Friday, September 27th
7:00 AM – Helene made landfall last night as a Category 4 hurricane. Spanning nearly 500 miles wide, this is one of the largest hurricanes to ever hit our state.
As the storm continues to move through Georgia we are experiencing outages across our service territory. Currently we have 4,163 members without power at 123 separate locations.
Earlier this morning Georgia EMC put out a press release stating: In addition to damage to EMC power distributions lines, Georgia Transmission Corp. reports that high-voltage transmission lines and substations have been affected. As soon as it is safe to do so, efforts will be underway to safely access downed electric transmission lines and properly assess the damage. Read more here.
Amicalola EMC crews will continue to assess damage, and because of that outage numbers may rise. Due to heavy rainfall and strong winds, the storm has caused damage to trees, power lines and power poles. In many cases downed trees and debris will need to be cleared before line crews can access outages, so we appreciate your patience as we navigate storm restoration.
Please be safe. Avoid travel today, and if you must be out on the road remember to always stay away from a downed power line. Always assume it is energized. Don’t drive over a downed power line and report it to Amicalola EMC.
Outage map: https://outages.amicalolaemc.com:83
Report outages to: 706-253-0359 OR 706-276-0359 OR 706-864-0359
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Friday, September 27th
11:00 AM – We currently have 3,393 members without power at 173 different locations. Three of our circuits are locked out affecting the following locations: