Georgia Power teams are in the field this morning working to repair damage and restore power to customers following the extremely low temperatures and severe, high winds that brought down trees causing downed powerlines and interrupting service to customers overnight. Damage and outages are primarily concentrated in North Georgia and parts of Metro Atlanta. Power has already been restored to approximately 120,000 customers.
A large power outage is being reported this morning at Cloudland and several smaller power outages are being reported in Menlo, according to Georgia Power. As of 6:15 AM, Georgia Power said that they were still assessing the situation and did not have an estimated restoration time. Also, North Georgia EMC is reporting about 35 customers in the Haywood Valley area without power. There is a wind advisory in affect until 10 PM with winds gusting up to 40 MPH, which means we could see more power outages from downed limbs and trees. There is also a Wind Chill Warning in place until Saturday.
A Summerville City Councilman is asking people to report mistreatment of animals during the bitterly cold weather that we are experiencing in Northwest Georgia.
Temperatures are expected to rapidly begin dropping into the teens and single digits behind an arctic front on Friday. Lows in the single digits are expected Saturday morning.
Summerville Mayor Harry Harvey vetoed a motion passed by the Summerville City Council to give $2,500 to the Summerville Youth Wrestling Program. The mayor and the city attorney contend that the donation that has been given for many years is “illegal”, but city council members voted 4-1 to give the money to the program at their last meeting.
With temperatures plunging into the single digits and wind chills well below zero, the Cloudland Volunteer Fire Department is reminding us about some cold weather safety tips:
A forty-six-year-old Floyd County woman was arrested at a location on Big Texas Valley Road by the Floyd County Police Department on Monday for stealing mail.
We are waking up to bitterly-cold, arctic air this morning and it isn’t going to warm up much at all today. The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia has issued a Windchill Warning as the “feel-like” temperature will be well below zero today and into Saturday, Christmas Eve.
A twenty-six-year-old Summerville woman was arrested in DeKalb County, Alabama on drug charges, according to a press release from DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Weldon.
With the frigid temperatures ahead for this weekend, The Salvation Army of Rome will operate under its “white flag” policy. During the nights when the temperature drops to 32 degrees or lower, anyone may come inside at 7:00 pm to sleep on a cot with a blanket. They will be provided with breakfast the next morning and hot coffee before departing the property at 10:00 am. A hot dinner meal for anyone is served every night from 5-6 pm. If you know someone in need of overnight shelter during these cold nights ahead, please make sure they know about our “white flag” at 7:00 pm nightly located at 317 East 1st Avenue in Rome, Georgia. For more information please contact the Salvation Army of Rome before 3:00 pm Friday. The Salvation Army in Rome serves Floyd, Polk and Chattooga Counties.
