Thousands of Georgia Power customers including many in Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Buckhead remained without power at 1 p.m. on Sunday after storms swept through the region.
Sandy Springs City Councilmember Andy Bauman reported on Facebook that the wind and rain early Sunday morning resulted in downed trees and power outages, with the biggest share in the southern portion of the city. He said the U.S. Geological Survey reported approximately 1 inch of rain fell.
Bauman said approximately 4,500 customers in Sandy Springs were without power, based on Georgia Power’s online outage map.
The Sandy Springs Public Works Department was actively clearing downed trees but had to wait for Georgia Power to deenergize and remove downed power lines. As of 11 a.m., trees were reported down at:
- Lake Forrest at Mount Paran
- Londonberry at Long Island Drive
- Hammond Drive at Greenbriar Road
- Mount Paran Road at Powers Ferry
- 5800 Brookgreen Road
- 4664 Lake Forrest Drive
- 390 Stone Mill Trail
- 3550 Spalding Drive
- 5895 Kayron Drive
Signal outages were reported at Hammond Drive and Concourse Parkway, and at I-285 and Roswell Road, Bauman reported. Signal outages should be treated as four-way stops unless a police officer is directing traffic.
Dunwoody Road closures
Early morning storms brought down trees and knocked out power in several locations in Dunwoody, the city reported on its Facebook page. Georgia Power expects repairs to take the entire day. Here are the latest road closures. Visit the city’s website for updates:
- Chamblee Dunwoody Road is blocked between Valley View Road and Womack Road. Georgia Power expects the repairs to take the entire day. Please avoid this area.
- Both entrances to Nerine Circle are blocked by trees
- A tree is blocking the westbound lane of Valley View Road, west of Valley View Court
- Ashford Dunwoody Road/Ashford Center Pkwy – One southbound lane on Ashford Dunwoody Road is obstructed by a large tree limb
- 5339 Seaton Drive – Trees and wires are down; the entire roadway is blocked
- Manhasset Drive is also blocked by a downed tree just past St. Luke’s
- 1000 Ashwood Pkwy – Entire roadway is blocked by a large tree down. Several vehicles were damaged during the incident
- 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road – Two small trees fell on the northside of the parking lot, the single lane running behind the rear of the building is blocked by one tree
- Lake Springs Way/Lake Springs Drive – Tree debris is obstructing the entire roadway
- Tree is also down/blocking the roadway at the corner of Hensley Drive and Trumbull Drive
- A tree down on Vanderlyn Drive between the Dunwoody High School tennis courts and softball field
- Womack at Chamblee Dunwoody Road – eastbound lane blocked by trees
- Manget Way at Ashford Walk – trees, power lines down
- Perimeter Center West, west of McDonald’s, eastbound lanes blocked by tree
Power lines knocked down in the storm are believed to have caused a fire at a residence in Buckhead, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta Fire crews found downed power lines when they arrived at the home at 3536 Nancy Creek Road.
More than 10,000 Georgia Power customers in metro Atlanta lost electricity during the storm. Half of those had been restored by Sunday afternoon, according to the utility company.
