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MLGW advises you prepare for outages in inclement weather

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012, 12:07pm

MLGW advises you prepare for outages in inclement weather

Less than 200 MLGW customers are affected by a power outage late Wednesday morning, after roughly 8,000 residents were without power at one point Tuesday after several circuits went offline.

MLGW advised on twitter that in any emergency situation, whether it's a tornado, ice storm, earthquake or flood, you need to be prepared for the possibility of temporary power outages.

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City implements heat rules

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012, 2:54pm

(WMC-TV) – Memphis officials are urging people to take precautions during the current heat wave.

If your home gets too hot, the city has places you can go to cool off.

Libraries, community centers and senior centers are public places where people can go to escape the high temperatures.

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City implements heat protocols Thursday

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Thursday, June 28th, 2012, 2:41pm

(WMC-TV) – Memphis officials are urging people to take precautions during the current heat wave.

“Last year, the community rallied around our ‘Check on 4 Door to Door’ initiative. We know that Memphians are some of the most caring people in the world, and we expect nothing less of them this year,” said Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. “Please, if you know of someone who doesn’t have air conditioning or who might be struggling with the heat, just stop by and see how they are doing.”

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Severe weather possible in South Memphis

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Thursday, May 31st, 2012, 10:46am

Severe weather possible in South Memphis

(WMC-TV) – The Action News 5 Storm Tracking Team says it might be a soggy day around the Mid-South.

Thunderstorms are moving in from the west and some of them could be strong. In fact, we could see rainfall amounts top the half-inch mark in some areas.

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Winter weather a hit on social media

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Monday, February 13th, 2012, 12:40pm

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Send us your winter weather photos

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, February 13th, 2012, 10:26am

MEMPHIS, TN- We want you to submit your photos and videos of the expected winter weather storm for the Mid-South area.

Precipitation will begin moving in late this morning to midday as sleet and snow and then it will change to rain by late afternoon.

We are looking for pictures of your community, traffic, work facility, and more - please send them to my5@wmctv.com.

You can see other weather pictures at my5.wmctv.com.

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Outdated tornado sirens could do more harm than good

Submitted by Lindsey Brown on Sunday, February 5th, 11:24 pm

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – Tornado sirens are intended to warn us when a twister is eminent, but sirens in your neighborhood may sound during a storm even when there's real threat to that area. For most residents in Shelby County, the sirens sound county-wide, no matter where the twister is actually headed and history shows that may cause more harm, than good.

When a tornado hit Joplin, MO, it killed 160 people.

"We know for a fact people died because they didn't pay attention because the sirens go off all the time," said Action News 5 meteorologist Dave Brown.

It was the same story when deadly tornados ripped across Alabama last April.

In most counties, including the majority of Shelby County, anytime there is a tornado warning anywhere in the county, sirens sound all over.

"So the next time the sirens blow, people pay no attention and this happens over and over again," Brown said.

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