COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Damaging winds from Hurricane Isaias have left thousands without power across West Alabama and East Georgia.
Downed trees and power lines left the city of Eufaula almost completely without power. Alabama Power reports that nearly 7,000 residents were without power.
According to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Southeast Region, the Eufaula rest area located on US 431, also suffered a power outage, resulting in the rest area temporarily closing.
In Muscogee County, more than 4,000 residents were without power, according to Georgia Power’s website.
Both Harris County and Russell County both had more than 1,000 residents face power outages while nearly 7,500 Lee County residents suffered from power loss.
As of Saturday morning, more than 327,000 Alabama residents were without power, while more than 125,000 Georgia residents still remained without power…