Power Outage in Athens, GA

The Clarke County 911 center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across Athens from around the intersections of Jefferson Road and the Athens Perimeter and Oglethorpe Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue to the campus of the University of Georgia around the Baldwin statue and on Lumpkin Street.

The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the Athens area.

The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported several power lines blown down across the county including along West Hancock Avenue, Calhoun Drive and Lexington Road near Old Lexington Road.

The Clarke County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down with some damage to homes and businesses. Locations included Broad Street, Hancock Avenue, College Avenue and Memorial Park.

Several trees and powerlines blown down near the area around Lexington Road and Oconee Street.

The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported that at least 10 trees were blown down on the east side of Athens. One tree and several power poles fell on a house.

The Clarke County Emergency Management Director reported that at least four trees and over six power lines were down in the Athens area. Much of the city of Athens was left without power for several hours following the damaging thunderstorm winds.

The Clarke County 911 Center reported that at least 10 trees and a half-a-dozen power lines were down from northwest of Winterville to south of Athens near the Oconee county line. One tree was down on Simonton Bridge Road, blocking the road.

The Clarke County 911 Center reported that at approximately six trees were down across the far eastern part of the county, mostly in the Winterville area and near the Oglethorpe county line. Trees were down on Danielsvlle Road, Freeman Drive, and near the intersection of North Church Road and Smokey Road. At least two power lines were also down.

The Clarke County 911 Center reported that one tree and one power line were down near Athens.

The Clarke County 911 Center reported that two trees were down in the Athens area, one of which landed on a caused damage to a home. Two power lines were also down near Athens.

The Clarke County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down across the north end of the county, including Athens. Trees and power lines were down on Province Road.

The Athens Daily Herald reported that thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down several trees and power lines across the city. Power was disrupted to about 6,000 residents. Traffic signals were out of service at 10 intersections within the city.

The public reported that thunderstorm winds had caused extensive damage to trees and power lines in the Green Acre subdivision just southeast of Athens. Numerous trees and power lines were down. Damage was also reported at a Kroger store where the building's sign was damaged and several shopping carts were blown onto cars parked in the parking lot, causing damage to the vehicles. At least 600 residents in the county were left without power during the thunderstorm.

The Athens Daily News reported that a few trees and power lines were blown down.