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Tree Crushes Midtown Home
A series of violent, popup storms roared throughout portions of Atlanta Tuesday night, leaving damage and gridlock in their wake.
ATLANTA, GA — A series of brief but violent thunderstorms roared through Atlanta beginning around rush-hour on Tuesday, leaving damage and gridlocked traffic in their wake.
Traffic was impacted even further by a gas leak in Midtown that evacuated one apartment community and left portions of Piedmont Road and Ponce de Leon Avenue completely blocked.
Around 10:30, a tree fell onto a Midtown home. None of the four people inside were injured, but one woman had to be rescued by Atlanta firefighters, according to WSB.
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The house was located on North Avenue, and one of the residents said the home is uninhabitable.
Another look at Tuesday's storms over Atlanta, looking from @StoneMtnPark @WeatherBug #GAwx pic.twitter.com/DvdMmZWkbu
— Rodney Harris (@HarrisCBS46) September 28, 2016
@wonderlaura said to tweet this pic of #msignite furniture flipped by afternoon storms in Atlanta pic.twitter.com/pDLeUnSGSy
— Alex Weinert (@Alex_T_Weinert) September 27, 2016
See also: Gas Leak Evacuates Apartments, Business in Midtown
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