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Storms sweep through Central Georgia Tuesday afternoon, thousands without power

Thousands of people in Macon-Bibb County and around Central Georgia are without power after severe weather Tuesday afternoon

MACON, Ga. — UPDATE, 6:25 A.M. 

This morning, many places are waking up to storm damage after heavy winds and rain, even possible tornadoes that tore through Central Georgia.

Right now, Georgia Power's outage map shows the biggest impacts in Central Georgia are in Bibb and Twiggs counties.

In Bibb, there are about 21 outages, affecting 1,490 customers.

In Twiggs, there are about 3 outages, affecting 771 customers.

Taking a look at Flint Energies customers, there are about 265 without power.

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Severe weather and possible tornadoes took a pass at the Central Georgia region Tuesday afternoon, the first round of likely severe weather this week.

The storms left behind plenty of damage in their wake; including downed trees and powerlines.

In areas serviced by Georgia Power, the worst seems to be concentrated in Houston, Jones, Macon-Bibb, and Twiggs counties.

As of 6 p.m., there are around 50 outages reported in those four counties affecting a total of nearly 90,000 customers.

If you have Georgia Power, you can report a power outage or see the status of outages in your area here.

In areas serviced by Flint Energies, the worst seems to be in Macon and Taylor counties.

As of 6 p.m., there are around 26 outages reported in their service area affecting about 3,500 meters or roughly 90,000 people. 

If you have Flint Energies, you can report a power outage of see the status of outages in your area here.

At this time, Tri-County EMC is showing its service area is experiencing a minimal loss of power. You can view their outage map here.

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