GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR SEVERAL GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDING SPALDING, LAMAR, MERIWETHER,COWETA, AND MONROE. THE GOVERNOR WILL TOUR SEVERAL COUNTIES BY COPTER INCLUDING A STOP AT MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MANCHESTER. FUN 101 FM WENT OFF THE AIR AROUND 1AM, AS THE DAY ROAD, ATWATER ROAD AREA WHERE OUR TOWER IS LOCATED , WAS THE HARDEST HIT PART OF UPSON COUNTY. UPSON EMC HAS BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY FALLEN TREES , UTILITY POLES AND LINES. WINDSTREAM REPORTS LONG DISTANCE SERVICE IS DOWN IN THOMASTON BECAUSE FIBER RINGS THAT SERVE UPSON COUNTY ARE DOWN. CELL PHONE TO CELL PHONE SERVICE IS WORKING BUT NOT CELL PHONE TO A THOMASTON NUMBER. SOUTHERN RIVERS ENERGY REPORTED 2200 MEMBERS WITHOUT POWER AT 8AM AND IT COULD BE FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE ALL CUSTOMERS ARE RESTORED. TGA NEWS WAS TOLD A BARN REFURBISHED FOR A RETIREMENT HOME LOST ITS ROOF AND THE WALLS BUCKELED IN THE STORM. THE VICTIMS, WANDA AND LINDY PARKER ALSO HAD A BARN DAMAGED ON THEIR PROPERTY AT DAY ROAD AND GAIL LANE. 101’S DANNY BISHOP REPORTS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN APART ON WEEMS ROAD. A CALLER TOLD WTGA THERE WAS A HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF PIEDMONT ROAD IN LAMAR COUNTY AND DOZENS OF TREES ARE DOWN. TWO PERSONS WERE KILLED ON GROVE STREET IN BARNESVILLE , ONE HOUSE IS GONE ON HIGHWAY 18 AND BIG RIGS WERE REPORTEDLY BLOWN OFF 1-75 IN MONROE COUNTY. NORTH OF GRIFFIN , ATLANTA LIFT TRUCK SALVAGE ON 19 -41 AND THE SHELL STATION ACROSS THE STREET WERE CRUMBLED. SUNNYSIDE RV AND TRUCK SALES IN SPALDING COUNTY LOST MOST INVENTORY. SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED IN SPALDING, LAMAR, MERIWETHER AND TROUP COUNTIES THE UPSON COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER HAS PHONE LINES DOWN. TO CONTACT THE SHELTER CALL 911. YOU CAN FOLLOW OUR STORM COVERAGE AT 1590AM OR ON OUR WEBSITE LIVE STREAM, FUN 101 FM DOT COM. DANNY BISHOP HAS PHOTOS OF THE STORM DAMAGE IN UPSON AND LAMAR ON OUR WEBSITE.
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