A day after pop-up storms with dangerous lightning rolled through the metro Atlanta area, more storms descended.
Heavy downpours, lightning and strong winds were reported Tuesday evening. And it's not over.
"We're going to do this all again tomorrow," Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said.
About 11,500 customers in metro Atlanta and 14,800 statewide were without electricity at of 9:25 p.m., Georgia Power reported. Crews were working to restore service.
The weather caused extensive delays for inbound flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Shortly before 11 p.m., flights into Atlanta were delayed an average of two hours and 46 minutes, causing some departing flights to also be delayed, the FAA reported on its website.
A suspected lightning fire caused extensive damage to a home in the 4600 block of Jefferson Township Lane in southwestern Cherokee County around 7 p.m., Cherokee fire spokesman Tim Cavender said. Crews from Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and Woodstock Fire and Rescue responded.
A 69-year-old woman told authorities that lightning apparently struck the house during the storm, but she and a neighbor couldn't immediately find signs of damage or fire. Five to 10 minutes later, her smoke detector went off, and she and her 75-year-old husband fled to safety and called 911, Cavender said. No injuries were reported.
Gwinnett County firefighters responded to numerous reports of trees and power lines down in Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said. Streets to the Spalding Corners subdivision off Spalding Drive were blocked.
Homes suffered only minor damage and no injuries were reported, Rutledge said.
Neighbors said they saw lightning strike a house in the 700 block of Mckendree Lake Way in Lawrenceville, he said. The fire was contained to the attic and no one was injured.
"Based on the magnitude of the storm, we are extremely fortunate that there were no reports of injury or major damage," Rutledge said.
The entire area of Peachtree Corners Circle had trees down and no power, and the Gwinnett County Police Department advised the public to stay off the roads if possible, spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said.
In Sandy Springs, no one was injured when a tree fell on a Hunting Creek Drive home, according to police spokesman Capt. Steve Rose.
Outside Mount Vernon Towers on Johnson Ferry Road, a tree fell on a vehicle with a passenger inside, but she did not sustain any known serious injuries, said Sharon Kraun, communications director for the City of Sandy Springs.
Kraun said at 9 p.m. that several roads in the area were closed due to downed trees or wires: Twin Branches Way/Oak Trail, Glenairy Way, 300 Johnson Ferry Road, 5666 Long Island Drive, 55 Marchman Drive, Riverside at Old Riverside, Glenridge Drive at Glenridge Avenue, 5901 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 4869 Coach Lane, Mount Vernon Road at Dunwoody Station Drive, Peachtree Dunwoody at Hammond Drive, Dunwoody Club Drive at Jett Ferry, High Point at Zeblin Road, and Lake Forest at Marrimen.
There were also reports of trees down on homes in Cobb County, Channel 2 Action News said.
Monday evening, thunderstorms caused power outages affecting thousands of homes and businesses. In Douglas County, a woman survived being struck by lightning while standing near a tree on Heatherwood Court, county spokesman Wes Talon said. She was transported to WellStar Douglas Hospital for treatment. On Holland Drive, a dog was killed when a nearby tree was struck by lightning.
More rain is in the forecast. There is a 60 percent chance of rain through Friday, the Severe Weather Team 2 said. The chance of rain drops to 40 percent Saturday and 30 percent Sunday. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s, with lows in the mid 70s.
—Staff writer Alexis Stevens contributed to this article.
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