Georgia and South Carolina battered by severe storms

Severe thunderstorms across the Southeast United States on Tuesday have led to dangerous conditions in Georgia and South Carolina.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hazardous weather outlook on Wednesday for parts of north and central Georgia, and the agency warned that a line of thunderstorms from Tuesday is continuing to move southward through the state, and scattered thunderstorms are expected across the entire region.

“Similar to what occurred yesterday, a line of thunderstorms may develop in the evening, possibly persisting into the overnight hours,” the NWS said.

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The announcement came after Tuesday’s storms left extensive power outages, significant damage and claimed one life in the state.

The NWS previously issued a severe thunderstorm warning for several areas across Georgia, as well as warnings about wind and hail.

According to the Associated Press (AP), citing Georgia’s Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, a 27-year-old man lost his life in Cherokee County when a tree fell onto his moving car late Tuesday. The incident occurred on a residential road northwest of Atlanta.

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Additionally, the storm wreaked havoc on the power grid with outages affecting hundreds of thousands across southeastern Tennessee and northern Georgia.

By Wednesday morning, power had been restored to many, but approximately 30,000 customers remained without electricity, particularly around Ellijay in the North Georgia mountains, the AP reported.

The power outages are the latest caused by the storms as Georgia Emergency Management Agency Director in Hall County Zack Brackett said there were continuous reports of blocked roads and ongoing cleanup efforts from Tuesday’s storm into early morning hours on Wednesday.

“Crews have worked tirelessly overnight to clear the majority of main roads and are now focusing on secondary roads,” Brackett said in a press release.

The area in Georgia also saw residential damage, with at least one house in Gainesville hit by falling trees, the AP reported.

Newsweek reached out to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency via email on Wednesday for comment.

In Orangeburg, South Carolina, the city’s downtown district also suffered significant damage from straight-line winds as metal roofing and wooden awnings were torn from buildings, prompting city officials to begin extensive cleanup efforts, according to the AP.

Newsweek reached out to the South Carolina Emergency Management Agency via email for comment.

The NWS had previously issued a severe thunderstorm warning for several areas of South Carolina including Newberry, Whitmire and Prosperity.

The NWS has also confirmed that a weak tornado touched down in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Monday, which reportedly impacted parts of the Middle Tennessee State University campus. The tornado, with winds up to 75 mph, caused minor damage to the football stadium and uprooted trees, though no injuries were reported.