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One Columbus girl is lucky she wasn’t injured as a tree came crashing through her Midtown Columbus bedroom during the peak of Irma Monday afternoon.

Trees are down and there have been numerous power outages in East Alabama as the area is impacted from Irma. 

Fort Benning has announced that they are scheduled to resume normal operations Tuesday. 

People are taking shelter from heavy wind gusts and torrential rain from Irma in LaGrange.

As Irma tracks across the Chattahoochee Valley, road conditions are being impacted and many roads in our area should be avoided.

News Leader 9 has confirmed that all crews from Public Works and Georgia Power are no longer assisting the public. 

Gusty winds and torrential rains from Irma have left behind damage in Plains and all across Sumter County.

A Columbus family is now seeking shelter after a tree fell through their home. 

The roof of the Circle K gas station in Columbus was blown off Monday morning. 

Reports of damage in the Chattahoochee Valley are underway as Tropical Storm Irma continues to track through Georgia.