Power Outage in Waleska, GA

The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down along Old Mill Lane.

The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the northern half of the county, including around Lucky Street and Waleska Road in Canton and along Pleasant Union Road.

The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and some power lines blown down from south of Waleska to Free Home. Locations include Sam Nelson Road between Nelson trail and Rampley Trail where one tree fell on a house, Reinhardt College Parkway where a tree fell on a house, Shoal Creek Road at Whispering Woods Drive, Upper Union Hill Road at Henson Way, and Wyatt Road at Smithwick Road. No injuries were reported.

The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the far northern portion of the county from northwest of Waleska to northwest of Ball Ground. Locations include along Reinhardt College Parkway near Garland Mountain Trail, Upper Dowda Road at Lower Dowda Road, and Arnold Spence Road.

The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported that numerous trees and powerlines were down. State Highway 108 was closed due to down trees between Waleska and State Highway 20.

The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported that over 50 trees were blown down along with at least four power lines in an area northeast of Waleska.

The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that nearly three dozen trees were down across the county from northwest of Waleska to south of Canton. Several power lines were down as a result of downed trees as well. At least two homes sustained damage from downed trees and at least three vehicles were damaged, also from downed trees. This included one truck, which while being driven, had a tree and adjacent power line fall on it. No injuries were reported from this event. Some roads were blocked from downed trees and power lines, including Riverston Pkwy., Gault Road and N. Victoria Rd.

The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that dozens of trees were down across the county from strong straight-line thunderstorm winds, including areas around Waleska, Ball Ground, Canton, and Woodstock. A total of 15 homes across the county were damaged from downed trees, including two with major damage and four others with moderate damage. A middle-aged female was injured at one of the badly damaged homes when a large pine tree fell on her home. Amateur radio operators reported that the back wall of a building on Cherokee Drive in Ball Ground was blown down. Widespread power outages were also observed, especially in the Woodstock area.

The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that at least five trees and one power line were down from the north central part of the county near Waleska to Canton in the central part of the county. The power line was down southwest of Canton along Bells Ferry Road. A wind gust of 59 mph was measured on weather equipment located at the Emergency Operations Center in Canton.

The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down across the county from the northwest part of the county, west-northwest of Waleska, to the southeast part of the county, just southeast of Canton. No structures were damaged.

The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm straight-line winds of 58 to 65 mph caused extensive damage across many parts of Cherokee county, but especially the central and southern sections of the county. Numerous trees and power lines were down, especially in the central and southern areas of the county. One home was destroyed when a large pine tree crashed through the home, three other homes had moderate damage, and five sustained minor damage. A barn also suffered moderate damage and two automobiles were destroyed when trees fell on the vehicles.

The Cherokee county Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and a few power lines were down in the Salacoa community.

A National Weather Service disaster survey team and the Cherokee county Emergency Manager Director observed a 6-mile long path of damage, beginning near Beasley Gap in northwest Cherokee county, then continuing east-northeast toward the town of Worley Crossroads on the Pickens county border. While much of the damage along the path was determined as straight line wind damage with speeds of at least 70 mph, there was definite indication of a multi-segmented tornado. The most significant tornado damage occurred on Salacoa Road near Beasley Gap, where the tornado damage was classified as F2. The damage path was approximately 627 yards wide at its widest point, but the tornadic portion of this damage was limited to around 100 yards wide. Two homes were completely destroyed, three were severely damaged, and six were moderately damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were down along and near the damage path as well. Some livestock was also killed during the event. Cherokee county was one of five counties declared in a state of emergency by the governor.