Columbus Light, Water reports damage from Friday night storm

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Clean-up continues after a powerful storm that swept through Columbus.

Clw Storm 2 042223Columbus Light and Water reported three transformers and five poles were replaced because of the weather.

Lightning and high winds rolled through the area around 6 p.m. Friday.

CLW crews worked for about 18 hours straight to restore power.

Most of the damage was confined to east Columbus.

Homes, businesses, and schools did report damage. A tree fell on a home on Taylor Street.

Lowndes County EMA also reported trees were down on Old Wolfe, Waverly Ferry, and West Lindsey Ferry Roads.

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