NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Storms with high winds swept through Tennessee knocking down trees and power lines, leaving more than 100,000 customers without power and causing one death, officials said.
The storms Sunday caused one of the largest power outages on record in Nashville, with about 130,000 people without power at one point, news outlets reported, citing a statement from the Nashville Electric Service. About 101,000 customers remained without power Monday morning.
A wind gust of 72 mph was reported at the airport, the National Weather Service said.
“The line of storms took down a number of trees, power lines and poles,” the electric service said.
One person was killed: Spring Hill Firefighter Mitchell Earwood died due to “a tragic weather-related incident at his home,” the Spring Hill Police Department said in a statement. Earwood was off-duty at the time. Details weren’t immediately released.