Photos: Augusta the Garden City turns Ice City

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Photos: Augusta the Garden City turns Ice City

Florida Power and Light workers untangle a mess of power lines on a snapped pole in Augusta early Saturday morning February 15, 2014 while working to restore power to a neighborhood. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Spencer Pearson watches ice and snow fall into his guest bedroom Saturday morning February 15, 2014 after an ice-covered pine tree snapped and speared through the roof and ceiling and ended up embedded in the floor of the room.Pearson was staying at his girlfriend's house when the tree fell, so nobody was hurt. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Steve Lariscy hauls pine branches to the curb as he works to clean up his yard in Augusta early Saturday morning February 15, 2014 while waiting for power to be restored to his house. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Steve Lariscy hauls pine branches to the curb as he works to clean up his yard in Augusta early Saturday morning February 15, 2014 while waiting for power to be restored to his house. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Spencer Pearson, right, watches Mike and Mitchell Amerson rip damaged sections of ceiling out of his guest room Saturday morning February 15, 2014 after an ice-covered pine tree snapped and speared through the roof and ceiling and ended up embedded in the floor of the room. Pearson was staying at his girlfriend's house when the tree fell, so nobody was hurt. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Georgia Power President and CEO Paul Bowers talks with South Augusta residents Frank Scott, left, and Nathan Smith during his visit to the storm-damaged area Saturday afternoon February 15, 2014. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Georgia Power President and CEO Paul Bowers, from left, East Region Vice President Truitt Eavenson, Crew Leader Tony Coody and Reliability Engineer Van Cochran talks about power restoration in a storm-damaged South Augusta neighborhood Saturday afternoon February 15, 2014. The company expected to have power restored to 95% of customers by midnight Saturday. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Grovetown residents Henrietta Wearrien, from left, Clinton Raiford, Emarion Boyd, 8, and Deborah Raiford were still without power Saturday afternoon February 15, 2014 and were outside of their trailers trying to soak up some sun to warm up. The group said it was warmer outside than inside their trailers. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Grovetown resident Henrietta Wearrien talks with coworkers who stopped to check on her Saturday afternoon February 15, 2014. Wearrien was upset that she still didn't have power even though many other areas around Augusta had been restored. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Downtown Augusta looks nearly empty as a winter storm hits on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Downtown Augusta looks nearly empty early Thursday morning after a winter storm hit and knocked out power. Georgia Power set up a massive staging area for utility trucks - many of them supplied by out-of-state contractors - in the parking lot of the defunct Regency Mall south of downtown Augusta. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Ice is formed on the life-size bronze statue of James Brown in downtown Augusta on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Georgia's so-called Garden City prepared to be Ice City by morning, with thousands of homes losing power and felled trees shutting down roadways. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Augusta city crew cleans up fallen trees off Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Augusta city crew cleans up fallen trees off Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The ice storm caused many trees to break, trapping this car under heavy limbs on Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The ice storm caused many trees to break under heavy limbs on Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The ice storm caused many trees to break under heavy limbs on Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014.HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The ice storm caused many trees to break under heavy limbs on Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The ice storm caused many trees to break under heavy limbs on Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Police car patrols Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Clayton Smith with City of Augusta cuts down tree limbs and clears the road on Broad Street in downtown Augusta on Thursday, February 13, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Daniel Joseph Stevens, 13, shovels snow for a cooler to keep their food fresh on Friday, February 14, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Ice clings to a sign in Martinez, suburb of Augusta on Wednesday, February 12, 2014.HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Utility trucks make their way in Martinez, suburb of Augusta on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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Florida Power and Light workers untangle a mess of power lines on a snapped pole in Augusta early Saturday morning February 15, 2014 while working to restore power to a neighborhood. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

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