Most Columbus power outages resolved after Hurricane Helene moves through Georgia
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Nearly all the power outages in Columbus were fixed by noon Friday, but the city saw thousands of them earlier in the day.
As of 6 a.m. Friday, power outage maps showed more than 3,000 Muscogee County residents without power. Many of the outages were from Diverse Power, according to poweroutage.us, an outage service that tracks issues across the U.S.
By noon Friday, all Diverse Power outages had been fixed and only 121 total outages remained, all of which were from Georgia Power.
Across the whole state, more than 1 million people were without power Friday afternoon.
Outages started Thursday in Columbus
Outages were around 3,000 Thursday before being reduced into the hundreds overnight. In one Thursday incident, a utility pole was split in half on Norris Road. Three crane trucks and other support trucks were working on the issue around midday Thursday. A tree fell along Fuller Street off Norris Road as well, bringing down power lines.
“There does not appear to be any damage to homes or vehicles,” Fuller Street area resident Michelle Gagnon told the Ledger-Enquirer in an email. “Just a giant mess of tree parts and power/cable lines in the front yard.”
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