Photos: Severe weather damage and cleanup in North Georgia

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Photos: Severe weather damage and cleanup in North Georgia

Photos from storm damage in metro Atlanta and north Georgia from storms on Thursday and early Friday.

Dottie Simonton (left) and her daughter Gracie Gresham walk down LaGrange Street in Newnan.

Storm damage at Newnan High School in Coweta County on Friday March 26, 2021. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storm damage at Newnan High School in Coweta County on Friday March 26, 2021. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storm damage at Newnan High School in Coweta County on Friday March 26, 2021. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storm damage at Newnan High School in Coweta County on Friday March 26, 2021. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storm damage at Newnan High School in Coweta County on Friday March 26, 2021. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storm damage at Newnan High School in Coweta County on Friday March 26, 2021. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storm damage in Newnan from overnight storms. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storms damaged Newnan High School. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storms damaged Newnan High School. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Surveying damage on LaGrange Street in Newnan Friday. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Storm damage on Boone Drive in Newnan (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

L-r Janasia McCaskell, 14,, Jamiah McCaskell, 12, mother Amy Wright and Janelle McCaskell, 13 walk up Colonial Drive in Newnan with their belongings to seek shelter with friends. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

(Left to right) Melissa Allen, Charles Bergeron, Vincent Bergeron and Emily Bergeron pose in their backyard by the roof of their house, on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Cedartown, Georgia. The storm ripped the roof off of the Bergeron household and caused severe damage in several areas throughout the town. No casualties were reported. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Debris left from a tornado surround a headstone at Northview Cemetary, on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Cedartown, Georgia. The storm caused severe damage in several areas throughout the town, but no casualties were reported. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

March 26, 2021 Coweta: Surveying the damage on LaGrange Street. Storms that rolled through North Georgia late Thursday into Friday, March 26, 2021left a path of destruction, killing one person and injuring others. Most of metro Atlanta was spared from major damage, but Bartow and Polk counties ― in northwest Georgia ― and Coweta County south of Atlanta took the brunt of the impact. Coweta firefighters and police officers worked in the dark to rescue people trapped in their homes and clear roads after a powerful storm slammed the area early Friday. Daylight gave emergency crews a look at the damage, summed up in one word: catastrophic. The city of Newnan, including the historic district and Newnan High School, was hit especially hard. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

March 26, 2021 Coweta: A damaged historical home on Greenville Street. Storms that rolled through North Georgia late Thursday into Friday, March 26, 2021left a path of destruction, killing one person and injuring others. Most of metro Atlanta was spared from major damage, but Bartow and Polk counties ― in northwest Georgia ― and Coweta County south of Atlanta took the brunt of the impact. Coweta firefighters and police officers worked in the dark to rescue people trapped in their homes and clear roads after a powerful storm slammed the area early Friday. Daylight gave emergency crews a look at the damage, summed up in one word: catastrophic. The city of Newnan, including the historic district and Newnan High School, was hit especially hard. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

March 26, 2021 Coweta: Damaged home at LaGrange and Boone Drive. Storms that rolled through North Georgia late Thursday into Friday, March 26, 2021left a path of destruction, killing one person and injuring others. Most of metro Atlanta was spared from major damage, but Bartow and Polk counties ― in northwest Georgia ― and Coweta County south of Atlanta took the brunt of the impact. Coweta firefighters and police officers worked in the dark to rescue people trapped in their homes and clear roads after a powerful storm slammed the area early Friday. Daylight gave emergency crews a look at the damage, summed up in one word: catastrophic. The city of Newnan, including the historic district and Newnan High School, was hit especially hard. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

March 26, 2021 Coweta: Surveying damage on Sunny South Street. Storms that rolled through North Georgia late Thursday into Friday, March 26, 2021left a path of destruction, killing one person and injuring others. Most of metro Atlanta was spared from major damage, but Bartow and Polk counties ― in northwest Georgia ― and Coweta County south of Atlanta took the brunt of the impact. Coweta firefighters and police officers worked in the dark to rescue people trapped in their homes and clear roads after a powerful storm slammed the area early Friday. Daylight gave emergency crews a look at the damage, summed up in one word: catastrophic. The city of Newnan, including the historic district and Newnan High School, was hit especially hard. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

March 26, 2021 Coweta: Michael Krios surveying the damage on LaGrange Street. Storms that rolled through North Georgia late Thursday into Friday, March 26, 2021left a path of destruction, killing one person and injuring others. Most of metro Atlanta was spared from major damage, but Bartow and Polk counties ― in northwest Georgia ― and Coweta County south of Atlanta took the brunt of the impact. Coweta firefighters and police officers worked in the dark to rescue people trapped in their homes and clear roads after a powerful storm slammed the area early Friday. Daylight gave emergency crews a look at the damage, summed up in one word: catastrophic. The city of Newnan, including the historic district and Newnan High School, was hit especially hard. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Charles Bergeron cuts a fallen tree in his yard left from a tornado, on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Cedartown, Georgia. The storm ripped the roof off of Bergeron house and caused severe damage in several areas throughout the town. No casualties were reported. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

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Credit: John Spink

Dottie Simonton (left) and her daughter Gracie Gresham walk down LaGrange Street in Newnan.

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