UPDATED June 18, 2025 @ 6 p.m.
Much of northeast Georgia has power again after severe storms rolled through the area Tuesday night.
There are just over 400 outages reported in the northeast Georgia region as of 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
Here is a list of outages by county:
Rabun: 212 (Georgia Power)
Hart: 56 (Georgia Power)
Forsyth: 35 (Georgia Power)
Gwinnett: 33 (Jackson EMC and Georgia Power)
Lumpkin: 30 (Georgia Power and Amicalola EMC)
Gilmer: 29 (Amicalola EMC and Georgia Power)
Jackson: 13 (Jackson EMC and Georgia Power)
Hall: 7 (Jackson EMC and Georgia Power)
Banks: 5 (Georgia Power)
Barrow: 5 (Georgia Power)
Dawson: 2 (Amicalola EMC)
Union: 2 (Blue Ridge EMC)
White: 2 (Habersham EMC)
Fannin: 0
Franklin: 0
Habersham: 0
Madison: 0
Pickens: 0
Stephens: 0
Towns: 0
This will be the final update as most of the issues from Tuesday night are now resolved.
UPDATED June 18, 2025 @ 12 p.m.:
There were significant outages and road closures reported in northeast Georgia amid severe storms Tuesday night.
According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Facebook page, trees were across the roadway on Jim Crow Road, Honeysuckle Road, Chestatee Road, and Ladd Drive.
Trees and lines were also across the roadway on Hopewell Church Road and Mount Vernon Road.
As far as power outages, there were over 30,000 reported in the northeast Georgia area at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday night. Jackson EMC Officials said their crews alone had restored over 18,000 members with service during the overnight.
Here is a list by service provider with reported outages listed by county customers as of 12:00 noon on Wednesday:
Jackson EMC: 39 (Banks Co. 1, Barrow Co. 4, Gwinnett Co. 6, Hall Co.11, Jackson Co. 1, Lumpkin Co. 2, Madison Co. 14.)
Habersham EMC: 1035 (Habersham Co. 808, Hall Co. 201, Lumpkin Co. 1, Rabun Co. 5, White Co. 20.)
Georgia Power: Approximately 1,250 (Dawson Co. 5, Franklin Co. 5, Forsyth Co. 460, Habersham Co. 30, Hall Co. 10, Lumpkin Co. 15, Rabun Co. 690, Stephens Co. 3, White Co. 55.)
Amicalola EMC: 190 (Gilmer Co. 100, Dawson Co. 3, Lumpkin Co. 87.)
Blue Ridge EMC: 0 outages
Hart EMC: 4 (Stephens Co. 1, Hart Co. 3)
Sawnee EMC: 37 (Forsyth Co.23, Fulton Co. 14.)
Click on the energy provider listed above to view current outage maps, and for more information about service issues.
Original story published on June 17, 2025 @ 8:50 p.m.
There are significant outages and road closures being reported in northeast Georgia amid severe storms Tuesday night.
According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Facebook page, trees are across the roadway on Jim Crow Road, Honeysuckle Road, Chestatee Road, and Ladd Drive.
Trees and lines are across the roadway on Hopewell Church Road and Mount Vernon Road.
As far as power outages, there are over 30,000 being reported in the northeast Georgia area as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Here is a list by county:
Hall: 4,622 (4,236 Jackson EMC, 31 Georgia Power, 355 Habersham EMC)
Gwinnett: 4,534 (Jackson EMC and Georgia Power)
Lumpkin: 3,460 (mostly Georgia Power, and Amicalola EMC, some Jackson EMC and Habersham EMC)
Rabun: 2,805 (Georgia Power, some Habersham EMC)
Habersham: 2,131 (mostly Habersham EMC, some Georgia Power)
Barrow: 1,728 (mostly Jackson EMC)
Jackson: 1,408 (mostly Jackson EMC, some Georgia Power)
Gilmer: 1,300 (mostly Amicalola EMC)
Dawson: 1,259 (mostly Georgia Power and Amicalola EMC)
Union: 1,200 (Blue Ridge EMC)
Madison: 1,155 (Jackson EMC and Georgia Power, some Hart EMC)
White: 1,128 (mostly Georgia Power and Habersham EMC)
Franklin: 1,047 (mostly Hart EMC and Georgia Power)
Pickens: 661 (mostly Amicalola EMC, some Georgia Power)
Hart: 649 (mostly Hart EMC, some Georgia Power)
Banks: 286 (mostly Jackson EMC, some Georgia Power and Hart EMC)
Fannin: 236 (Blue Ridge EMC)
Forsyth: 198 (Georgia Power)
Stephens County: 124 (Georgia Power and Hart EMC)
Towns: 88 (Blue Ridge EMC)
