Some power outages across the Savannah area were reported Thursday night as Tropical Storm Andrea moved closer to the Coastal Empire.
Shortly after midnight, however, most of those outages had been resolved, according to Georgia Power’s website. The majority of the outages Thursday night had been reported in Pooler and Savannah's Metropolitan neighborhood. By 1:30 a.m., fewer than 15 customers were reported without power across the county.
Mark Bolton of Coastal EMC reports that there were a couple of minor power outages in south Bryan County. One was on Fort McAllister Road, the other in the Strathy Hall area.
The highest winds in Bryan County were expected to come between 2:30 and 6:30 Friday morning, he said.
Coastal EMC will have crews out all night and others on call if needed, Bolton added.
The Coastal Empire remains under a tropical storm warning until 4 a.m. Friday and a flash flood watch until noon.
Savannah didn’t see as much rain Thursday as it did Wednesday. National Weather Service meteorologist Vern Beaver said that as of about 10 p.m. Thursday, the total rainfall accumulated at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport for the day was 1.52 inches.
Though several downed trees were reported, Beaver said he did not know of any significant flooding.
He said an additional inch of rain was possible overnight with winds up to 30 mph and gusts as high as 40 mph. Showers and thunderstorms were likely overnight, with scattered rain after 8 a.m. Friday. While heavy rain and some winds are still possible, Beaver expected conditions to improve throughout the day.
At 1:30 a.m., The National Weather Service in Charleston, S.C., reported via social media that the center of the storm was over McIntosh County.
A 2 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center showed Andrea picking up a little speed, moving northeast at 19 mph with a storm intensity of 45 mph.
TO REPORT A POWER OUTAGE
Georgia Power customers can call 888-891-0938 to report an outage.
Customers can also monitor outage status or report an outage online at www.georgiapower.com.