STORY: :: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
:: Officials say Tennessee storms killed several and left hundreds without power or water
:: April 3, 2025
:: Nashville, Tennessee
:: Jackson Bond Of Paramount Sports
:: Mitchell Despot
:: Patrick Sheehan, Director, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
“As of 4 p.m., we have 7500 connections, homes and businesses, that were still without power. So that number continues to fluctuate and as we see heavy storms move through, strong storms move through, that number will creep up and then line crews will restore them. So our max power outages so far was 15,400 earlier this morning. The utilities hit hardest right now are in Chester County and Hardeman County, And the Henderson Water Department has a boil water advisory and the Hardeman County, the Grand Junction Water Department that has no water right now. So for folks there that need water, they should contact their utility for further instructions and the county, and those folks can help get water to them. This storm system has caused a number of weather-related fatalities. We have confirmed with the Tennessee Department of Health now that we have five weather-related fatalities. So one each in Carroll, McNairy, and Obion Counties and two in Fayette County. We do have a sense there will be more and just know that our reporting is deliberate.”
Patrick Sheehan, the Director of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, confirmed five weather-related fatalities in Carroll, McNairy, Obion, and Fayette counties.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said at least 7,500 homes and businesses remain without electricity.
Governor Bill Lee visited the devastated town of Selmer in McNairy County and described the situation as “true devastation” with many families displaced.
Ryan Husted, a National Weather Service meteorologist, warned of ongoing severe weather threats, including the potential for flash flooding and more severe thunderstorms, particularly on Saturday (April 5).
