PHOTOS: Severe storms damage in Georgia

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The widespread heavy rain and severe storms pummeled areas in central west Georgia and the south side of metro Atlanta just a day after a radar-confirmed tornado decimated parts of Troup County.

Standing on his daughter’s car, David Rhodes, of LaGrange, pulls a jacket the automobile that was destroyed by falling trees at ground zero of the tornado damage, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Rhodes’ daughter Mac Rhodes was at a nearby beauty salon Sunday morning when the tornado came through and destroyed the salon and her car. She along with the two other people were not seriously injured. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

230327-West Point-Adrian McFarlin looks at the roof in the room that was his wife’s office Monday, Mar. 27, 2023, after a tornado ripped through his West Point neighborhood, destroying several houses. Neither McFarlin nor his wife were injured. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

West Point Motel owner Danny Patel, right, reacts as he talks with Governor Brian Kemp at ground zero of the tornado damage, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. The West Point Motel was severely damaged from the tornado. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

230327-West Point-Aerial photos of tornado damage to homes in West Point shot on Monday, Mar. 27, 2023. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Down trees are shown at ground zero of the tornado off of West Point Road, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A damaged automobile is shown at ground zero of the tornado that came through West Point Road early Sunday morning shown, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Damaged homes and trees are shown from a neighborhood off of West Point Road from a tornado that came through early Sunday morning shown, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A man views the damage done in a neighborhood off of West Point Road from a tornado that came through early Sunday morning shown, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A salon chair is shown at the site of “The Diva Den,” that was destroyed damaged from the tornado the came through Sunday morning off of West Point Road, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Three people including Mac Rhodes, of LaGrange, (not pictured) were at the salon when the tornado hit West Point but none of the three had serious injuries. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A piece of a roof is shown in a tree at ground zero of the tornado off of West Point Road, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Bethel Baptist Church is shown damaged from the tornado the came through Sunday morning off of West Point Road, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

West Point Motel owner Danny Patel, right, talks with friends and family at ground zero of the tornado damage, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. The West Point Motel was severely damaged from the tornado. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

David Rhodes, center, of LaGrange, uses a piece of wood to get access to his daughter’s car, Mac Rhodes, right, that was destroyed by falling trees at ground zero of the tornado damage, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Mac Rhodes was at a nearby beauty salon Sunday morning when the tornado came through and destroyed the salon and her car. She along with the two other people were not seriously injured. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Fallen trees damaged an automobile and the West Point Motel at ground zero of the tornado damage, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Governor Brian Kemp, center, and First Lady Marty Kemp visit ground zero of the tornado damage, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

230327-West Point-Tornado damage to homes in West Point shot on Monday, Mar. 27, 2023. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

230327-West Point-Keith Stellman, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service office in Atlanta, surveys tornado damage to a West Point home Monday, Mar. 27, 2023, while trying to determine a rating for the tornado. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Aerial photos of tornado damage to homes in West Point shot on Monday, Mar. 27, 2023. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Standing on his daughter’s car, David Rhodes, of LaGrange, pulls a jacket the automobile that was destroyed by falling trees at ground zero of the tornado damage, Monday, March 27, 2023, in West Point, Ga.. Rhodes’ daughter Mac Rhodes was at a nearby beauty salon Sunday morning when the tornado came through and destroyed the salon and her car. She along with the two other people were not seriously injured. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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