PHOTOS: Thunderstorms pummel metro Atlanta

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Slick roads, flooding, toppled trees among stormy scenes for region

A fallen tree damaged a car in a parking lot on 13th street in Atlanta this morning. Thousands were without power across North Georgia, with downed trees and localized flooding. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

A DeKalb County police officer directs traffic around an overturned SUV on I-20 West between Columbia Drive and Candler Road. This was one of multiple crashes reported Thursday morning as storms moved through metro Atlanta. DeKalb County police provided no further details about the crash. A deluge fell across metro Atlanta on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 as motorists experienced a challenging day on the roads. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Motorists in Douglasville experienced pooling water on the interstates like this one shown splashing out a wave of water on the on-ramp to Westbound I-20 from Fairburn Road in Douglasville. A deluge fell across metro Atlanta on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 as motorists experienced a challenging day on the roads. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Motorists experienced pooling water on the Camp Creek Parkway exit from southbound I-85 near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as a deluge fell across metro Atlanta on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A ground stop was issued at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport making an impact on flight schedules as a deluge fell across metro Atlanta on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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A fallen tree damaged a car in a parking lot on 13th street in Atlanta this morning. Thousands were without power across North Georgia, with downed trees and localized flooding. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

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