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Northeast Georgia continuing to recover after severe thunderstorm

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 12:00PM on Friday 21st July 2023 ( 1 year ago )

Recovery efforts remained underway early Friday afternoon after a severe thunderstorm swept through northeast Georgia Thursday evening.

The storm left thousands of residents throughout the area without power. It also downed trees, limbs and power lines during the process.

Meteorologist Ryan Willis with the National Weather Service Peachtree City Office said the area experienced straight line winds with wind gusts between 50 and 70 mph. There have been no confirmed reports of a tornado touchdown in northeast Georgia, per Willis.  

According to Hall County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Zach Brackett, about 50 trees were knocked down across Hall County. 

Brackett said the south end of Hall County experienced the most damage from the storm.

The Forsyth County area was also heavily impacted by the storm. The county's Department of Water & Sewer temporarily lost the ability to produce water at its water plant Thursday evening after losing power. Power at the facility was restored early Friday afternoon.

Forsyth County has asked residents to conserve water until noon Saturday as they work to replenish water resources at the facility.

While many of the power outages in the area have been resolved, linemen are still working to restore power to many homes and businesses in the region.

Outage numbers in the region as of 4:45 p.m. Friday were as follows:

Members of the public should take care while emergency repairs are underway. Avoid downed power lines, and keep in mind that downed trees and limbs may be entangled with live power lines. 

April Sorrows, vice president of communication at Jackson EMC, said linemen worked through the night and are continuing to work to make repairs. 

Willis said another round of thunderstorms is possible in the area Friday evening, with the possibility of strong winds.

Storm damage in Hall County

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