Within 72 hours, unprecedented restoration efforts were completed to restore power to the majority of customers in the Savannah, Brunswick, Tifton, Valdosta and Waycross areas.  

Here’s how the system responded:

Georgia Power Company

• Restoration efforts made great progress with help from the Alabama Power, Atlanta Gas Light and Mississippi Power operating companies.
• The damage was extensive, resulting in 300+ broken poles and 1,100 spans of downed wire, equating to more than 40 miles of power lines across Georgia Power’s system.

Alabama Power Company

• More than 700 personnel from Alabama Power were mobilized to assist in Georgia.

Southern Company Gas

• Atlanta Gas Light teams in Southeast Georgia responded to approximately 110 gas leak emergency calls caused by uprooted trees.
• No significant damage was reported in the company’s service areas around Savannah, Jesup, Brunswick, Vidalia, Waycross or Valdosta.
• The company sent additional resources to Valdosta to assist with damage assessment and repairs. The Valdosta area was the most affected of the region with 95% of Lowndes County losing power during the storm.

Mississippi Power Company

• More than 250 members of the Mississippi Power storm team traveled to southern Georgia to assist.