June 18, 2025 A quick, but strong summer storm hit our service area yesterday evening around 6:30 PM. Heavy wind, rain and lightning caused downed trees and power lines. Pickens Street in Nelson experienced outages due to a downed tree 50 feet outside of our right of way. Two broken crossarms underneath the transmission line caused a recloser to catch on fire. A broken pole was discovered on Darby Road in the Clayton/Waleska area, as well as the Hidden Hollow area of Dahlonega. In...
Quick but strong summer storm causes widespread outages
Posted on Jun 18, 2025