No Electricity: 40 Roadways Have Downed Power Lines From Thursday Storm

Many customers were still without power on Friday afternoon. Sandy Springs officials estimate about 25,000 were without power after the Thursday storm.

“We are doing our best to quickly clear the trees and remove debris from the roadways,” said city manager John McDonough, in a statement. “At those locations where power lines are down, we must wait until Georgia Power is able to de-energize the lines. Safety is a priority, and we can’t stress enough for residents to treat all down lines as live and extremely dangerous.” 

According to the city media release, 42 roadways remain closed on Friday afternoon, with trees down, and all but two also have down power lines.

See also: Images of Storm-Battered Huntcliff

Power was restored to city hall and the police offices around noon, Friday. Traffic signals are also coming back online with 19 signals remaining without service, the statement said.

The City of Sandy Springs received 161 storm-related emergency calls, Thursday night. More than a dozen of those calls involved structure damaged. 

The City has posted the list of roadways with known hazards on its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sandyspringsga. 

See also:

Images of Storm-Battered Huntcliff

Several Roads Remained Closed Friday and Many Still Without Power