Power Outage in Barnesville, GA

Tree and powerlines down across High Falls Park Rd near Bell Rd.

The Lamar County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down along Highway 36 north of Barnesville.

A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds 90 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards touched down in northern Lamar County near the intersection of Weldon Lake Road and Silver Dollar Road, snapping several trees. The tornado moved northeast along Weldon Lake Road snapping or uprooting more trees. As the tornado crossed Evans Road, numerous trees were downed with one falling onto a carport attached to a home. The house next door had damage to shingles on its roof. The tornado continued northeast, intensifying as it reached the Morgan Dairy Golf Course and crossed Morgan Dairy Road. Over 50 trees were downed on the golf course and numerous others were downed along Morgan Dairy Road. Continuing northeast, the tornado crossed McKneely Road downing numerous trees and power lines before weakening and crossing into Spalding County near Brown Road. No injuries were reported. [04/14/19: Tornado #4, County #1/2, EF-1, Lamar, 2019:024].

A National Weather Service survey consisting of an analysis of measured wind data, along with reports from Emergency Managers and various other local, state and federal officials, found that tropical storm conditions occurred in the county. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down. Wind speeds were estimated between 35 and 45 mph.

A National Weather Service survey team determined that a long-lived multiple microburst event occurred across southeastern Lamar County with winds as high as 95 mph. The damage began along Brent Road around Ramah Church Road and extended southeast for nearly 2.5 miles along Brent Road before crossing into Monroe County. An amateur weather station on Lee Williamson Road just across the Monroe County line recorded a wind gust of 93 mph. Numerous large hardwood trees were uprooted or snapped. Some of these trees fell on homes or other structures causing considerable damage. Many power lines were downed across this area as well. The damage path was around 5 miles wide. No injuries were reported.

Local news media reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county. Much of the county was without electricity for varying periods of time. Radar estimated between 2.5 and 5 inches of rain fell across the county with 4.42 inches measured new Orchard Hill. No injuries were reported.

The Lamar County 911 center reported power lines blown down at the Fredonia Church along Brent Road.

A significant winter storm impacted north and portions of central Georgia on Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th. For areas south of the Atlanta Metropolitan area and into central Georgia, the event began Wednesday morning the 12th. Rain mixed with and changed over to freezing rain through the morning hours, resulting in ice accretions of a tenth (0.1) to a third (0.33) of an inch of ice. Widespread power outages were reported, with some customers without power for over two days. The event ended as a round of light snow Wednesday evening.

The Lamar County 911 Center reported that several power lines were blown down around Mott Road east of Barnesville.

The Lamar County Sheriff's Office reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in the northern half of the county.

The Lamar County Sheriff's Office reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in the northern half of the county.

The Lamar County 911 Center reported that three trees and a power line were down on a transformer in Barnesville.

The Lamar County 911 Center reported that more than a dozen trees and several power lines were down across the county. Some of the most significant damage was noted across the northern half of the county from Milner to Barnesville. A power line was downed onto a car just north of Barnesville as well.

The Lamar County 911 Center reported that several trees were down across the far northeast and north central part of the county from Chappel Mill to just south of Orchard Hill along the Spalding/Lamar county line. Some roads were briefly blocked by downed trees, including one lane of Interstate-75 in the far northeast corner of the county. Scattered power outages were noted throughout the county, including within the Barnesville area. At least one power line was down in the northeast part of the county.

The Lamar County 911 Center reported that several trees were down across the far northeast and north central part of the county from Chappel Mill to just south of Orchard Hill along the Spalding/Lamar county line. Some roads were briefly blocked by downed trees, including one lane of Interstate-75 in the far northeast corner of the county. Scattered power outages were noted throughout the county, including within the Barnesville area. At least one power line was down in the northeast part of the county.

The Lamar County 911 Center reported that a structure suffered minor damage from thunderstorm winds. One power line was also blown down.

The maximum snowfall reported was 2.0 inches. A few trees and power lines were down from the weight of the snow.

The Lamar County 911 Center reported that 10 trees were down throughout the county. A few power lines were also down as well.

The Lamar County Sheriff's Office reported that several power lines were down throughout the county. The public reported that several large limbs were down in the Milner area.

The Lamar County 911 center reported that a number of trees and several power lines were blown down around the county. The Herald Gazette of Barnesville reported that one large tree fell across a home on Forsyth Street. Another large tree barely missed a home on Thomaston Street. In addition, the scoreboard on the baseball field at the Ed Taylor Memorial Recreation Department was mangled during the thunderstorm and the radio tower for WBAF radio was destroyed. Up to 800 homes were without power in the Barnesville area for several hours when large trees fell on power lines in the area.

The Lamar county 911 center reported that two to three trees were blown down in Liberty Hill and one window was blown out of an old building. Further east in Johnstonville, a tree was blown down onto a power line.

The public reported that several trees and power lines were blown down. There were also reports received of cars being blown off the road by the strong thunderstorm winds.