Power Outage in Evans, GA

Jefferson Electric COOP reported a tree fell on a power line off of White Oak Campground Rd near Appling. Time estimated.

Tree down on power lines at 400 block of Leitner Mill Rd SE of Harlem. Time estimated.

A spotter reported trees and power lines down at Washington Rd and William Few Pkwy. A local newspaper also reported downed trees and power lines down on roadways, resulting in closed roads, at several other locations near and in the vicinities of Evans, Appling, Grovetown, and Harlem. Time estimated.

Trees were downed at Horizon S Pkwy at Horizon W Pkwy near Grovetown, and a power line was downed on Stevens Creek Rd at Evans to Lock Rd east of Evans.

Trees and power lines down near the intersection of US Hwy 221 and Washington Rd. Photos shared via social media. Time estimated.

Reports of trees and power lines down throughout Columbia Co GA. Times estimated. Exact locations unknown.

Reports of trees and power lines down throughout Columbia Co GA. Times estimated. Exact locations unknown.

Reports of trees and power lines down throughout Columbia Co GA. Times estimated. Exact locations unknown.

Reports of trees and power lines down throughout Columbia Co GA. Times estimated. Exact locations unknown.

Multiple trees and power lines down near 800 Railroad Ave. Time estimated.

Winds associated with Tropical Storm Michael downed 29 trees and 5 power lines across the county. Over 2500 power outages were reported.

Columbia Co GA EOC received multiple reports of trees down, power lines down, and traffic signal outages.

Trees and power lines down across the road at Keg Creek Dr near Lady Ct.

WAGT TV reported Blanchard Road near Paxton Way was impassable due to trees and powerlines down.

A major Ice Storm produced 3/4 inch of ice and around 2 inches of snow and sleet across Columbia County taking down numerous trees and powerlines. Power outages were widespread across the county affecting most of the population.

EM reported power lines and poles down along the lake shore in Winfield Hill area of northwest Columbia County. Several trees were also down.

Sheriff reported a couple of trees and a powerline down at a campground on Ridge Road.

SKYWARN HAM and Emergency Manager reported trees and Powerlines in Harlem and areas to the east.

Sheriff reported powerlines down on Ridge Road.

EM reported numerous trees and powerlines down across the southeast portions of the county. A couple of trees fell on vehicles.

Trees down on powerlines near Oakley Pirkle Rd. Reported by the Public through WRDW.

HAM radio reported many trees and powerlines down in Evans.

HAM radio reported many trees and powerlines down in Evans.

Numerous trees and powerlines down across the county with several homes sustaining severe damage.

EM reported total snow accumulation of 3 to 4 inches. The snow was followed be freezing rain and drizzle with ice accumulations of 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Some power outages were also reported.

Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down on Petersburg rd.

Emergency Manager reported trees and powerlines down in the Evans and Martinez areas. Several trees fell on homes producing minor to moderate damage.

Emergency Manager reported trees and powerlines down in the Evans and Martinez areas. Several trees fell on homes producing minor to moderate damage.

A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst in the western end of Columbia County early this morning around 12:30 a.m. downing numerous trees and power lines. Quarter size hail was also reported in the affected area. ||Columbia County Roads & Bridges crews have been out since 2am clearing the trees from the roadways. The supervisor advised me at 7:45 a.m. that they were near finished clearing the fallen trees from the roadways.||One of the affected residents on Old Lincolnton Road in Appling advised me this morning that her family had been awakened by the loud boom of thunder and then saw the rain blowing sideways, followed by the large hail pounding on her home. That���s when a70-foot tall pine tree was blown over onto her home. ||All of the downed trees are laying in the same direction, indicating the microburst and not a tornado. However, the howling fierceness of the wind in a microburst is very much like a tornado���just in a straight line.||Below is a list of locations of reports of trees down, power lines down, and property damage:||Trees Down:||1. 104/Waters Edge Ln. |2. Crawford Place Dr/Ray Owens Rd.|3. Ridge Rd/104.|4. Cobbham Rd/Ray Owens Rd.|5. Ray Owens/Tom Bartles Rd.|6. Full Moon Dr/Keg Creek.|7. 3262 Ray Owens Rd.|8. Eubanks Rd/(104/Ray Owens).|9. Cobbham/Gales intersection. |10. Old Lincolnton Road/Tommy Shaw Drive.|11. 6400 block of Ridge Road.|12. Keg Creek/Full Moon Drive.|13. 6514 Washington Road.|14. Ridge Road/Bohler Drive.||Power Lines Down:||1. 3262 Ray Owens Rd.|2. Full Moon Dr/Keg Creek.|3. Ridge Rd/Ray Owens received @ 4am.|4. Eubanks Rd(104/Ray Owens).|5. Keg Creek/Full Moon.|6. 6514 Washington Road.||Property Damage:||1. 6633 Eubanks Dr.|2. Eubanks Dr./Suan Dr.|3. 4219 Old Lincolnton Road.

A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst in the western end of Columbia County early this morning around 12:30 a.m. downing numerous trees and power lines. Quarter size hail was also reported in the affected area. ||Columbia County Roads & Bridges crews have been out since 2am clearing the trees from the roadways. The supervisor advised me at 7:45 a.m. that they were near finished clearing the fallen trees from the roadways.||One of the affected residents on Old Lincolnton Road in Appling advised me this morning that her family had been awakened by the loud boom of thunder and then saw the rain blowing sideways, followed by the large hail pounding on her home. That���s when a70-foot tall pine tree was blown over onto her home. ||All of the downed trees are laying in the same direction, indicating the microburst and not a tornado. However, the howling fierceness of the wind in a microburst is very much like a tornado���just in a straight line.||Below is a list of locations of reports of trees down, power lines down, and property damage:||Trees Down:||1. 104/Waters Edge Ln. |2. Crawford Place Dr/Ray Owens Rd.|3. Ridge Rd/104.|4. Cobbham Rd/Ray Owens Rd.|5. Ray Owens/Tom Bartles Rd.|6. Full Moon Dr/Keg Creek.|7. 3262 Ray Owens Rd.|8. Eubanks Rd/(104/Ray Owens).|9. Cobbham/Gales intersection. |10. Old Lincolnton Road/Tommy Shaw Drive.|11. 6400 block of Ridge Road.|12. Keg Creek/Full Moon Drive.|13. 6514 Washington Road.|14. Ridge Road/Bohler Drive.||Power Lines Down:||1. 3262 Ray Owens Rd.|2. Full Moon Dr/Keg Creek.|3. Ridge Rd/Ray Owens received @ 4am.|4. Eubanks Rd(104/Ray Owens).|5. Keg Creek/Full Moon.|6. 6514 Washington Road.||Property Damage:||1. 6633 Eubanks Dr.|2. Eubanks Dr./Suan Dr.|3. 4219 Old Lincolnton Road.

SKYWARN spotter reported powerlines down along Old Wheeler Road near the county line.

Sheriff Dispatch reported a tree down on a power line and a tree across the road along Lake Springs Rd near Clarks Hill Rd.

County paper reported many trees and powerlines down. Trees were down on Old Evans and Old Petersburg roads, one fell on a home. Cable and powerlines were down on Dent, Mears, and Padrick Streets.

A supercell tornado tracked across Columbia county from northeast of Harlem through Grovetown damaging many homes and taking down numerous trees and powerlines. Several vehicles were crushed and there were about a dozen minor injuries.

EOC reported several trees and powerlines down around the county.

High winds took down trees and powerlines throughout the county.

Emergency manager reported some powerlines down from Chennault to the Midway area with outages.

SKYWARN spotter reported widespread wind damage in Martinez. Trees and powerlines down and some structural damage. Estimted winds of 70mph.

Several mobile homes had moderate damage and one was destroyed. Numerous trees and powerlines were down along path. Two people had minor injuries.

Several mobile homes had moderate damage and one was destroyed. Numerous trees and powerlines were down along path. Two people had minor injuries.

Emergency manager, Sheriff, and SKYWARN HAMs reported numerous trees and powerlines down, some on homes and vehicles from an intense downburst. Hardest hit areas were Rivershyre and Stratford subdivisions in and around Evans.

Emergency manager reported many trees and powerlines down in the Leah area.

Sheriff reported trees, powerlines, and traffic lights out from Martinez to Evans.

Mainly snow fell in Columbia county with total accumulations of 4 to 6 inches. Some trees and powerlines were taken down from the heavy snow.

SKYWARN spotter reported powerlines and large branches down.

EM reported scattered trees and powerlines down throughout county.

EOC reported numerous trees and powerlines down from Winfield and Appling to Pollards Corner.

An area of low pressure developed along a frontal boundary near the Deep South/Gulf Coast region on Sunday January 2nd, 2022. In response to the approach of a strong upper low, the surface low intensified rapidly and moved NE over Central GA, and across the Upstate of SC during the early morning of January 3rd, then into NC. This led to strong gradient wind gusts from a SW to W direction, that peaked behind the passage of a frontal boundary just south of the low during the early morning hours of Monday, January 3rd. Numerous reports of downed trees, tree limbs, and power lines were received, along with measured wind gusts that generally ranged from around 45 to around 60 mph. Total rainfall amounts with the system generally ranged between 1 and 2 inches. No reports of significant flooding were received.

A strong cold front approaching the region from the west produced strong to severe thunderstorms across the Central Savannah River Area. The storms downed trees and power lines.

A few isolated severe thunderstorms took down some trees and powerlines in the western CSRA.

Scattered thunderstorms produced wind damage that took down trees, powerlines, and caused power outages.

Severe thunderstorms rumbled through the CSRA taking down some trees and powerlines.

A line of thunderstorms moved through the CSRA and took down trees and powerlines. Some minor damage was also done to some buildings.

A major winter storm spread into Georgia and South Carolina producing up to 1 inch of ice taking down trees, powerlines, and causing damage to other structures. Just about everything came to a standstill as federal, state, county, and city governments closed along with schools and businesses. Power outages were widespread and it took up to four days to restore in some areas.

A line of thunderstorms developed over southern Lincoln county and raced across the western branch of Clarks Hill Resevoir into northwest Columbia County taking down power lines and poles. Several trees also came down in the area.

A few thunderstorms produced some microbursts that took down trees and powerlines.

Multicell thunderstorms produced strong winds in the CSRA that took down trees and powerlines.

A squall line moved through the CSRA and produced intense winds and large hail. Numerous trees and powerlines were down in the Augusta area and there were several injuries.

A strong line of severe thunderstorms moved through the CSRA and produced a lot of wind damage, mainly trees being uprooted or snapped off and powerlines being taken down.

A low pressure system moved through the Gulf of Mexico and across northern Florida producing snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southeast U.S. Heavy snow fell across the CSRA and lower Midlands of South Carolina with accumulations of 1 to 6 inches. Burke county had mainly sleet and freezing rain with ice accumulations of 1/2 inch. Power outages were reported througout the area but it wasn't widespread.

A squall line ahead of a strong cold front produced wind damge around portions of the CSRA taking down trees and powerlines.

Severe thunderstorms rumbled across the CSRA producing more wet microburst that took down trees and powerlines.

Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage across the CSRA taking down trees and powerlines and damaging some homes.

Isolated severe thunderstorms developed over the CSRA and produced large hail and an intense microburst that damaged some homes and took down trees and powerlines.

A squall line moved through the CSRA and took down some trees and powerlines.

A few severe thunderstorms moved across the CSRA taking down trees and powerlines.

Scattered thunderstorms produced downburst winds that took down trees and powerlines around the CSRA.

Supercell thunderstorms moved across the CSRA and produced large tornadoes. One tornado tracked across Columbia and Richmond counties then went into Aiken county South Carolina along highway 278. The second tornado tracked across Burke county then into lower Barnwell and Allendale counties in South Carolina. Several homes were destroyed and many had moderate to severe damage. Widespread trees and powerlines were also down. Total damage estimate was 3 million dollars.

Strong winds with gusts to 50 mph blew across the area taking down trees and powerlines.

A combination of strong onshore flow and a strong jet extending from south southwest to the north northeast into the CSRA/Midlands produced high winds that took down trees and powerlines, damaged boats and docks on lakes, and did property damage. Post analysis showed a gravity wave was probably the result of the meteorological conditions that sustained the high winds for several hours.

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced hail and power outages in Lincoln county.

A cold front with strong dynamics pushed into the area Saturday night and took down trees and powerlines and produced nickel size hail.

An ice storm started late Friday night and continued off and on through Saturday night. Most areas received a quarter of an inch of ice on trees and other structures. Some areas received a quarter to a half an inch of ice. These areas had some power outages which were of short duration. Overpasses and bridges iced up but ground temperatures of roadways kept the rain from freezing on them. Still, there were many accidents from people losing control when driving over the bridges and overpasses.

An ice storm produced 1/4 to 3/4 inch of ice and sleet taking down trees and powerlines. Several power outages were reported along with numerous traffic accidents.

An ice storm developed over the CSRA late Sunday night and Monday and produced 1/4-3/4 inch of ice. The heaviest ice accumulations occurred in Lincoln, Columbia, and McDuffie counties. Many trees and powerlines were down causing scattered power outages. About 100,000 homes were without power for several days. Four people were injured in traffic related accidents and one person was killed in Loncoln county when a tree fell on his vehicle.