High Winds Caused Power Problems

Cold, strong winds that swept across metro Atlanta Monday night caused power outages in Decatur and Avondale Estates.

Georgia Power spokeswoman Carol Boatright said at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday that only about 50 customers in the Decatur area were still without power, mostly in the Austin Drive area. Austin Drive is southeast of Decatur and close to I-285.

She said power flickers that occurred throughout the night probably were caused by branches striking but not breaking power lines.

More than 100 residents of Brookhaven woke up without power Tuesday, mainly in the Drew Valley community.

Statewide, about 11,000 customers lost power at some point Monday night, mostly in the Atlanta metro area. On Tuesday morning, ony about 800 customers across the state were without power, she said.

Decatur Public Works said an icy patch was reported on the westbound lanes of Commerce, near Clairemont. Otherwise, city police and fire reported no problems from the winds.

Avondale Estates City Manager Clai Brown said he'd heard of no weather-related problems.

Tuesday will be very cold, with highs in the upper 30s but feeling colder because of 10-20 mph winds. Temperatures will drop into the 20s again Tuesday night. Temperatures will climb into the upper 40s on Wednesday.