Power Outage in Camilla, GA

Numerous power outages occurred due to severe storms with downed and sagging power lines.

A power line was blown down onto Highway 93.

Scattered trees and power lines were blown down.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down on Andrews in Camilla.

Strong winds caused some power lines to sag, resulting in a power outage. In addition, tree limbs were blown onto the lines. Outages affected around 99 customers near Camilla.

Trees and power poles were blown over on Highway 311 south of Highway 65 to the Decatur county line.

A tree was blown down onto power lines on S Turkey Road.

Some power lines were blown down with a couple of broken power poles as well. Over 700 customers were without power as reported by Mitchell EMC.

A tree and power line were blown down on Harney Street in Camilla.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees limbs fell on power lines on Mt Zion Road.

A tree and power line were blown down across Highway 97 near Hopeful. Monetary damage was estimated.

Trees were blown down with power outages in parts of Camilla. Monetary damage was estimated.

A tree fell on and damaged an outbuilding and some power lines were also brought down near a nearby house about 12 to 15 miles from Bainbridge on Highway 311. Monetary damage was estimated.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 112 near Camilla. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.

Rainfall from Fay varied between eight and 18 inches. Numerous downed trees and power lines were reported throughout the county. The flooding and debris on area roads resulted in several vehicle accidents. A few homes in Pelham and Camilla sustained minor damage from fallen trees. Nearly 5,000 residents lost power during the storm. A steeple was blown off a church in Camilla. The excessive rainfall caused the Slough to overrun its banks, which cut off Red Bud Road.

Lightning caused several power outages.

A SKYWARN storm spotter reported downed trees and power lines on Highway 37.

Downed trees and power lines. Nearly 1000 customers were without power. Reported by the Camilla Enterprise.

An F2 tornado touched down near Branchville, and traveled northeast. Its path was similar to the February 14, 2000 tornado. The tornado intensified to F3 as it passed just south of Camilla, then weakened as it neared the Mitchell-Worth County line. The tornado destroyed 66 homes, and damaged 200 homes and businesses. Numerous trees and power lines were down. At least three dozen roads were closed by debris. The tornado claimed four lives and injured 200. The hardest hit area was in the Goodson Road area of Camilla. A state of emergency was declared for Mitchell County. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA and CAP/NWS aerial survey team.

Downed trees and power lines reported by the Mitchell County Sheriff.

A roof was blown off a house, trees and power lines down between State Highway 93 and Hatcher Hill Road. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA.

Downed trees and power lines on Highway 97. Reported by a SKYWARN spotter.

A strong tornado tracked northeast from extreme northwest Thomas County into extreme southeastMitchell County. Numerous homes were damaged as well as downed trees and power lines. One man died from injuries sustained when the tornado destroyed his mobile home and neighboring woodframe home two miles north of Meigs. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA.

A strong tornado tore through two major subdivisions and four mobile home parks just south of Camilla after touching down just east of Branchville. Damage assessments from the American Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency reported 200 homes destroyed and 250 homes were damaged. Two miles south of Camilla on GA Highway 112, a large trailer manufacturing plant was destroyed. Eleven fatalities were confirmed by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, all of which resided in mobile homes. Approximately 175 persons were injured. The American Red Cross and Salvation Army opened several shelters for the homeless. Hundreds of acres of pecan trees were uprooted, pine trees snapped, and power lines toppled. Numerous irrigation systems were damaged. Property damage estimates totalled $20 million with crop losses estimated at $2 million. Mitchell County was declared a federal disaster area. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Pelham.