Power Outage in Sharon, GA

Tropical Storm. A National Weather Service survey consisting of an analysis of measured wind data, along with reports from Emergency Managers and various other local, state and federal officials, found that tropical storm conditions occurred in the county. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down. Wind speeds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph.

October 11, 2018

Tropical Storm. News media reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county. No injuries were reported.

September 11, 2017

Ice Storm. A significant winter storm impacted north and portions of central Georgia on Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th. For areas south of the Atlanta Metropolitan area and into central Georgia, the event began Wednesday morning the 12th. Rain mixed with and changed over to freezing rain through the morning hours, resulting in catastrophic ice accretions of a half to one inch of ice, with localized higher amounts, especially along the Interstate 20 corridor. Thousands of trees were downed and widespread power outages were reported, with some customers without power for days. The event ended as a round of light snow Wednesday evening.

February 12, 2014

Thunderstorm Wind. The Talliaferro County 911 Center reported that a few trees and a few power lines were blown down near U.S. Highway 278.

February 24, 2012

Thunderstorm Wind. The Taliaferro County 911 Center reported that three trees and two power lines were down near Crawfordville. Doppler radar data suggests that this occurred in the far southern part of the county from six to eight miles southwest of Crawfordville near the Hancock county line.

June 25, 2010