Hurricane Irma: More Than 1 Million Without Power Across Georgia (UPDATED)

ATLANTA, GA — The remnants of what used to be Hurricane Irma have littered the state of Georgia with a steady amount of rain and wind speeds that have brought down trees and power lines, leaving more than 1 million people in the dark as the storm pushes out of the area. As of 9 p.m. Monday, Georgia Power has reported more than 940,000 of its customers are without power. Georgia EMC, which represents the 41 electric membership cooperatives across the state, is reporting about 537, 000 of its customers are without power.

Irma, which was downgraded to a tropical storm earlier this morning, is churning through Georgia after unleashing its wrath upon Florida and the Caribbean islands. Georgia EMC notes numbers increased due to the heavy downpours and sustained winds exceeding 50 miles an hour across much of central and south Georgia early Monday.

Many cities and counties reported downed trees and power lines. In the city of Sandy Springs, several roadways and intersections were blocked to motorists. At least two deaths -- one in Sandy Springs and another in Forsyth County -- were also recorded due to trees falling on to homes or vehicles.

In Atlanta, a building at 34 Peachtree St. near Woodruff Park suffered wind damage, causing debris to fall into the street. This forced the Atlanta Police Department to close a segment of Peachtree Street at Auburn Avenue, Walton Street and Wall Street.

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Police have also closed off Marietta Street at Broad Street, Park Place and Edgewood Avenue at Peachtree Center to the public. These closures, the police department added on its Facebook page, will remain in place until Irma clears out of the area (Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

The conditions stemming from Irma have caused all public school systems and colleges to close, MARTA to suspend bus, rail and mobility services and Delta to cancel hundreds of flights.

Residents are encouraged to report power outages to their local EMC's or to Georgia Power by visiting http://outagemap.georgiapower.com.

Images via Johns Creek Police Department, Sandy Springs Police Department, city of Sandy Springs