Power Outage in Jeffersonville, GA

At least 15 trees downed along with several powerlines down on GA Hwy 96 just south of the Jeffersonville exit.

A EF0 tornado briefly touched just east of Mountain Springs Church Road in northern Twiggs County. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees behind a home along the road and blew siding off of a home next to a main power line running through the area. Several trees were snapped and uprooted on either side of the clearing for the powerlines. The tornado quickly lifted within a heavily forested area shortly after touching down.

Tree and powerlines reported down at the intersection of Old Gordon Rd and Black Bottom Rd.

Trees and powerlines reported down on Academy Dr.

Trees and powerlines reported down on Bullard Rd at I-16.

The Twiggs County 911 center reported a power line blown down in the District Path area.

Multiple reports of trees and power lines down in the area of Soloman Road, off Hwy 80.

A tree came down and took out power lines on the 1200 block of Main street, just outside of Jeffersonville.

The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office reported a power line blown down across Sgoda Road.

The Twiggs County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down in the eastern portion of the county from around Bullard to Jeffersonville.

The Twiggs County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down in the eastern portion of the county from around Bullard to Jeffersonville.

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 and some damage to structures. Wind speeds were estimated between 40 and 55 mph.

The news media reported many trees and power lines blown down across the county. Many customers were without electricity for varying periods of time. Radar estimated between 2 and 5 inches of rain fell across the county with 4.08 inches measured near Danville. No injuries were reported.

A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 90 MPH and a maximum path width of 150 yards touched down along Highway 96 just south of Jeffersonville in far eastern Twiggs County. The tornado moved east directly across the Robins AFB WSR-88D radar location snapping a few softwood trees but not damaging to the radar tower. The tornado continued its track |east-southeast where it did its greatest amount of damage along US Highway 80. In this area there was roof damage to the Reece Funeral Home and several air conditioning units on the main roof were moved several feet. A few metal support cables on power poles were also broken. A nearby residence was damaged with the majority of shingles blown off the roof and part of a metal roof was blown off of a barn. Multiple large mature oak trees were uprooted on the property. The tornado continued east crossing Gallimore Mill Road and Buck creek before passing into Wilkinson County. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #20, County #1/2, EF-1, Twiggs, Wilkinson, 2017:052].

The Twiggs County 911 center reported a tree and a power line blown down on State Highway 358 near State Highway 96.

The Twiggs County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down countywide.

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 ice accretions of a tenth (0.1) to a third (0.33) of an inch of ice. Widespread power outages were reported, with some customers without power for over two days. The event ended as a round of light snow Wednesday evening.

The Twiggs County 911 Center reported that at least six trees were down in the northwest part of the county near Huber. Several of the trees were down on Interstate-16 and two trees were down on U.S. Highway 129. Power outages were observed in the area.

The Twiggs County Emergency Management Director and the 911 Center reported that dozens of trees and power lines were down from Dry Branch to Jeffersonville, with a few other trees and power lines down in other parts of the county as well. The hardest hit areas were in Dry Branch and Jeffersonville. In Dry Branch, multiple trees were down on Georgia Kaoline Road. One large tree was down on a home in Dry Branch with people trapped inside the structure. In Jeffersonville, more than a dozen trees were down just within the city limits.

The maximum snowfall reported was 4.0 inches, mostly across the southern and eastern portion of the county. A number of trees and power lines were down across the county as a result of the weight from the heavy, wet snow.

The Twiggs County 911 Center reported that two trees and one power line were blown down in the southern portion of the county.

The Twiggs County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down along U.S. Highway 80 between Jeffersonville and Dry Branch. Radar data clearly showed a downburst in this area with base velocities in excess of 60 mph in this area.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that straight-line winds of estimated at 60 to 70 mph caused damage to several trees and power lines up to three miles south of the track of an EF1 tornado that tracked from near Fitzpatrick to 4 1/3 miles southeast of Myricks Mill.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the same thunderstorm that earlier spawned the destructive EF2 tornado that tracked across Bibb county into western Twiggs county, shortly thereafter spawned yet another EF0 to EF1 tornado across central and east central Twiggs county. The tornado, which initially touched down as an EF0 tornado just east-southeast of Fitzpatrick, briefly strengthened to an EF1 tornado as it moved east, then sporadically fluctuated between EF1 and EF0 intensity as it continued on an almost due eastward track into Wilkinson county, crossing into Wilkinson county about 4 1/3 miles southeast of Myricks Mill. The tornado touched down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 80 and Myricks Mill Road where the roof of a church was destroyed. Four other churches sustained minor damage, along with 30 homes, mostly from downed trees. Five vehicles were damaged or destroyed. Tons of trees were either uprooted or twisted throughout the area, leaving several roads blocked and closed, including parts of Interstate 16. A number of power lines were also knocked down. Maximum sustained winds of the tornado within Twiggs county were estimated to be 90 mph, with a maximum path width of 100 yards. While the overall path length of this tornado was 25 miles, just a little over five miles of the path occurred within Twiggs county.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the same thunderstorm that earlier spawned the destructive EF2 tornado that tracked across Bibb county into western Twiggs county, shortly thereafter spawned yet another EF0 to EF1 tornado across central and east central Twiggs county. The tornado, which initially touched down as an EF0 tornado just east-southeast of Fitzpatrick, briefly strengthened to an EF1 tornado as it moved east, then sporadically fluctuated between EF1 and EF0 intensity as it continued on an almost due eastward track into Wilkinson county, crossing into Wilkinson county about 4 1/3 miles southeast of Myricks Mill. The tornado touched down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 80 and Myricks Mill Road where the roof of a church was destroyed. Four other churches sustained minor damage, along with 30 homes, mostly from downed trees. Five vehicles were damaged or destroyed. Tons of trees were either uprooted or twisted throughout the area, leaving several roads blocked and closed, including parts of Interstate 16. A number of power lines were also knocked down. Maximum sustained winds of the tornado within Twiggs county were estimated to be 90 mph, with a maximum path width of 100 yards. While the overall path length of this tornado was 25 miles, just a little over five miles of the path occurred within Twiggs county.

An amatuer radio operator reported that a couple of power lines and two to three trees were down along U.S. Highway 80 in the Jeffersonville area.

The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office reported that a couple of trees were down, one on Sgoda Road and another on Marion Road in the northwest part of the county. A power line was also down on Marion Road.

The Twiggs County Deputy Emergency Management Director reported that ten trees and one power line were down across the county. Some trees were down on Interstate-16, Georgia Highway 96, and one local road.

A deputy with the Twiggs County Sheriff's office reported that a few trees were down, mainly across the eastern portion of the county. The trees had brought down at least one power line. One large tree was also down in the city of Jeffersonville proper.

The Twiggs County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down. Several homes in the area were without power.

The Twiggs county Emergency Management Director reported that about 30 pine trees were either twisted or broken off and some power lines were down between Bullard and Danville off Interstate 16 near U.S. Highway 129. He estimated that the damage covered a 0.5 to 1.5 mile wide area and stretched along a three mile wide path. He further reported that while most of the trees were lying in a northwesterly direction, some of the trees were lying in a southerly direction.

The Twiggs county 911 center reported lots of trees and power lines down across the county.