Thousands have power restored as rain comes through Middle Tennessee

Some Middle Tennesseans lost power this afternoon with continued rain and localized flooding on Friday.

Here are the outages per power company in the NewsChannel 5 viewing area:

• NES - 584
• CEMC - 3,572
• MTE - 12
• Duck River - 152

For Nashville, crews have restored power to more than thousands but there are still about 584 customers without power. The majority of those customers are in the Antioch area.
"NES crews are working quickly and safely to restore power, however severe flooding in some areas may slow down restoration efforts," officials from NES said. "We will continue to monitor the weather conditions as the effects of Hurricane Helene will bring additional rain and wind to our region this evening and overnight."

How to deal with downed power lines

Never go near downed or sagging power lines. If you see a downed wire, sparking transformer or any hazardous condition, it is very important to stay away and call 911 to report the issue. NES will be notified immediately to respond.

Should outages occur, please report it:

• Call 615-736-6900
• Text "OUT" to 637797 (mobile phone must be tied to account)
• Log into NESpower.com or report it directly on our outage map at NESpower.com/outages .

We will keep updating this as we know more information. We have reached out to the power companies for more information.

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