More than 200K north Georgia residents lose power following Sunday storms

ATLANTA — Thousands are still without power after a line of severe storms moved through north Georgia Sunday night.

Georgia Power said downed trees and power lines caused power outages for over 200,000 customers throughout north Georgia.

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Crews across the state are still working to get the lights back on for customers. As of 6 a.m., the most outages were in DeKalb County with over 16,000 Georgia Power customers still impacted. Georgia EMC’s largest outage is 6,100 across the metro areas it serves.

Officials added that there are more than 1,400 individual cases of damage that must be addressed before service can be restored to a certain area.

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Officials have not said when power will be restored for customers.

Georgia Power sent Channel 2 Action News the following statement regarding the ongoing outages:

“With Sunday afternoon’s storms, Georgia Power reminds customers to put safety first. Our line crews & automated systems are responding to assess damage, reroute service where possible, repair downed lines and broken poles when storms have passed and it’s safe to do so, and safely restore power as quickly as possible.

We remind customers to watch for downed power lines that may be concealed by fallen trees or standing water & stay clear.”

Georgia Power offered the following safety tips for those who live in areas where downed power lines are located:

• Never touch any downed wire or low hanging wires.
• Never pull tree limbs off power, telephone or cable lines or attempt to repair electrical equipment damaged in a storm.
• Never go near chain link fences – downed power lines or lightning strikes may energize the entire length of the fence.
• Avoid walking through flooded areas or standing water as they may be energized by downed power lines.
• If driving near work crews, obey the “move-over law”, which requires drivers to move over a lane when possible if a utility vehicle with displayed warning lights is parked on the side of the road.

Georgia Power customers can stay up to date with latest information using multiple resources.

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