Power outages in Toombs County, GA

Live outage counts for Vidalia, Lyons and Santa Claus and the rest of Toombs County, updated every 10 minutes from Georgia Power.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
5customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.06% of 8,047 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Georgia Power5 / 8,047
Canoochee Electric Member Corpno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Altamaha Electric Member Corpno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

1–1050200+ customers
iEach dot is an outage the utility reports, placed where the utility puts it, often the middle of the affected area rather than a specific home. Tap a dot for the number of customers and the utility's estimated restoration time.

Outages by ZIP code

1 of 3 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
30474Vidalia / Higgston56,0520.08%
30436Lyons / Oak Park02,0270.00%
30473Uvalda / Alston03940.00%

Outage history in Toombs County

2014–2025 record

Toombs County averaged 35.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 33. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 9.5 hours, starting May 12, 2025.

The largest on record began September 27, 2024, with 14,610 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in August.

35.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
11 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
14,610most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
September 27, 202414,61011 days1,971,458
May 9, 20248,85231 hours81,068
August 30, 20238,71923 hours39,244
August 5, 20247,68926 hours19,652
July 11, 20236,79945 minutes4,515

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

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Food safety

  • 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
  • 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
  • 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
  • 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

  • Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
  • Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
  • Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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