ATLANTA — As the cold came in early Friday morning, it arrived with strong winds that resulted in a lot of downed trees and power outages.
That's leaving thousands in metro Atlanta and north Georgia in the position of fighting off the bitter cold - with warnings in effect for sub-zero wind chills - without any heat.
Georgia Power manager of storm center operations Ryan Poole issued a statement saying: "Our teams are working safely and as quickly as possible to restore service in these extreme winter conditions, as we continue to deal with high winds and icy roads. To our customers directly affected by this winter storm, we recognize it’s extremely cold and that we’re in the midst of the holiday season. On behalf of the Georgia Power team, we thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Georgia Power says it has already restored power to roughly 120,000 customers across work done overnight and into the morning.
Here's where we're seeing major outages, and how you can check your status with two of the main power providers in the Peach State - Georgia Power and Georgia EMC.
Georgia power outages and how to check them
Currently, here's a look at what we're seeing on the Georgia Power outage map. See the bottom of this article for additional tips from the company to stay informed with their updates.
- As of 10:30 a.m., overall there are more than 19,000 customers without power in the core metro.
- There's about another roughly 8,000 in northeast Georgia.
- About 4,000 in west and northwest Georgia.
- Also a little less than 2,000 without power in the south metro.
Some of the biggest concentrations in metro Atlanta include:
- Several pockets of about 200 people each south of downtown, including in Peoplestown, off Moreland Ave. and south of Langford Pkwy./west of Hwy. 41.
- About 800 people around Arabia Mountain High School
- More than 1,700 people near Redan High School, plus another 400+ east of there around Shadow Rock Rd.
- More than 1,600 in several different chunks around Rockbridge Road in DeKalb, plus another 400 south of there along S. Deshon Rd.
- More than 500 in and around Brookhaven.
- About 400 south of Johns Creek.
- Almost 2,500 people between I-675 and I-285 in south DeKalb/north Clayton.
- About 800 around Kennesaw
- Almost 900 people between Cartersville and Euharlee.
- More than 600 people north of Hoschton.
- More than 1,200 people around Danielsville.
- More than 1,000 in different pockets north of Danielsville, southeast of I-85.
- Roughly 400 north of Tallulah Falls.
- About 900 northeast of Dawsonville.
And here's a look at how Georgia EMC customers are faring. Its map is not as detailed, so you can't go street-to-street level in the same way checking outages.
- More than 7,500 in the core of metro Atlanta.
- More than 1,700 people in north Georgia, plus another 840 in northeast Georgia.
- Close to 700 in west Georgia.
Georgia Power updates
The company recommends these outlets to stay up to date:
- Outage & Storm Center – Available at www.georgiapower.com/storm, customers can visit this site to sign up for Outage Alerts, report and check the status of outages, and access useful safety tips and information. Customers can report and check the status of an outage 24 hours a day by contacting Georgia Power at 888-891-0938.
- Outage Alerts – Subscribe to the free Georgia Power Outage Alert service to receive personalized notifications and updates via text message.
- Outage Map – Housed within the Outage & Storm Center, Georgia Power’s interactive Outage Map provides near real-time information, allowing users to see where outages are occurring across the state and track estimated restoration times.
- Georgia Power Mobile App – Download the Georgia Power mobile app for Apple and Android devices to access storm and outage information on the go.
- @GeorgiaPower on Twitter – Follow @GeorgiaPower on Twitter for storm tips, outage updates, customer service and more.