Irma's wake of destruction in Georgia, nearby Florida

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Photos: Irma’s wake of destruction along Georgia, nearby Florida

Views from the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irma as it traveled across parts of Georgia and Florida on Sept. 11, 2017.

Workers continue to try and restore power along Hammond Drive Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Sandy Springs. More than 1.3 million people were without power in Georgia following Tropical Storm Irma's pass through Georgia.

Utility Lines Construction Services employee Andy Hamilton, of Delaware, talks with residents as crews work to restore power on Adair Street, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Decatur, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Residents walk on Adair Street as workers from Utility Lines Construction Services, a Delaware based company, work to restore power, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Decatur, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

A driver on High Point Road in Sandy Springs near Franklin Road ignores road closure signs and rides past tree and wires down on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. State officials urged drivers not to return to the roads on the day after Tropical Storm Irma hit metro Atlanta. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

A Marta train runs northbound from the Buckhead station on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Marta resumed service on a limited basis the day after it shut down in anticipation of Tropical Storm Irma. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

Atlanta: A tree split inside Piedmont Park along the Active Oval near 12th Street gate at Piedmont Avenue. Crews across the region have begun the cleanup left in Tropical Storm Irma's destructive path.

Fallen trees are seen crashed into the tennis court fence in the Wynbrooke neighborhood in Stone Mountain on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in the wake of the previous day's Tropical Storm Irma. (Janel Davis / jdavis@ajc.com)

Atlanta: A tree blocks South Ponce de Leon Avenue near the bridge over Lullwater Creek in Druid Hills on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irma. The fallen tree narrowly missed blocking the entrance to Freedom Parkway Trail. (Pete Corson / pcorson@ajc.com)

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: The St. Johns River rises from storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 11, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: Richard Shieldhouse navigates storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Irma along the St. Johns River in the Five Points neighborhood Sept. 11, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

John Duke tries to figure out how to salvage his flooded vehicle in the wake Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: Storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Irma inundate Memorial Park along the St. Johns River Sept. 11, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: A pickup truck is inundated by storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Irma along the St. Johns River in the Five Points neighborhood Sept. 11, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Guests leave their rooms at the Quality Inn Conference Center after power went out during Hurricane Irma's arrival in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., Sept. 11, 2017. The National Weather Service reported Monday that flooding from a storm surge in Jacksonville had exceeded a record set by Hurricane Dora in 1964 (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: Storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Irma inundate a park on the St. Johns River on Sept. 11, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: Justin Hand navigates storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Irma along the St. Johns River on Sept. 11, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: Justin Hand navigates storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Irma along the St. Johns River on Sept. 11, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: A vehicle is inundated by storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Irma along the St. Johns River on Sept. 11, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Workers continue to build Music Midtown stages on muddy sodden fields in the rain on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, 2017. The music festival is scheduled to open on Saturday. (Jill Vejnoska / jvejnoska@ajc.com)

September,12 , 2017-Atlanta- A street sign landed on the street after Hurricane Irma passed thru Atlanta as a tropical Storm in the intersection of Memorial Dr, and Green on Dekalb County. (Miguel Martinez / MundoHispanico)

September,12 , 2017-Atlanta- Power lines down after a tree felt on Memorial Drive in Dekalb County, according to Georgia Power 400,000 customers still with out power on Tuesday, 17, Atlanta. (Miguel Martinez / MundoHispanico)

Residents walk on Adair Street as workers from Utility Lines Construction Services, a Delaware based company, work to restore power, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Decatur, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

September,12 , 2017-Atlanta- A Decatur resident watches over a fallen tree that causes the loss of the power on the neighborhood. Hurricane Irma passed through the State of Georgia on Monday and Tuesday leaving residents with no power in a large area of the state. (Miguel Martinez / MundoHispanico)

September,12 , 2017-Atlanta- On Hossea Williams near Second Avenue in Decatur a tree causes a water main break. (Miguel Martinez / MundoHispanico)

September,12 , 2017-Atlanta- In the intersection of Hossea Williams and Second Ave in Decatur a large tree blocks the road in Dekalb County. (Miguel Martinez / MundoHispanico)

September,12 , 2017-Atlanta- A large tree cut a metal fence in half cutting power lines but the house was intact. (Miguel Martinez / MundoHispanico)

September,12 , 2017-Atlanta- People jumped a fallen tree on First Ave. in Kirkwood neighborhood, earlier fire fighters arrived to the scene due to a gas leak in Dekalb County. (Miguel Martinez / MundoHispanico)

September,12 , 2017-Atlanta- A police car stand on Dekalb Ave in Decatur after a fallen tree blocks the traffic to the public. (Miguel Martinez / MundoHispanico)

Jacksonville, Fla.: Gov. Rick Scott flies over Jacksonville, Fla., in a military helicopter as he looks at damage to the downtown area during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jacksonville, Fla.: In this Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, photo provided by DroneBase, people trudge through floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Jacksonville, Fla. In a parting blow to the state, the storm caused record flooding in the Jacksonville area. (DroneBase via AP)

Jacksonville, Fla.: Flooding in the Riverside neighborhood in Jacksonville, a day after Hurricane Irma, in Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. Downgraded to a tropical depression, Irma left Florida in shambles as it moved into Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Jacksonville, Fla.: People inspect damages at Memorial Park after floodwaters receded a day after Hurricane Irma, along the St. Johns River in the Riverside neighborhood of Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. Downgraded to a tropical depression, Irma left Florida in shambles as it moved into Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Jacksonville, Fla.: Floodwaters around a property a day after Hurricane Irma in Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. Downgraded to a tropical depression, Irma left Florida in shambles as it moved into Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Jacksonville, Fla.: After floodwaters receded, debris fills the entrance to St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside, situated along the the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. Downgraded to a tropical depression, Irma left Florida in shambles as it moved into Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Jacksonville, Fla.: Workers pump floodwaters from an area at the St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside, situated along the the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. Downgraded to a tropical depression, Irma left Florida in shambles as it moved into Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Jacksonville, Fla.: People inspect damages at Memorial Park after floodwaters receded a day after Hurricane Irma, along the St. Johns River in the Riverside neighborhood of Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. Downgraded to a tropical depression, Irma left Florida in shambles as it moved into Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Jacksonville, Fla.: Penny Devine inspects a large tree that fell on her home form her neighbor's yard, a day after Hurricane Irma in Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. Downgraded to a tropical depression, Irma left Florida in shambles as it moved into Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Workers from Utility Lines Construction Services, a Delaware based company, work to restore power on Adair Street, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Decatur, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Workers from Utility Lines Construction Services, a Delaware based company, work to restore power on Adair Street, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Decatur, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

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Workers continue to try and restore power along Hammond Drive Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Sandy Springs. More than 1.3 million people were without power in Georgia following Tropical Storm Irma's pass through Georgia.

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