MACON, Ga. — Even though Tropical Storm Helene has not made landfall yet, the impacts in Central Georgia have already been felt. Some tornado warnings and heavy rainfall have already led to roads being washed out and more.
Here's a look at power outages, road closures and damage reports as they stream into the newsroom.
POWER OUTAGES
According to Georgia Power and Flint Energies maps, several customers are seeing power outages across Central Georgia.
According to the US Power Outage map, there are over 700,00 people without power in the state of Georgia. As of around 5:30 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 28, 42,538 Central Georgia residents are without power.
- Baldwin County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 336 customers have lost power in Baldwin County.
- Ben Hill County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 3,257 customers have lost power in Ben Hill County.
- Bibb County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 464 customers have lost power in Bibb County.
- Bleckley County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 196 customers have lost power in Bleckley County.
- Crawford County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that zero customers are without power in Crawford County
- Crisp County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that six customers have lost power in Crisp County
- Dodge County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 1,679 customers have lost power in Dodge County.
- Dooly County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that one customer is without power in Dooly County.
- Hancock County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 3,619 customers have lost power in Hancock County.
- Houston County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that three customer lost power in Houston County.
- Irwin County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 4,957 customers have lost power in Irwin County.
- Jasper County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 73 customers have lost power in Jasper County.
- Johnson County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 4,834 customers have lost power in Johnson County.
- Jones County: The US Power Outage Map is reporting that 232 customers have lost power in Jones County.
- Lamar County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that no customers are without power in Lamar County.
- Laurens County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 8,265 customers have lost power in Laurens County.
- Macon County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that no customers are without power in Macon County
- Monroe County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that one customer is without lost power in Monroe County.
- Montgomery County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 1,716 customers have lost power in Montgomery County
- Peach County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 153 customers have lost power in Peach County
- Pike County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that zero customers are without power in Pike County.
- Pulaski County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that six customers have lost power in Pulaski County.
- Putnam County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 92 customers have lost power in Putnam County.
- Telfair County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 3,448 customers have lost power in Telfair County.
- Treutlen County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 1,443 customers have lost power in Treutlen County.
- Twiggs County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 163 customers have lost power in Twiggs County
- Washington County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 6,734 customers have lost power in Washington County.
- Wilcox County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 1,473 customers have lost power in Wilcox County.
- Wilkinson County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 202 customers have lost power in Wilkinson County.
- Wheeler County: The US Power Outage map is reporting that 796 customers have lost power in Wheeler County.
Lowndes County has been affected the most by power outages so far, according to the US Power Outage Map. They say 31,545 customers are without power as Hurricane Helene continues through Central Georgia.
ROAD CLOSURES:
Macon-Bibb County:
- Roads that are closed or partially blocked per the Macon-Bibb Emergency Management Agency
- 4531 Vinson Avenue (power lines involved)
- 250 Crump Avenue Park (power lines involved)
- 1700 block of Wesleyan Dr. before you get to the back entrance to mall
- 6895 Knoxville Rd. tree down and in power lines
- Rockbridge Rd
- Zora Place
- Arkwright Road at River North
- 2300 Ollie Dr and New Clinton Rd
- King Alfred (Power lines involved)
- Hubbard Rd (power lines involved)
- Wesleyan Dr / Bowman Rd - Power lines blocking neighborhood
- Zebulon Rd near Whittle Road - Trees down
- 2983 Clairmont Ave
- i-475 SB Exit Ramp (Sinkhole)
- 1746 Ben Hill Drive
- Cornestoga Trail (near Santa Fe Trail) - Power Lines Down
- 6010 Peak Road
- Ocmulgee East Blvd (By airport and Bernd School)
- 3655 Pineland Trail, near Westhaven Drive and Spencer Hill Ct
Houston County: Several roads are closed or blocked in Houston County due to tree's being down, floods or power lines being down. The following roads are closed.
- Watson Boulevard and Highway 247 has a traffic light out and someone is out directing traffic
- Highway 341 and Perry Parkway also has a traffic light out and no power. Officials are putting up stop signs and plan on treating the intersection as a four-way stop.
- State Route 11 has debris on both directions at Roger Road and all lanes are closed.
Laurens County: Sherriff said the vast majority of roads in the county are impassible due to downed trees or power lines. Gov. Brian Kemp recently announced that Interstate-16 is fully closed.
Washington County: Sheriff said the vast majority of road in the county are impassible due to downed trees or power lines
