The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 8 weather-related fatalities due to the recent winter storm. Six people, 4 adults and 2 children, died in a house fire in Cumberland County early Monday morning on December 26, 2022. Two more fatalities were reported in Shelby County. On Thursday, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) reported 32 counties currently have issues to their water systems in the aftermath of the Arctic blast. Fifteen local jurisdictions have issued boil water advisories.
Tennessee remains at a Level 3 State of Emergency and TEMA’s West, Middle, East, and Southeast Regional Coordination Centers are operational to respond to resource requests from local jurisdictions.