Power Outage in Senoia, GA

Report of power lines down near the 500 block of Rock-a-way Rd.

The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from near Whitesburg to Corinth and Cannongate, southeast across Newnan to near Senoia.

The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from the Arnco-Sargent area through Newnan to Senoia. Trees fell onto a house on Old Carrollton Road, no injuries were reported. A falling tree damaged a utility pole and a fire hydrant on Gary Summers Road. A small woods fire was ignited along Boone Road when a falling tree brought down power lines.

The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down along Cecil Hunter Road near Moreland; the wall of a building under construction blown down on Barnes Street in Senoia; and trees and power lines blown down on Marion Beavers Road and on Gordon Road between Moreland and Sharpsburg.

The Coweta County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in the Senoia area.

Several reports were received from amateur radio operators of many trees and power lines down in Newnan and Senoia. Trees were down on Buddy West Road, Georgia Highway 16 and Georgia Highway 54, and Line Creek Road among others. Several houses in the southern part of the county suffered minor damage from these winds. This damage was outside the tornado in the southwest part of the county.

The Coweta County 911 Center reported widespread tree and power line damage throughout the county. Several dozen trees were down across the county, as well as many power lines.

The Times Herald of Newnan reported that strong winds from showers and isolated thunderstorms blew down a number of trees and several power lines across the county. A home on Fifth Street near downtown sustained minor damage when a large tree fell on the structure. The roof and guttering on the back of the home was damaged. Power was out in the Newnan area for nearly an hour.

The Coweta County Emergency Management Director reported that more than 100 trees were down across the county. More than a dozen power lines were also down. The majority of the damage was observed across the western and northern part of the county from Handy to north of Madras to near Palmetto, along the Fulton county line. One resident reported that a downburst had occurred in the Handy area where several dozen trees were down at a private residence. Trees down included large pine and oak trees. Some trees were also down in the eastern and southern parts of the county near Newnan, Sharpsburg, and Senoia. No structural damage was reported. Approximately 3000 residents of the county were left without power for a few hours following the storms.