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Nearby: Storm Causes Trees to Fall on Grant Park Home
At least two trees came down on the family's property, with one of the downed trees colliding with the home itself.
An east Atlanta family is counting their blessings after two trees outside their home came crashing down during Thursday’s severe weather.
According to CBS Atlanta, one of the doomed trees fell on a truck belonging to the Higginbotham family, which lives in the 500 block of Glenwood Avenue in Grant Park. The second tree came down on the home itself, destroying a back room.
Despite the damage, Jim Higginbotham told CBS Atlanta that the family is staying put.
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As of 1:16 a.m. Friday, Georgia Power reported that 6,209 of their customers are still without electricity as a result of the storms.
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