1 dead in Atlanta as severe storms pummel Southeast early Sunday
The incident happened around 5 a.m. in a neighborhood in northwestern Atlanta.
Tree falls on Atlanta home during severe weather, killing 1
A man died when a tree fell on his home early Sunday morning. Many Southeastern states have been pummeled by severe weather this weekend. FOX 5 Atlanta Reporter Alexa Liacko was at the scene of the tree collapse this morning.
ATLANTA – A man died in Atlanta Sunday morning when a tree fell on his home during a severe storm.
The incident happened around 5 a.m. in a neighborhood in northwestern Atlanta, according to a spokesperson from Atlanta Fire Rescue.
A tree became uprooted during the storm and fell on the home, collapsing into a bedroom where the man was asleep, the spokesperson confirmed.
Atlanta first responders at home where man died after tree collapsed. (Alexa Liacko / FOX 5 Atlanta)
FOX 5 Atlanta reporter Alexa Liacko was at the scene of the tree collapse Sunday morning. She reported there were other people inside the home at the time the tree fell, but they all made it out uninjured.
Wind gusts at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport peaked at 69 mph around the time the tree fell, according to the National Weather Service.
Photos show some damage in nearby Rex, Georgia, on Sunday from a flipped trampoline to uprooted or fallen trees and damaged roofs. Rex is located about 30 minutes southeast of Atlanta.
Video from midtown Atlanta also shows flooding under an overpass. A car drives through several inches of floodwater in the clip below.
Cars drive through flooded streets in Atlanta
Rain brought on by severe storms hitting the southeast left some flooded roads in Atlanta Sunday morning. Video shows cars driving through a flooded road in midtown Atlanta.
This deadly storm has produced flooding, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in other Southeastern states as well. Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia have all experienced devastating flooding from relentless rain.
At least three people were reported dead from the storm in Kentucky.
Child among 3 killed after catastrophic, historic flooding slams Kentucky
At least three people, including a child, have been killed in Kentucky after catastrophic and historic flooding slammed portions of four states from the Ohio Valley to the Appalachians over the weekend.
No additional information was released about the man who died in Atlanta on Sunday morning.