Update on Jan. 4, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m.
All previous outages in Hall County have now been resolved.
Update on Jan. 3, 2025 @ 7:20 p.m.
The issue near Browns Bridge Road has been resolved.
There are now just three outages in Hall County affecting 96 customers as of 7:15 p.m. Friday.
The issue near Lake Lanier at Blue Ridge Drive is still affecting 82 customers, but it now has a restoration time for 9:30 p.m. Friday night.
Hall County Emergency Management's Bridget Iwankow said that roadway management was out to assist in cleanup, with the incidents under control.
There is another outage off of Channel Drive near Gillsville affecting 13 customers with a restoration time of 7:30 p.m. and another outage near Oakwood affecting less than five customers with a restoration time of 7:30 p.m.
Original story published on Jan. 3, 2025 @ 6:45 p.m.
Georgia Power is reporting outages in Hall County.
There are currently four outages affecting 656 customers as of 6:40 p.m. Friday.
"Because it is windy, more dead trees are getting ready to fall or are falling," Georgia Power Spokesperson Matthew Kent said. "That is what actually took down the line ... on Greencrest Drive off of Browns Bridge Road."
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported gusts as high as 43-mph as of 5:53 p.m. Friday in the Gainesville area.
Kent said crews are at the site near Browns Bridge Road working to get power restored, and it should be back by 7:15 p.m. for that area.
There is also a more recent outage near Lake Lanier off of Blue Ridge Drive due to a downed tree as well.
That outage is currently affecting 82 customers. Crews are arriving according to Kent, but no restoration time is available as of the last report.
