MACON, Ga. — There have been some bouts of severe weather rolling into Central Georgia Monday evening.
Here is a look at the road closures, damage and power outages that are being reported throughout our region.
The information here is preliminary and can change throughout the night.
Damage:
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is confirming that a tractor-trailer has flipped on I-475 near the Middle Georgia State campus. One person was injured and was transported to a medical facility for treatment, but they are expected to be okay.
According to 511, the crash on I-475 closed all lanes. Originally, 511 said that they expected it to be cleared by 5:55 p.m, but 511 reported that no lanes were blocked as of 7:10 p.m. They're are still working on the crash and they expect it to be completely dealt with as of 8 p.m.
We received a report from Rick Devins who says he's seeing a lot of little damage around the campus of Middle Georgia State University, including trees downs and the tops blown off lamps.
Here is a look at what the traffic looked like at around 5:48 p.m.:
Bibb County Bibb County EMA Director Spencer Hawkins said they are continuing to monitor the condition.
If you have any damage, Hawkins said that you can call 478-751-7500 to report storm damage.
You can check MBC alerts for updates, and Hawkins tells us that you should "stay weather aware."
He believes that the worst of the storm will likely hit us in about an hour.
A caller tells us that trees and powerlines are down in the 1200 block of Scotland Avenue off of Log Cabin Drive.
Another caller, Anne, told us that a tree fell near their home on Log Cabin Drive. She also said that lightning split a tree on James Street.
According to LarryO Falconsville, a house is on fire at 3300 block of Mary Drive in Napier after lightning struck the house. He also reports that off of Mercer University Drive trees have fallen near the Emark Gas Station. He says that cars are having a hard time passing.
Falconsville also says that on Edna Place there are trees down, too.
Baldwin County:
According to Baldwin County EMA Wayne Johnson, a number of trees are down in Baldwin County as of 8:14 p.m.
He is reporting trees down at:
Meriwether at Stewart
Grace Weaver at Covey Road
Carolyn Court at Old Williamsburg Road
Carolyn Court at Sinclair Marina Road
Houston County:
As of 6:45 p.m., the EMA Director Chris Stoner says that trees have fallen in some neighborhoods, but they've made some progress in removing trees that have gone down.
In Northlake Drive in Perry, a tree is entangled with power lines, and Crews are on the scene working to remove the.
Stone says that in the Houston Lake and Walker Subdivision they have trees down, but they have crews are actively working to remove them.
There was a tree down on Georgia State Highway 247 had a tree down, but crews have managed to remove them.
Washington County:
As of 7:00 p.m., Washington County EMA Russel Riner is reporting multiple trees down from Sandersville to the Johnson County line moving east. There are also trees down in Tennile, Harrison Area and Oconnee.
He is also reporting that power lines have gone down, too.
Riner said that they are preparing for some potentially severe weather later tonight. The storms came from the west instead of the north, he said.
From 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. tonight, Riner said that there is still the possibility of pockets of storms.
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Severe weather (Aug. 7)
Power Outages:
According to Georgia Power's outage map, 4,400 customers are without power in Bibb County as of 9:04 p.m. In Jones County, 230 customers are without power as of 9:05 p.m.
They also say 41 Georgia customers are without power in Hancock County at around 9:06 p.m. In Washington County, 124 Georgia Power customers are without power. 51 Georgia Power customers are without power in Putnam County as of 9:07 p.m.
Over in Wilkinson County, 257 Georgia Power customers are without power as of 9:09 p.m. In Macon County, 256 customers are without power and 58 customers are without power in Peach County.
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