Less than 200 MLGW customers are affected by a power outage late Wednesday morning, after roughly 8,000 residents were without power at one point Tuesday after several circuits went offline.

MLGW advised on twitter that  in any emergency situation, whether it's a tornado, ice storm, earthquake or flood, you need to be prepared for the possibility of temporary power outages.

Schools all across the Mid-South are studying weather and the Action News 5 Storm Tracking Team is making stops to help the kids learn. 

Ron Childers visited the 4th graders at St. Francis of Asissi Catholic School in Cordova Tuesday,September 25.  The kids were taught the basics of what makes weather occur. 

Ron gave the kids some insight on the technology used to forecast the weather, and the tools the Action News 5 weather team uses to track storms. 

It was informative, and very fun!  There was a great question and answer session at the end of Ron's presentation.  

More school visits are planned before the winter break so keep an eye out because a member of the Action News 5 Storm Tracking Team could be coming to your school soon.