Tree removal in Savannah, GA

From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged 18 storm reports near Savannah that mention trees, limbs or branches. The latest are dated September 7, 2025; July 11, 2025; and July 10, 2025. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 69 mph, estimated by the reporter.

After a storm

Source: NOAA Storm Events

About 58,630 households live in Savannah. About half the homes are detached houses and about four in ten occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1971. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 8 miles from Savannah, averages 21 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 1 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists one electric utility with service territory in Chatham County: Canoochee Electric Member Corp.

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024