Aviation About Us. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Areas under ice storm warnings are expected to receive up to, or even over half an inch of freezing rain in the next 36 hours. Rain is not included here. The Major Disaster Declaration will make FEMAs Public Assistance Program available to local jurisdictions and certain private, non-profit organizations in the counties of Crockett, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley. "Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Now, people are sleeping in their cars, relying on the kindness of the community for shelter, or spending their fixed income on hotel rooms to stay warm. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It also reported that 11 patients were injured slipping on ice. National Data How to prepare for an ice storm in Memphis | localmemphis.com On Wednesday, February 9, the temperature was 70 degrees at midnight. They responded by saying more trees are inside the I-240 loop than in the suburbs. As temperatures hovered in the 20s in parts of the state Tuesday evening, about 23,000 utility customers in Texas were without power, according to the energy grid trackerPowerOutage.us. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht). They analyzed Memphis temperatures during the 2021 winter storm in a study, which will be published this spring. Memphis ice storm crystalizes need for resilient, reliant action Dashcam caught this accident on a slippery bridge on Summer Ave on the morning of February 1st. Over the last year, MLGW started a weatherization grant program, which improved 500 homes for people on limited incomes last year. Streets, bridges and overpasses were covered with ice, which made driving treacherous for anyone who ventured out. Click here to report a spelling or grammar error. Impacts of the Ice Storm on the Mid-South | News - FOX13 News Memphis Now, on social media, people have posted about concerns of MLGW prioritizing whiter and wealthier communities in their response. , but its been challenging for MLGW to get the resources needed to significantly trim trees throughout the city. MEMPHIS, Tenn. A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at noon Wednesday until 6 p.m. Thursday as ice, sleet and freezing rain moves over areas north and west of Memphis. On Tuesday it produced a line of ice-cold precipitation and freeze warnings from West Texas to West Virginia. Lee requested a joint federal, state, and local review of the ice storm damage on Feb. 9, 2022, with his official request for a Major Disaster Declaration following on March 3, 2022, tn.gov/tema/news/2022/3/3/gov--lee-requests-federal-relief-for-february-ice-storm.html.