Saturday’s storm ‘wreaked havoc’ on the MLGW system
Utility crews work on power lines Sunday afternoon, Aug. 23, 2026, on Quince Road near Hopewell Road. (Holly Whitfield/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen said the storm that blew in Saturday evening was the 7th most destructive by outage minutes in the utility’s history.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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