Severe storms in metro Atlanta left more than 50,000 customers without electricity on Saturday after powerful winds brought down trees and power lines across parts of north Georgia.
The worst of the damage was reported across Fulton, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, with severe thunderstorm warnings issued for areas including Roswell, Dunwoody, Doraville, Duluth and Alpharetta.
The storms brought torrential rain, hail measuring up to an inch across and wind gusts of as much as 60mph. The National Weather Service had warned that thunderstorms developing across north Georgia could produce damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall.
Fulton County recorded the highest number of outages, with more than 34,000 customers affected. Jackson EMC reported more than 5,000 without power in Hall County, while hundreds of customers supplied by Cobb EMC also lost electricity.
Roswell was among the areas hit by fallen trees. Fire officials said a large tree crashed into a house, while crews also dealt with trees blocking roads across the city.
No injuries were reported, despite widespread damage and numerous calls to emergency services.
Georgia Power, Cobb EMC and Jackson EMC had not given a full restoration time as crews assessed the damage, cleared fallen trees and began repairing the network.
Some roads were expected to remain obstructed while the clean-up continued, with the time needed to remove trees and make damaged power lines safe still unclear.
