Nearly 79,000 people without power across Middle Tennessee as severe storms bring hail, strong winds

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – More than 79,000 people across Middle Tennessee are without power on Thursday night after severe storms hit the region.

Those outages were reported across Nashville Electric Service, Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation, Dickson Electric System and Middle Tennessee Electric.

Severe storms hit Thursday evening, bringing hail, lightning and strong winds that downed trees and power lines in some areas. In Mt. Juliet, police said that they were responding to several calls for issues related to the storm and urged people to be careful if traveling…

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