Thousands without power across metro Atlanta as Fred makes presence felt

By CNN Newsource

August 17, 2021 7:59 AM

Published August 17, 2021 6:35 AM

By JOSH MORGAN

ATLANTA,GA (WGCL) — Thousands are without power across the metro Atlanta area as Tropical Depression Fred has started to wreak havoc across the state of Georgia.

According to Georgia Power’s live outage map, there are well over 3,000 power outages in metro Atlanta. About 1,500 of those are currently down near Jonesboro in Clayton County.

Farther south and west, near Macon and Columbus, there are thousands more without power. All in all, the state is seeing upwards of 8,000 current outages.

CBS46 has confirmed damage in both Meriwether and Coweta counties after a radar confirmed tornado hit those areas earlier Tuesday morning.

Stay with CBS46 for live updates throughout the day.

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