"As of Monday morning, more than 50,000 Mississippians and 28,000 Tennesseans remained out of power, per PowerOutage.us. Power in Nashville - where nearly half the city lost electricity after about half an inch of ice on Jan. 25 - is expected to be fully restored by Feb. 9, the Nashville Electric Service said Sunday. The North East Mississippi Electric Power Association, which has 10,700 outages, did not provide a restoration timeline."
"Between the lines: President Trump approved 12 emergency declarations, unlocking FEMA resources. More than 5,300 National Guard members were deployed to respond to the storms in 15 states as of Jan. 26. FEMA did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. The storm response comes after DHS ordered FEMA to cut its workforce in half in the coming months, according to a lawsuit filed last week by federal employee unions and local governments."
At least 37 people have died — 21 in Tennessee and 16 in Mississippi — after severe winter storms. More than 50,000 Mississippians and 28,000 Tennesseans remained without power Monday morning. Nashville expects full power restoration by Feb. 9 after nearly half the city lost electricity from about half an inch of ice on Jan. 25. The North East Mississippi Electric Power Association reported 10,700 outages with no restoration timeline. President Trump approved 12 emergency declarations and over 5,300 National Guard members were deployed across 15 states. FEMA entered 2026 with staffing shortfalls and has multiple disaster declarations pending, while critics questioned the Nashville Electric Service’s pace of restoration and the mayor created a review commission.
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