A devastating weekend weather event has plunged tens of thousands of Georgia residents into darkness as severe storms battered the northern part of the state, leaving utility companies scrambling to restore power to more than 56,000 customers.
The weather crisis began Saturday when powerful storms swept through metro Atlanta, bringing heavy rain and dangerous winds that toppled trees and damaged power lines throughout the region. Sunday morning brought little relief as a second wave of severe weather struck additional counties west and south of Atlanta, compounding the electrical grid damage.
Georgia Power and Georgia EMC, the state’s primary utility providers, reported widespread outages affecting customers from the Tennessee border down through the metro Atlanta area. The combined impact has created one of the most significant power restoration challenges the region has faced this year.
Utility companies deploy emergency response teams
Georgia Power mobilized its entire weekend crew roster to address the crisis, with more than 30,000 customers affected across their service territory as of Sunday morning. The company’s emergency response teams worked through the night despite dangerous conditions that included ongoing rain, high winds, and lightning strikes…