MACON, Ga. — Severe thunderstorms rolled through Central Georgia Tuesday bringing strong gusts of wind through some parts of the area.
We are monitoring the storm, its damage and power outages throughout Central Georgia.
The information in this article is preliminary and that information can change.
Power outages:
Some areas of Central Georgia are seeing power outages due to severe weather.
According to Georgia Powers' live outage map, as of 7:15 p.m., 849 customers are out of power in Putnam County. In Baldwin County, 767 customers are without power, and 297 customers in Twiggs County.
In Macon County, 487 customers are without power as of 7:15, and 367 customers in Pulaski County are without power. In Wilcox County, 247 customers are without power.
Georgia Power reported 558 customers without power in Bibb County.
There are some minor outages in a number of other Central Georgia counties, but they are only impacting a few customers.
According to Flint Energies' live outage map, 19.1% of their customers are without power in Crawford County as of 7:17 p.m. In Macon County, 1.4% of their customers are without power and 1.4% of the customers in Peach County are also without power, too.
Earlier tonight, we received reports of a downed power line on Rivoli Drive in Bibb. Northside Drive was closed with a detour through Rivoli Downs. It is unclear if the road is still blocked.
A spokesperson for Georgia Power says that they have a crew en route. As soon as the weather clears up, they will be able to assess the situation condition and provide a timetable for power restoration.
The spokesperson for the company said that their smart grid system was able to reroute power for some customers, but there were still some residents whose power is affected by the downed power line.
Some other counties in the area are also seeing some power outages, but they are affecting only a few customers.
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