Tropical Storm in Gwinnett, Georgia

Winds gusted between 35 and 50 mph for several hours. A gust to 45 mph was recorded at the Lawrenceville AWOS (KLZU) at 5:06 AM EST. The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported hundreds of trees and numerous power lines blown down across the county. At least 70 homes were damaged by falling trees. In Buford, a tree fell onto a home killing a man and a woman.

During the late evening of October 28th through the morning of October 29th, Tropical Storm Zeta swept rapidly across north Georgia producing widespread wind damage and isolated flooding across north and portions of central Georgia. Around 1.5 million customers lost electricity for some period of time, some for several days.