Hurricane Helene: Power Outages and Road Closures
Wind and rain from Hurricane Helene is making impacts across our coverage area.
The following is reported power outages in Alabama:
Barbour County: 357 customers out of power
Chambers County: 72 customers out of power
Lee County: 321 customers out of power
Macon County: 48 customers out of power
Russell County: 116 customer out of power
The following is reported power outages in Georgia:
Chattahoochee County: 136 customers out of power
Harris County: 105 customers out of power
Muscogee County: 1,199 customers out of power
Troup County: 0 customers out of power
Talbot County: 70 customers out of power
The following is reported road closures in Alabama:
Smiths Station: Lee Road 298 (dirt portion) between HWY. 280 and Lee Road 318.
Eufaula: Gammage Rd near the 400 block
Lanett: N 3rd Ave from N 7th to Cherry Drive is almost impassable.
Lee County: Lee Rd 379 near Lee Rd 366
Lee County: 1800 block of Lee Rd 266
Lee County: 1300 block of Lee Rd 389
Lee County: 10 block of Lee Rd 112
Lee County: 200 block of Lee Rd 236.
The following is reported road closures in Georgia:
Columbus: Plateau Drive due to flooding
Harris County: Fortune Hole Rd near the 1700 block
Harris County: Goat Rock Rd near Old River Rd
Harris County: Hwy 190 @ Hines Gap Rd
You are asked to avoid these areas that are closed while officials work to clear them.
(THIS POST WAS UPDATED AT 7:56 A.M. EASTERN TIME on 09/27/2024)
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