Power Outage in Lizella, GA

The Bibb County 911 center reported power lines blown down on Highway 80 at the Bibb/Crawford County line.

The Bibb County 911 Center reported that from four to six power lines were down across the county, along with several trees and large tree limbs.

The Macon ASOS in southern Bibb County at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport recorded a wind gust of 65 mph at 137 am EDT. The Bibb County Emergency Management Director reported that wind damage across the county was widespread. Dozens of trees and power lines were down countywide, even outside the small area affected by the EF1 tornado, just southwest of Skipperton. Seven roads across the county were closed as a result of downed trees and power lines. Several homes sustained minor damage as a result of downed trees. Heard Elementary school sustained significant roof damage, on the order of $12,000.

The Macon Telegraph reported that a few trees were down scattered about the county. A few of the trees fell on power lines causing power outages to approximately 2000 people.

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office reported that several trees and some power lines were down within the county. Three trees were down near Lizella. A tree was down on an apartment on Houston Avenue on the southside of Macon, and a few power lines were down on the west side of Macon with another power line down on the east side of Macon. Radar data indicated that winds likely gusted to 60 mph across the west central, central, and southeast parts of the county as the thunderstorms moved through those areas.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia concluded that in addition to the EF2 tornado damage from Lizella, through Macon, and east to the Twiggs county line near Dry Branch, extensive straight-line wind damage was also observed south of the tornado path across central and southern Bibb county. The damage consisted mainly of widespread downed trees and power lines with some minor structural damage. At least one outbuilding was destroyed.

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an EF3 tornado which originally touched down approximately four miles east of Knoxville in Crawford county, continued east-northeast into Bibb county lifting just southeast of Lizella. The tornado entered Bibb county three miles south-southeast of Lizella and lifted about one mile east-southeast of Lizella. The path length within Bibb county was about three miles long with a maximum path width of one-quarter mile wide. Damage within Bibb county was primarily confined to trees and power lines. However, one home did sustain damage on Lower Thomaston Road. Several trees were down east of Lizella near U.S. Highway 80.