As of 9 p.m., approximately 3,000 North Georgia EMC members are still without power. While outages are scattered throughout NGEMC’s seven-county area, the heaviest concentrations of damage are in Catoosa County and in Gordon County. Crews are working to replace demolished poles and lines in the Ringgold area along Highway 151, Holcomb Road, Salem Valley Road, and Cherokee Valley Road. In Gordon County, less than 1,000 customers are still without power where damage is scattered and spread throughout the county.  Isolated outages may still exist in Murray, Whitfield, Walker, Chattooga and Floyd counties as well.

More than 70 personnel sent by utilities across the state and region are assisting NGEMC in power restoration efforts. NGEMC officials hope the majority of outages will be restored by Friday night. However areas in and around Ringgold and Calhoun may remain without power through the weekend and possibly into early next week due to the severity and extent of the damage.  Outage updates and restoration progress will be posted freqently on NGEMC’s web site, www.ngemc.com as well as sent to area news media.  Patience is appreciated as crews work to restore electricity to all areas as quickly and safely as possible.

North Georgia EMC is a member-owned electric cooperative serving 99,000 members in portions of seven Northwest Georgia counties including Catoosa, Chattooga, Gordon, Floyd, Murray, Walker and Whitfield counties.