We had one very similar move through the Memphis area in 2003. Technically called the
"Summer Storm of 2003", most Memphians refer to it as Hurricane Elvis, because it packed winds that of a Category 2 hurricane. Which actually was a coincidence, because the next tropical entity to be named would have been an E.
I remember power being out at my house for 2 and a half weeks. The next few days after the storm, 100 degree temperatures. No A/C for 2/3rds of the city. Hardly no national news coverage. However, soon after, NYCs power went out for an hour and a half, and every national network is breaking in with breaking news. It's like they forget about us down here sometimes...