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Storm leaves thousands without power in Columbus

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COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) -

Thousands are without power after strong storms tore through Columbus Friday night.

Several trees were down in the area. On Cherokee Avenue, a large tree crashed to the ground taking power lines with it.

A woman who lives in the area says she heard a huge crash around seven that morning.

She says she and several neighbors ran outside to see what happened, they found a tree slumped over in the road and dangling power lines.

The large Pine Tree blocks traffic on Cherokee Avenue.  Columbus Police Department was on the scene all day trying to keep traffic moving.  More than 400 homes are still without power around Cherokee Avenue.

A large tree was also struck by lightning at BTW Apartments leaving several tenants in the dark. Georgia power says Friday night's storms left about 1400 people in Western Georgia without power.  The largest outages occurred in Columbus and Americus.     

Crews were brought in from Atlanta and neighboring cities to help restore power.  

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