PHOTOS: Severe weather in metro Atlanta

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PHOTOS: Severe weather in metro Atlanta

Powerful storms caused extensive damage across metro Atlanta.

National Weather Service employees survey the tornado damage homes in the Lexington Park neighborhood in LaGrange Friday, Jan 13, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Team Perfect Cuts employees work on clearing the debris from around houses in the Lexington Park neighborhood in LaGrange Friday, Jan 13, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

National Weather Service employees survey the tornado damage homes in the Lexington Park neighborhood in LaGrange Friday, Jan 13, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Team Perfect Cuts employees work on clearing the debris from around houses in the Lexington Park neighborhood in LaGrange Friday, Jan 13, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

John Reed starts to clean up the tornado damage to his home in the Lexington Park neighborhood in LaGrange Friday, Jan 13, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Workers work on the power line after a tornado touched down in LaGrange Thursday. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Assessment and cleanup begin Friday, Jan. 13, 2022, after strong storms left areas of damage across Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Assessment and cleanup begin Friday, Jan. 13, 2022, after strong storms left areas of damage across Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Assessment and cleanup begin Friday, Jan. 13, 2022, after strong storms left areas of damage across Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Assessment and cleanup begin Friday, Jan. 13, 2022, after strong storms left areas of damage across Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Assessment and cleanup begin Friday, Jan. 13, 2022, after strong storms left areas of damage across Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

An overturned vehicle in a Griffin parking lot is among damage caused by severe weather through the area on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Severe storms caused serious damage to the Hobby Lobby location in Griffin on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Severe storms caused damage in Griffin and other parts of North Georgia on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Severe weather caused serious damage to the Hobby Lobby location in Griffin on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

An overturned vehicle in a Griffin parking lot at Walmart is among damage caused by severe weather through the area on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Severe storms caused damage in Griffin and other parts of North Georgia on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Law enforcement and emergency officials survey the damage caused by severe weather that hit Griffin on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Severe weather caused serious damage to the Hobby Lobby location in Griffin on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Severe storms caused serious damage to the Hobby Lobby location in Griffin on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Uprooted trees are seen after severe weather damaged homes in the Griffin area on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Severe storms damaged homes in the Griffin area on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

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Credit: Steve Schaefer

National Weather Service employees survey the tornado damage homes in the Lexington Park neighborhood in LaGrange Friday, Jan 13, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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