Power Outage in Fort Benning, GA

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Last report: August 18, 2024

Here's How to Report Power Outage in Fort Benning

To report a power outage in Fort Benning, Georgia, located in Muscogee County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:

Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 31905, 31995.

Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Muscogee County

A fast, southward moving MCS produced widespread wind damage during the afternoon hours of June 30th, along the Alabama and Georgia state line. The damage (in west-central GA) occurred from Polk County south to around the Columbus area (Muscogee County). Widespread winds of 50-70 mph were either reported or estimated based on the damage, mainly to trees and powerlines.

June 30, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Tree down on powerlines along Macon Rd near intersection of S Dixon Dr.

August 10, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. The broadcast media and an amateur radio operator reported trees and power lines blown down from River Road in Green Island Hills to around the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Hamilton Road in Laurel Hills.

July 12, 2020

Thunderstorm Wind. The local broadcast media reported thunderstorm wind damage to the roof of a storage facility on Blanchard Boulevard between 22nd and 25th Avenues. A tree was blown down in a neighborhood just behind this facility resulting in a power outage.

July 05, 2019

Tornado. A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds 85 mph and a maximum path width of 50 yards crossed the Chattahoochee river from Phenix City Alabama into Columbus Georgia. The tornado crossed the river between Rotary Park and 22nd Avenue snapping trees limbs between Victory Drive and Blanchard Boulevard. The tornado moved north damaging a metal awning and several gas pumps at a gas station along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as well as a metal warehouse on Cusseta Road in the Avondale community. Further north a large tree was blown down on 17th Street near 15th Avenue bringing down power lines. No injuries were reported. [04/14/19: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Muscogee, 2019:021].

April 14, 2019

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