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Shelby County, TN Weather and Power Outages

Weather, outages, alerts, rivers, lakes and air quality for Shelby County, from official sources and updated every few minutes.

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Outages, stations, gauges and lakes on this page, placed on the map.

Weather

Weather in Shelby County right now

67°FMostly Cloudy, Weather Service forecast for Shelby County this hour
70°FCloudy, measured at Memphis airport (KMEM), Oct 2, 11:45 pm ET (10:45 pm CT)
64°FTonight: Cloudy, 9% rain chance
78°FSaturday: Mostly Cloudy, 8% rain chance

The Shelby County figure is the National Weather Service hourly forecast for the grid square, about 1.5 miles across, at the center of Shelby County, issued Oct 2, 11:31 pm ET (10:31 pm CT). It is a forecast, not a thermometer reading. The measured reading comes from the Memphis airport station (KMEM), 16 miles from the center of Shelby County. Airport thermometers sit over open pavement and grass and can differ by a few degrees from nearby neighborhoods. All Tennessee weather.

Alerts

Weather alerts for Shelby County

Source updated Oct 3, 12:08 am ET (11:08 pm CT) · Retrieved Oct 3, 12:10 am ET (11:10 pm CT)

The National Weather Service had no alert in effect for Shelby County at the time of this reading.

Power

Power outages in Shelby County

8Mapped outages in Shelby County
72Customers affected
Customers outUtilityDistance from centerReportedEstimated restoration
10MLGW9.8 miOct 2, 4:23 pm ET (3:23 pm CT)
1MLGW11.4 miOct 2, 10:40 am ET (9:40 am CT)
8MLGW11.9 miOct 2, 5:58 pm ET (4:58 pm CT)
17MLGW13.1 miOct 2, 3:00 pm ET (2:00 pm CT)
1MLGW13.5 miOct 2, 11:28 am ET (10:28 am CT)
4MLGW17.9 miOct 2, 9:27 am ET (8:27 am CT)
1MLGW18.9 miOct 2, 6:42 pm ET (5:42 pm CT)
30MLGW21.2 miOct 2, 12:17 pm ET (11:17 am CT)

KUB, NES and MLGW publish a map point for each outage; distances are measured from that point and placed in counties using simplified Census boundaries. Retrieved: KUB 12:05 am ET (11:05 pm CT), NES 12:05 am ET (11:05 pm CT), MLGW 12:05 am ET (11:05 pm CT). Other utilities publish totals only, on their own pages. An outage disappears from this page when the utility closes it.

Utilities on this site whose service area includes Shelby County: Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW). Other utilities may serve parts of the county; all Tennessee outages.

Water

Rivers and lakes near Shelby County

Nearest river gaugesDistanceStageFlowStatusReading
Loosahatchie River at Singleton Parkway1 mi1.7 ftNo flood stage setOct 2, 10:45 pm ET (9:45 pm CT)
Big Creek at Millington5 mi9.8 ft29 cfsBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)
Wolf River at Raleigh5 mi-2.31 ftBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:15 pm ET (10:15 pm CT)
Loosahatchie River near Frayser5 mi5.41 ftBelow flood stageOct 2, 10:00 pm ET (9:00 pm CT)
Fletcher Creek at Bartlett7 mi2.51 ftNo flood stage setOct 2, 11:30 pm ET (10:30 pm CT)
Loosahatchie River at Brunswick8 mi3.67 ftBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:15 pm ET (10:15 pm CT)

Also nearby

Air quality, earthquakes and fires near Shelby County

19Ozone AQI, Good (Memphis, 13 mi)
19PM2.5 AQI, Good (Memphis, 13 mi)
24Earthquakes within 100 miles, last 30 days (largest 2.19)
0Fires listed within 40 miles

Air quality · Earthquakes · Wildfires and drought

Attractions

Attractions near Shelby County

AttractionDistanceForecast this hour
Memphis Zoo10 mi69°F, Cloudy
Graceland17 mi69°F, Mostly Cloudy

Questions about Shelby County weather and outages

What is the temperature in Shelby County, Tennessee right now?

The National Weather Service hourly forecast for the center of Shelby County is 67°F and mostly cloudy (forecast issued 11:31 pm ET on Oct 2) this hour. The nearest measured reading was 70°F at the Memphis airport station (KMEM), 16 miles away, at 11:45 pm ET on Oct 2.

What is the forecast for Shelby County?

National Weather Service forecast for Shelby County: Tonight 64°F, cloudy, 9% chance of rain; Saturday 78°F, mostly cloudy, 8% chance of rain; Saturday Night 62°F, mostly cloudy, 14% chance of rain.

Is the power out in Shelby County, Tennessee?

8 outages affecting 72 customers were on the KUB, NES and MLGW outage maps in Shelby County, the closest 9.8 miles from the center. Utilities whose service area includes Shelby County: Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW).

Are there any weather alerts for Shelby County, TN?

The National Weather Service had no watch, warning or advisory in effect for Shelby County as of 12:10 am ET on Oct 3.

Which power outage maps cover Shelby County?

Utilities on this site whose published service area includes Shelby County: Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW). Other utilities may serve parts of the county. Check your bill for the utility that serves your address.

What river and lake levels are near Shelby County?

The nearest river gauge, Loosahatchie River at Singleton Parkway, 1 miles away, read 1.7 ft (no flood stage set) at 10:45 pm ET on Oct 2.

What is the air quality in Shelby County today?

The nearest AirNow reporting area, Memphis, 13 miles away, read Ozone AQI 19 (Good) and PM2.5 AQI 19 (Good) as of 12:10 am ET on Oct 3. AirNow readings are preliminary.

How often does this Shelby County page update?

Readings are checked every 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the source. Each figure on the page carries the time it was retrieved, in Eastern time with Central in parentheses.

Where the data for Shelby County weather and outages comes from

Every reading is credited to its source, with the time it was taken. Corrections and source questions go to the sources page.

Photo: Fall Creek Falls State Park at dawn. Neal Vickers, CC BY-SA 4.0