Power Outage in Dalton, GA

Multiple trees and powerlines down in the Tunnel Hill area, near intersection North Varnell Rd and Chattanooga Rd.

Power lines were downed on the 4000 block of North Jimmy Dr.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the eastern side of Dalton.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down northeast of Dalton.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from around Varnell and Rock Face across Dalton to near Tilton.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from around Varnell and Rock Face across Dalton to near Tilton.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager and the 911 center reported several trees and power lines blown down across the county from Apison Road and Birdie Lane, south to Dalton along South Dixie Highway.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager and the 911 center reported several trees and power lines blown down across the county from Apison Road and Birdie Lane, south to Dalton along South Dixie Highway.

The Whitfield County 911 center reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from around the 2800 block of Dug Gap Road to South Dixie Road southwest of Dalton.

The Whitfield County 911 center reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from around the 2800 block of Dug Gap Road to South Dixie Road southwest of Dalton.

The Whitfield County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down from southwest of Rocky Face near the intersection of Lafayette Road and Logan Road to northwest of Dalton around the intersection of Crow Valley Road and Ashton Woods Way to Varnell near the intersection of Suffolk Way and Palomino Drive.

The Whitfield County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down around the intersection of West Walnut Avenue and West Lakeshore Drive.

An amateur radio operator and the local news media reported several trees and power lines blown down across the county. No injuries were reported.

The local media reported numerous trees and power lines blown down along Cleveland Highway near the Tennessee state line.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down southwest of Dalton. Some trees fell on power lines.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines down in and around Dalton including damage to a fire station. Damage was reported on S. Dug Gap Road, Airport Road at Grimes Street, on Hester Circle, at S. Dixie Highway and Crown Lake Drive, at S. Dixie Highway and Confederate Cemetery, and on Hurricane Road.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines down in and around Dalton including damage to a fire station. Damage was reported on S. Dug Gap Road, Airport Road at Grimes Street, on Hester Circle, at S. Dixie Highway and Crown Lake Drive, at S. Dixie Highway and Confederate Cemetery, and on Hurricane Road.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down with power outages from Dawnville to Dalton.

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down with power outages from Dawnville to Dalton.

The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that nearly two dozen trees and several power lines were down across the county as a result of strong winds associated with the core remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.

The Whtifield County Emergency Management Director reported that a tree was blown down onto a power lines on Greenridge Drive on the east side of Dalton.

Amateur radio operators and the public reported that hundreds of trees were down across the county from west of Rocky Face to Dalton. Wind gusts were estimated at 65 to 70 mph. At least 40 homes across the county sustained minor to moderate damage from fallen trees. Four homes in Dalton and two homes in Rocky Face suffered extensive damage from trees which fell on the structures. Multiple trees and several power lines were down on Cleveland Highway north of Dalton. A number of power lines were down throughout the city of Dalton.

The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that several, probably at least a dozen, trees and power lines were down across the northern end of the county between Cohutta and Beaverdale.

The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that a home on Alpison Road in Cohutta was destroyed when several large trees fell on the structure. Amateur radio operators relayed reports that school buses encountered several downed trees and power outages. The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director also reported that a few trees were down around Dalton with scattered power outages.

The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that at least 40 trees were down across the county, most highly concentrated in the southern part of the county. A few trees were down near Rocky Face and Dalton. Several power lines were also down in the southern part of the county.

The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that two trees were down, one near Cohutta and another near Dalton, as thunderstorms moved through the county. The tree near Cohutta also brought down a power line when it fell.

The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees and one power line were down near Dalton.

The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees and one power line were down near Dalton.

The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down across the eastern portion of the county near the Murray county line.

The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down across the eastern portion of the county near the Murray county line.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia determined that strong straight-line wind of 70 to 80 mph affected a small area of southern Whitfield county, approximately three miles southwest of Dalton. Damage was concentrated along a 100 yard long and 250 yard wide path along Brookview Lane. Several trees were snapped and hundreds of large limbs were ripped from trees. Some power lines were down in the area as well. Several fences were damaged from the downed trees and tree limbs and minor to moderate roof damage was observed to three homes and one outbuilding in the area.

Winds of 40 to 50 mph, with some gusts to near 60 mph, accompanied a line of moderate to heavy rain showers along a strong cold front and associated upper-level disturbance that moved into northwest Georgia just before midnight on the 30th. The front and line of showers tracked across north and central Georgia between midnight and 500 am EST on the 30th. A number of trees and power lines were brought down by the high winds in several north Georgia counties, mostly north of Atlanta. A wind gust of 62 mph was measured by the public in the Alpharetta area at 1230 am EST and the Peachtree-DeKalb (PDK) Airport ASOS recorded a wind gust of 50 mph at 1247 am EST.

The Dalton Citizen reported that trees were down at several locations within the county, including in Dalton at Houston Valley Road and Trickum Road. Isolated power outages caused by trees down on power lines resulted in a handful of residents losing power.

The Dalton Citizen reported that trees were down at several locations within the county, including in Dalton at Houston Valley Road and Trickum Road. Isolated power outages caused by trees down on power lines resulted in a handful of residents losing power.

WRCB Television of Chattanooga reported that an apparent microburst or downburst blew down several trees in the extreme northern part of the county. Two chicken houses lost their roofs as a result of the damaging wind gusts. Some power lines were also down in the area.

The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down on the north side of Dalton and a power line was down in Tunnel Hill.

The Department of Public Safety reported that upwards to 10 trees were down scattered about the county, all the result of thunderstorm wind gusts. In addition, a traffic signal, two road signs, and a power pole were also down in the Dalton area.

The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that a tree fell on a power line on Dug Gap Battle Road. This resulted in a power outage to the North Georgia Trade and Convention Center during an ongoing soccer game.

A spotter and cooperative observer for the National Weather Service in Whitfield county reported that strong non-convective winds had blown down a number of trees and several power lines around the county. The observer measured a wind gust of 38 mph at 538 pm EST and a gust of 41 mph at 551 pm EST. The Forsyth county Emergency Management Director reported that strong winds had blown down several trees on power lines around the county. The Muscogee county 911 center reported that a brief period of strong winds blew down a number of trees and power lines around the county, as well as a large billboard on Interstate 85 at River Road. The Forsyth county Emergency Management Director reported that strong winds had blown down several trees on power lines around the county.

The Whitfield county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down.

The Whitfield county 911 center reported that a number of trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that one tree fell on a home in Dalton and another fell on an abandoned car. In another incident, a girl was injured when a tree fell on her as she was coming in from docking a boat. Several thousand people in the county were left without power for several hours during the event.

A trained spotter and cooperative observer for the National Weather Service reported that extensive flooding of roads was occurring across the county. The observer had recorded nearly five inches of rain in about three hours. A partial road collapse was noted on Georgia Highway 2 at Lee Bryant road just east of Prater Mill. Flooding was quite extensive on Georgia Highway 71 and U.S. Highway 76 around Dalton and several roads in the area had to be closed, including the South Dixie Highway in Dalton and several roads to the Brooks subdivision off Georgia Highway 71 in Dalton. Dalton city schools were closed because of flooding and several county school buses were stranded because of washed out, flooded, and closed roads. Local newspapers reported that there was a mudslide above the Shaw Industries Carpet plant in Dalton. As a result, trees tumbled into utility cables interrupting power and resulting in a temporary shutdown of the plant. Nearby, the flood waters and mudslide affected the company parking lots with water and mud inundating three cars. Other buildings nearby were also affected, including a car dealers showroom, which was flooded when a roadside culvert was washed out, and several apartments, which were flooded when an adjacent creek overflowed its banks. Mill Creek also overflowed onto U.S. Highway 41.

The Morristown, Tennessee National Weather Service Office relayed a measured wind gust of 70 mph from Dalton. Local newspapers reported that a number of trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.

The public reported that some trees and power lines had been blown down.

The Daily Citizen newspaper of Dalton reported that strong thunderstorms downed numerous trees and several power lines across the county. One home in Dalton sustained considerable damage as a large tree fell through the home essentially collapsing in one corner of the house. The majority of the downed trees and power lines were in the Beaverdale and Dawnville areas in the eastern portion of the county, with less damage in the Tunell Hill and Dalton areas. Approximately 1000 residents were without power for several hours, and about 100 residents remained without power well into the next day. Consequently, several businesses were forced to close for the next day. Power crews had difficulty restoring power to some locations because of tree debris blocking roads in some areas.

The Whitfield county 911 center and the Dalton Daily Citizen reported that a number of large trees were blown down or uprooted in the city, causing damage to several homes. A number of power lines were also brought down. One large tree fell on a home, another residence lost several trees causing only minimal damage to a home, and at yet another residence one large tree was uprooted in the back yard and front yard each. At another location, several very large trees fell on and leveled a trailer home. Power outages affected homes and business for many hours, up to 18 hours at one location, causing several businesses to close their doors for a time.

The Whitfield County 911 center reported that numerous trees were down from Dalton, to Beaverdale, to the eastern border of the county near Chatsworth. Trees were reported down on Keith Road, Feeder Ridge Road, Walnut Avenue, and Bethel Church Road in Dalton. On Keith Road, a mobile home was destroyed when a tree fell on the trailer. Extensive damage also occurred at the old historic Prater's Mill State Park and Fairgrounds, east of Varnell. Damage occurred to exhibit booths and stands as some were blown over and others were damaged by fallen trees. A stage was toppled over, a ticket booth was damaged, and the roof was ripped off a shed. Power lines were also down at the park . There were several other reports of damage nearby with a tree down on a car near Prater's Mill, minor damage at Edward's Park on Cleveland Highway, and several roads blocked by fallen trees. Tin roofs were also blown off a chicken house and a barn. At the Whitfield Industrial Park, 4,500 gallons of waste water overflowed because a tree fell on a nearby power line which knocked out power to the Enterprise Lift Pump Station. A storm spotter measured winds at 60 mph with a Davis wind measuring device.

The Whitfield County 911 center reported that some power lines were down.

North Georgia Electric reported thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree in Dalton. The tree knocked down a power line.

A split flow pattern was observed in the upper atmospheric pattern across the United States during this period. A large upper low was anchored across the northeast U.S. while another upper low was moving east from the south central U.S. A large Canadian surface high extended from the Ohio Valley into New England. A cold front and associated surface low was tracking across south Georgia. Widespread light to moderate precipitation was observed across north Georgia during this period as the surface low tracked across south Georgia. Although the cold air was not particularly deep into the southeast, it was deep enough for freezing and frozen precipitation to affect several north Georgia counties, especially for elevations above 2500 feet.||Snow and ice accumulations were highly variable from lower to high elevations, although quite significant at the higher elevations. The most significant snow fell across the north central and northwest counties closest to the Tennessee border. While most areas reported less than 2.0 inches of snow, parts of Fannin county received up to 8.0 inches of snow, especially in the McCaysville area. A significant amount of sleet and ice also fell in the Burnt Mountain area of northeast Pickens county, leaving many residents in that area iced in and without power for several days. Lower elevations and valley areas received mostly liquid precipitation and experienced little winter weather trouble.||The following is a summary of snow, sleet, and ice reports from north Georgia counties received from the 29th into the 30th.||Catoosa county received a total of 0.50 inch of snow, sleet, and freezing rain, most of which was snow. Much of the precipitation melted as it fell.||Chatooga county received less than 0.10 inch of sleet and freezing rain. Several accidents were reported across the county.||Dade county received up to 3.0 inches of snow across much of the county. However, snowfall amounts of 4.0 to 4.5 inches were observed in the Lookout and Sand Mountain areas. Many major roads were snow covered and hazardous. The town of Trenton was virtually shut down with numerous traffic accidents. In addition, ice accumulations of 0.25 to 0.50 inch were observed on Lookout Mountain causing several trees or tree limbs to fall on power lines. Some power outages were observed in this area.||Dawson county reported ice accumulations up to 1/3 inch at elevations just above 2000 feet, generally in the Big Canoe area. Significant icing was observed on trees and other exposed objects in this area. This icing extended into northeast Pickens county as well, where conditions were even worse.||Fannin county received 5.0 to 8.0 inches of snow. The 8.0 inches of snow was observed in the far northern part of the county near McCaysville. Snow reached warning criteria of 3.0 inches for this county around 300 pm EST.||Gilmer county received a light dusting of sleet and snow.||Gordon county received a light dusting of snow.||Murray county received a light accumulation of sleet. Several accidents were reported.||Pickens county observed 1.0 inch or more of icing at elevations just above 2000 feet in the Big Canoe area. Extensive icing was observed on trees and power lines in the area causing extended power outages to residents in this mountain community. This area was inaccessible except by emergency vehicle for two to three days, leaving residents in the area without power for up to three days. The icing extended into far northwest Dawson county as well.||Towns county received a light dusting of snow.||Union county received up to 4.0 inches of snow in the higher elevations. This accumulation was observed as of 300 pm EST. The snow changed over to rain during the evening and much of the snow subsequently melted.||Walker county received 1.5 inches of snow.||Whitfield county received snowfall ranging from 1.0 inch in the southern part of the county to 2.0 inches in the northern part.

A major weather system was developing across the central U.S. as a very deep upper low closed off across the central and southern plains. An intense surface low attached to an occluded front track northeast from north Texas into the Ohio valley during this period. Blizzard conditions were reported across parts of north Texas and much of Oklahoma Christmas eve and early Christmas day. A strong pressure gradient developed in advance of the occluded front and tracked across north Georgia late on Christmas eve and into Christmas morning. Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph were observed from the higher elevations of the north Georgia mountains during this time frame. These winds, combined with saturated ground from prior weeks of excessive rainfall, blew down hundreds of trees and dozens of power lines across this part of the state. A number of power outages were reported and some roads were blocked from downed trees. A few homes also sustained damage from downed trees. Dade, Murray, and Union counties along the Tennessee border were the hardest hit with the high winds.||The following is a summary by county of damage and wind gust information, where available.||Dade (High Wind) - The Dade County 911 Center reported that at least 20 trees and several power lines down along Interstate-59 near Sand Mountain.||Dawson (High Wind) - The Dawson County 911 Center reported that at least 15 trees were down across the west and northwest portion of the county.||Catoosa (Strong Wind) - The Catoosa County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were down on Chapman Road and Dogwood Valley Road near Ringgold.||Chattooga (Strong Wind) - The Chattooga County 911 Center reported that at least eight trees were down across the county. A few power lines were also down as well. Scattered power outages were observed in the county.||Fannin (Strong Wind) - The Fannin County 911 Center reported that at least six trees were down across the county. The Georgia Mesonet station at Blue Ridge recorded a wind gust of 48 mph.||Floyd (Strong Wind) - The RAWS station at Armuchee recorded a wind gust of 42 mph. No damage was reported from this county.||Gilmer (Strong Wind) - The Gilmer County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down within the county.||Gordon (Strong Wind) - The Gordon County 911 enter reported that approximately 10 trees were down between Fairmount and Sugar Valley. Scattered power outages were observed in this area.||Lumpkin (Strong Wind) - The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that three trees down in the county.||Murray (High Wind) - The Murray County 911 Center reported that over 60 trees and several power lines were down across the county. Several roads were blocked from downed trees and power lines. Wind gusts of 51 mph were measured at the Chatsworth RAWS station and 47 mph at the Cohutta RAWS station.||Pickens (High Wind) - The Pickens County 911 Center reported that about two dozen trees were down across the county. The public reported that two homes were damaged and two roads were blocked from downed trees west of Jasper where wind gusts of 50 mph were measured on a home weather station.||Towns (Strong Wind) - The Towns County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down near the North Carolina state line. The Brasstown RAWS site recorded a wind gust of 45 mph.||Union (High Wind) - The Union County 911 Center reported that at least a dozen trees were down near Mulkey Gap.||Walker (Strong Wind) - The Walker County 911 Center reported that at least 10 trees were down across the county.||Whitfield (Strong Wind) - The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that one tree was down on Georgia Highway 2 near Varnell.||Wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph were also common from Cherokee, Cobb, and Fulton counties. No damage was reported from these counties.

This is a continuation of the high/strong wind event which began late on January 31st.||A deep, negatively-tilted upper trough was rotating rapidly through the southeast U.S. from the afternoon of January 31st into the early morning hours of February 1st. A very strong low-level jet of 60-70 mph or greater was noted just above the surface. Surface winds of 45 to 60 mph accompanied this system , particularly as a broad area of showers swept across the area during the evening hours and shortly after midnight. These winds resulted in a number of trees and power lines being blown down, especially across north Georgia counties. In advance of this system during the afternoon of the 31st, strong easterly winds across north Georgia, much of which was located in a cold air wedge, caused additional wind damage.||Damage during the early morning hours of the 1st occurred mainly in Dade, Chattooga, Whitfield, Murray, Towns, Dawson, and Lumpkin counties. Dade, Chattooga, and Murray counties bore the brunt of the damage, where in each county a dozen or more trees and/or power lines were blown down.||In addition, a narrow line of thunderstorms was embedded within a large area of heavy rain accompanying the upper-level system. This was the same line of thunderstorms that caused wind damage in Columbus during the evening of the 31st. This line of thunderstorms caused lightning damage in Coweta and Butts county just before and just after midnight, respectively.

Light freezing rain spread across the far north Georgia counties during the afternoon and evening with temperatures hovering near 32 degrees. Ground surfaces were warm enough from previous warm days to prevent ice accumulation on most roads. Ice accumulations, mainly less than 1/10 inch, were confined to trees, power lines, and other exposed objects. A few bridges and over passes became icy in the far north. Below, are the most significant reports of icing received during this event:Dade - Thin coating of ice on trees at the higher elevations (e.g., Lookout Mountain).Dawson - Thin coating of ice on bridges, including Georgia Highway 52 near the Gilmer county line.Catoosa - Thin coating of ice on bridges, including Interstate-75.Chattooga - Thin coating of ice on trees.Fannin - Thin coating of ice on a few roads and bridges in the far northern part of the county from Blue Ridge to McCaysville.Lumpkin - Thin coating of ice on trees and power lines.