Irma no longer a tropical storm

LATEST ON IRMA

The National Hurricane Center says Irma is no longer a tropical storm. The system moved through Georgia last night and this morning.

FATALITIES

Worth County authorities have confirmed the death of a man in south Worth County Monday. No other details were immediately available.

CURRENT WATCHES & WARNINGS

None for Southwest Georgia.

STORM INFORMATION

(5 p.m. Tuesday)

Post-tropical storms was about 65 miles southwest of Atlanta.

Wind Intensity: 25 mph

Movement: North-northwest or 335 degrees at 10 mph

ALBANY FORECAST

Rain: Likely through this morning. Cloudy and gradually becoming sunny. Look for a high of 80.

CONDITIONS (10:30 p.m.)

Winds southwest at 7 mph

POWER OUTAGES

Georgia Power estimates more than 900,000 of its customers are without power.

CLOSED TUESDAY

Public and private schools

Albany State University

Albany Technical College

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (expected to reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday)

HOSPITAL

Many of Phoebe’s clinics and services are resuming operations on Tuesday. Elective and outpatient procedures will restart Wednesday.

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE

Installation officials have announced the base will resume normal operations on Tuesday.

Personnel are reminded to exercise caution while driving to work due to hazards that may exist such as downed power lines and trees, blocked roadways, and inoperable traffic lights.

Employees with questions about their work schedule should contact their supervisor.

ALBANY CITY COMMISSION

The City Commission’s meeting Tuesday that was originally scheduled for 8:30 a.m. has been rescheduled to start at 1 p.m.

TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT

(Some may be back in operation)

Slappey and 3rd

Slappey and Oglethorpe

Oglethorpe and Cason

Gillionville and Pine

Oglethorpe and Jefferson

Oglethorpe and Davis

Broad and Slappey

Several along Madison at 2nd, 3rd, Flint and Pine

Mock and Moultrie

Radium Springs and Oglethorpe

Intersection of Beattie Road/Old Dawson Road

Intersection of Nottingham/Stuart Avenue

Clark/Bypass

Sylvester/Branch

TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS

2500 block of E. Doubelgate Drive

Lynwood Lane and Greenwood Drive (limb down across road)

113 SE Rosewood (also took down power line, AFD on-scene)

Stephens/Nixon intersection (Putney)

Baldwin & Dawson Road

Hilltop Dr. / Oak Glen Ln.

3600 block Tarva Road

Mustang Road

West Doublegate, north of the Club

Shoreham Apartments

POWER OUTAGES

Dawson Heights Area—approximately 300 customers affected

N. Slappey to N. Cleveland—approximately 1700 customers affected​

1500 block of Colquitt Avenue

West Doublegate Area

2500 block of Whispering Pines

Easttown Subdivision in East Albany on Andover Lane

Cromartie Beach

Tuxedo/Dawson Heights

100 block of Lovers Lane Road

Huntingdon Apartments

Old Dawson Road/ Beattie Road

Dove Avenue/Leary Hwy

E. Alberson/Wexford Dr

Cannon Avenue

The Avenues

US 19S, Lee Village

Lonesome Road (Southwest)

Albany State University

Gravel Hill Road

Leary Road

5000 block Old Dawson Road

WIRES DOWN

121 Heard Ave: tree / power lines down

109 Old Blaylock: tree / power lines down

1200 block South Monroe Street

1106 Lee St: tree down on power line

400 Bush St: power lines down on road

1901 Queens Rd: wires down in backyard / meter snatched off wall

Crawford Drive/ wires down and power outage

Radium Springs Road (ASU Student Parking) behind Union Baptist Church: wires down

2700 Pine Manor Lane: wires down

1700 block Turner Field Road: wires down

Old Dawson Road: tree on power lines

Edgewood Lane Wires down/tree down

2400 block Radium Springs Road Tree and power line down

Colquitt Circle tree fell on power line in the rear of this location

TREES DOWN/POWER LINES DOWN

2400 block of Radium Springs

Hill Road

Colquitt Circle tree fell on power line in the rear of this location

2800 block Duitman: tree down​

2500 block of Whispering Pines

​STORM ​SAFETY RESOURCE ​ LIST

Emergency ​ Management Website

http://www.albany.ga.us/content/1780/368459.aspx

Social​ Media

https://www.facebook.com/DoCoEMA

https://www.facebook.com/1doughertycountyga/

Tweets by 1doughertycoga

Emergency ​ ​ Management ​ ​ Assistance

(229) 483-6226

(229) 483-6227

Power ​ outages/utility ​ inquiries

(229) ​ 883-8330

Emergency ​ ​ Shelters

Civic Center ​– 100 W. ​ ​ Oglethorpe ​ ​ Blvd. (Red Cross)

Distribution ​ Hubs

Friendship ​ ​ Baptist ​ Church – 400 Pine​ Ave.

Sherwood ​ ​ Church​ – ​Coke ​ Plant​ – 925 ​ Pine​ Ave​. ( 229) 435-4578

Good Samaritan Shelters

East Albany Church of God – 216 Pine Bluff Road (​ 912) 571-2820

Albany Family Worship Center — 3024 Kensington Court (229) 434-0342

Pine Bluff Baptist Church — 499 Pine Bluff Road (229) 435-4080

Greater Cutliff Grove Baptist Church – 835 W. Broad Ave (229) 435-0060

Second Mt. Zion Baptist Church — 1010 Old Pretoria Road (229) 439-0334

Byne Memorial Baptist Church — 2832 Ledo Road (229) 436-5700

Mt.​ Zion Baptist Church — 901 S. Westover Blvd. (229) 432-6837

Lee County Shelters

First Baptist Church of Leesburg — Main St., Leesburg (229) 255-8102 (please call first)

First Baptist Church of Albany — 145 Oakland Parkway, Lee County

Lowndes County Shelters

Park Avenue Church — 100 E. Park Ave.,​ ​ Valdosta (229) 242-3562

West ​ Park Avenue United ​ Methodist — 109 W. Valley St., Valdosta, (229) 242-4050

First Baptist — 200 W. Central Ave., Valdosta (229) 242-0484/(229)-242-3415

Mathis Auditorium — 2300 N. Ashley St.,​ Valdosta (229) 333-1816