Power Outage in Young Harris, GA

The local media reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county. Several major roadways were temporarily impassable due to fallen trees. Thousands of customers were without power for varying periods of time. The Brasstown RAWS measured a wind gust of 55 MPH. No injuries were reported.

Freezing rain began just after sunrise on the morning of the 25th, accumulating on elevated surfaces, bridges, and overpasses through the morning and afternoon hours. Widespread amounts of 0.10 to 0.25 inches of freezing rain were reported. The slick roads resulted in numerous automobile accidents and power outages across the area.

The Towns County 911 Center reported that many trees and several power lines were down across the county.

The Towns County 911 Center reported that many trees and several power lines were down across the county.

This is a continuation of the high/strong wind event which began late on January 31st.||A deep, negatively-tilted upper trough was rotating rapidly through the southeast U.S. from the afternoon of January 31st into the early morning hours of February 1st. A very strong low-level jet of 60-70 mph or greater was noted just above the surface. Surface winds of 45 to 60 mph accompanied this system , particularly as a broad area of showers swept across the area during the evening hours and shortly after midnight. These winds resulted in a number of trees and power lines being blown down, especially across north Georgia counties. In advance of this system during the afternoon of the 31st, strong easterly winds across north Georgia, much of which was located in a cold air wedge, caused additional wind damage.||Damage during the early morning hours of the 1st occurred mainly in Dade, Chattooga, Whitfield, Murray, Towns, Dawson, and Lumpkin counties. Dade, Chattooga, and Murray counties bore the brunt of the damage, where in each county a dozen or more trees and/or power lines were blown down.