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Georgia Power crews responding to scattered outages as remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette bring heavy rains, gusty winds to state

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Sunday, June 20, 2021
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ATLANTA, June 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power crews are responding to scattered outages this morning as a result of heavy rain and gusty winds overnight associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette.

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  • ATLANTA, June 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power crews are responding to scattered outages this morning as a result of heavy rain and gusty winds overnight associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette.
  • Heavy rains and saturated soil means wind gusts are likely to bring down trees that could cause additional outages.
  • Severe weather can happen anytime across Georgia:
    Before a Storm: Know your risks of flooding and tropical storm or hurricane strength winds.
  • Georgia Power Mobile App Download the Georgia Power mobile app for Apple and Android devices to access storm and outage information on the go.

Georgia Power prepared for possible busy hurricane season as COVID-19 pandemic continues

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Friday, May 29, 2020
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Georgia Power reminds customers to keep safety first during hurricane season and offers the following storm tips:

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  • Georgia Power reminds customers to keep safety first during hurricane season and offers the following storm tips:
    Before a Storm: Know your risks of storm surge and tropical storm or hurricane strength winds.
  • Never pull tree limbs off power lines or enter areas with debris or downed trees as downed power lines may be buried in wreckage.
  • Georgia Power Mobile App:Download the Georgia Power mobile app for Apple and Android devices to access storm and outage information on the go.
  • Making Repairs Georgia Power crews focus on repairs that return power to the greatest number of customers in the least amount of time.