Power Outage in Dudley, GA

The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported Power lines blown down on 2nd Street in Dudley and shingles blown off of a roof at Smith Drive and Lake View Drive in Dexter.

The Laurens County 911 Center reported trees and power lines blown down from Highway 19 near Dudley to Scotland Road and Capps Browning Road near Rentz.

The Laurens county 911 center reported that trees and some power lines were down just northwest of Dudley, while other trees were down on the road just southwest of Dudley.

The Laurens county 911 center reported that some trees and power lines were down.

The Laurens county Emergency Management Directory reported that an Auto Paint and Body shop was severely damaged just north of Dudley on Rock Road. The roof was blown off and the walls caved in. In addition, trees and power lines were blown down in the same general area.

A variety of sources, including the Dublin Courier Herald, local broadcast media, amateur radio operators, and the public reported that an apparent thunderstorm microburst caused extensive wind damage to areas from Dudley to Dublin, especially within the city of Dublin. The brunt of the damage occurred in the area between U.S. Highway 441 and U.S. Highway 80. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down throughout the area. Extensive damage occurred to the Dublin High School athletic facility. Three of four sides of fencing were damaged on the tennis court, one of the baseball dugouts was destroyed, the roof of the dugout of the softball field was lifted off, and the batting cage was blown away and crumpled up in the nearby woods. In addition, the vinyl roof was ripped off the school's greenhouse and several small pine trees on the property were blown down as well. Elsewhere, the roof was ripped off Georgia Power Company's operating headquarters on Pecan Drive. Within the city, winds blew the aluminum sheeting off the roof of Rando's Fitness in the Westgate Shopping Center and several aluminum business signs were shattered or mangled.