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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Trees knocked down, homes damaged by storms through Georgia
Storm damage reports are coming in Monday from across metro Atlanta and other parts of Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Georgia Power said around 4 p.m. that more than 16,000 customers were without power, and Georgia EMC reported more than 12,000 without power, including 3,300 in metro Atlanta. Trees and powerlines are down in Carroll County. Cypress Circle was one of about a dozen areas in that county that crews were working to clean up. The storms also sent a tree crashing onto a house and a car, taking down powerlines along with it, in Cobb County. Acworth City Power crews responded to Rockdale Road to make repairs. 'Heard a huge snap, the giant tree fell across the street, smacked the neighbor's house, all the while, I was literally driving under the power cords when they started to bungee up and down,' a neighbor said. Standing water caused road hazards around Cobb, including along I-75 and I-285. Further south, a viewer from Lamar County showed a massive tree more than 100 years old that crashed down on their farm. More damage around the state from storms, LIVE on Channel 2 at 5 p.m. TRENDING STORIES: GA woman who suffered miscarriage charged after fetus found in dumpster Teen charged with making threats against North Cobb Christian School Bodies of 3 missing Ft. Stewart soldiers found; disappeared during training exercise in Lithuania [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Storms bring down trees, knock power out for thousands
A line of severe storms that pushed through north Georgia has knocked out power for thousands on Wednesday morning. As of 6:45 a.m., the largest Georgia Power outages are in Floyd County (1,293), Polk County (1,947), Gordon County (829), Haralson County (702), Fulton County (692) and Cherokee County (511). Georgia EMC reports its largest outages are in the west region, where 3,400 customers don't have power. In Gilmer County, the school district has decided to close 'due to widespread power outages and road closings.' All 12 month employees and administrators will report. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The storms also brought down trees. Severe Weather Team 2 received multiple reports of trees and power poles down in Pickens County. Channel 2′s Brittany Kleinpeter was stuck in traffic on Hwy 53 near Edwards Road, where the sheriff's office said a power pole was blocking all lanes of travel. It reopened around 6 a.m. Back in Atlanta, Channel 2′s Michael Doudna found a tree that snapped and landed across Ormewood Ave just off Boulevard in Grant Park. Doudna learned that power in the area may not be restored until 9 a.m. TRENDING STORIES: Storms moving out, but wind advisory remains in effect for all of north GA TRAFFIC RED ALERT: Multi-vehicle crash shuts down I-20 EB in Douglas County Man shot in the head, killed at DeKalb County gas station [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
