Cobb County Officials Assess Storm Damage

MARIETTA, GA — Downed trees and power lines and isolated flooding were among the issues Cobb County emergency crews were dealing with after a severe storm front moved through the area Monday night.

According to county spokesman Ross Cavitt, there were no injuries in Cobb County directly related to the storms, although there was a wreck on I-575 near I-75 during the storm that caused some injuries.

None were considered life-threatening, Cavitt said Tuesday morning.

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The Cobb Department of Transportation dealt with several flooded streets and downed trees blocking roadways overnight and into the morning. Anderson Mill Road and Paces Ferry Road at Delk Road both had roadway flooding and crews had to clear a catch basin at Anderson Mill, Cavitt said.

Crews also were expected to be out late Tuesday morning to clear a tree that fell in the roadway on Burt Adams Road in Vinings.

Several more downed trees were reported, along with some isolated power outages, he said. In several cases, trees were reported to have hit homes, carports or vehicles.

Tornadoes are believed to have touched down in two places during the overnight hours — in Haralson County in west Georgia and in south Fulton County. National Weather Service teams were assessing those locations Tuesday morning to verify they were, in fact, tornadoes.

In the overnight hours, strong thunderstorms rolled into metro Atlanta from the west, bringing heavy rain, lightning and strong winds. Trees were reported down throughout the region and large hail was reported in south Fulton and some other areas.

Through the night, flash flood warnings and tornado watches were issued throughout the region.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms began developing Monday afternoon south of I-20. Then, in the late afternoon and early evening, a more organized line of severe thunderstorms moved from Alabama into northwest and west-central Georgia before rolling into metro Atlanta.

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