poles,” a NES spokesperson said. “Details will come in a storm report once they know.”