Power Outage in Louisville, GA

Trees and powerlines down at Hwy 296 near Jefferson County Middle School.

A metal outdoor structure damaged in addition to trees and powerlines down near the intersection of Campground Rd and Hwy 80.

Powerlines reported down along US-1 near the intersection of Wilcher Rd.

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 Jefferson County 911 center reported a few trees and power lines blown down from Wrens to Louisville.

The media reported many trees and power lines blown down across the county. A few homes had minor damage from falling trees and large limbs. A wind gust of 40 mph was measured near Louisville. Much of the county was without electricity for varying periods of time. Radar estimated between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell across the county with 2.32 inches measured in Grange. No injuries were reported.

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.

The Jefferson County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county.

The Jefferson County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county.

The Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Wrens and Louisville. Two houses had trees fall on them; on had minor and the other had major damage. Up to 22 roads were blocked by falling trees.

The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that three trees were blown down on the southeast side of Louisville. One tree fell on power lines along Moore Street, and two additional trees fell along U.S. Highway 1.

The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down in the northwest and west central part of the county, north through west of Louisville.

The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down throughout the city of Louisville.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, concluded that strong straight-line winds of 60 to 70 mph up to one mile south of the EF0 tornado track across central Jefferson county caused moderate damage to structures in Louisville and minor to moderate damage to structures elsewhere along the path. A number of trees and power lines were downed as well.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, concluded that strong straight-line winds of 60 to 70 mph up to one mile south of the EF0 tornado track across central Jefferson county caused moderate damage to structures in Louisville and minor to moderate damage to structures elsewhere along the path. A number of trees and power lines were downed as well.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF0 tornado that originally touched down in north central Washington county, just northeast of Sandersville, continued on a long 33 mile track across eastern Washington, central Jefferson, and into far western Burke county before lifting one mile south of Vidette. The tornado entered Jefferson county approximately 10 miles west-northwest of Louisville and skirted across the northern part of Louisville, then continued eastward, exiting the county about seven miles east-northeast of Louisville. A little over 17 miles of the tornado path occurred within Jefferson county. The maximum path width of the tornado was estimated to be 440 yards or around 1/2 mile. Homes on the northern side of Louisville sustained considerable damage from the tornado, including both mobile homes and single/multiple-family homes. All together, 55 mobile homes were affected, two of which were destroyed and 50 had major damage. Approximately 185 single-family homes suffered damage. Of these, 70 were destroyed and 115 sustained major damage. In addition 13 businesses, six government facilities, and two non-profit organization building structures were damaged. Of the six government facilities, two of them were county schools. Hunderds of trees and power lines were also downed along the path of the tornado. At least 5600 residents of the area were left without power following the storm.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the EF0 tornado that originally touched down in north central Washington county, just northeast of Sandersville, continued on a long 33 mile track across eastern Washington, central Jefferson, and into far western Burke county before lifting one mile south of Vidette. The tornado entered Jefferson county approximately 10 miles west-northwest of Louisville and skirted across the northern part of Louisville, then continued eastward, exiting the county about seven miles east-northeast of Louisville. A little over 17 miles of the tornado path occurred within Jefferson county. The maximum path width of the tornado was estimated to be 440 yards or around 1/2 mile. Homes on the northern side of Louisville sustained considerable damage from the tornado, including both mobile homes and single/multiple-family homes. All together, 55 mobile homes were affected, two of which were destroyed and 50 had major damage. Approximately 185 single-family homes suffered damage. Of these, 70 were destroyed and 115 sustained major damage. In addition 13 businesses, six government facilities, and two non-profit organization building structures were damaged. Of the six government facilities, two of them were county schools. Hunderds of trees and power lines were also downed along the path of the tornado. At least 5600 residents of the area were left without power following the storm.

The Jefferson County 911 Center reported that a couple of power lines were blown down.

The Jefferson county 911 center reported that power lines were down.

The Jefferson County Emergency Management Coordinator reported trees down on power lines all across the county. In addition, a tree was reported down and blocking Georgia Highway 102 between Avera and Stapleton in the north part of the county.