ATLANTA --
The National Weather Service said late Tuesday that a high EF2 or a low EF3 tornado hit Carroll County with winds well over 100 MPH.
Severe thunderstorms flattened trees, knocked out power to at least 93,000 homes and left injuries across metro Atlanta. Power had been restored to much of the area by Tuesday afternoon, but 7,500 people were still without by 6 p.m.
SEND: Your Storm Damage PhotosThe damage now has a $10 million price tag and it will be weeks before the clean-up is over.
One Carroll County family's home was blown 9 feet off its foundation.
One man was injured in Clem in Carroll County when a tree fell on his vehicle, impaling him. He was taken to Tanner Medical Center. There's no word on his condition.
The wind that ripped through Carroll County picked up Linda Bryant, 64, and blew her into some nearby woods as she walked from her house to her car. She is listed in serious condition at Tanner Medical Center.
"She's in the hospital right now," Matt Bryant told The Times-Georgian of Carrollton. "She was actually fixing to walk out the door and get in the car to go to work. We found her laying about 30 feet behind the house."
ON THE SCENE: Jeff Dore's Storm Blog | His Storm PicturesTwo Lassiter High School students were injured in Cobb County when a tree fell on their car. The tree was a direct hit and neighbors and firefighters feared the worst. But the two went to the hospital with only cuts and bruises. The dad almost had a heart attack. "My son called and just said, 'Dad, a tree just fell on the car,' and was in tears. And I said, 'Just stay there, are you alright,' and he said, 'Yes,' and I got here as soon as I could," Kurt Handler told Channel 2's Ross Cavitt.
Two Lassiter High School students were on their way to school when a tree slammed into their SUV. They were okay.
Three people were trapped in their beds by falling trees.
In northwest Atlanta, a couple, including a pregnant woman, was injured when a tree fell on their house and trapped them in their bed. Atlanta firefighters used airbags to lift the tree and free the victims. Both were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
A woman was in critical condition after a tree fell on her house on Spring Dr. in DeKalb County and pinned her in her bed. Rescue crews, concered the roof might collapse, had to stablize the house in order to free her.
In Paulding County, violent winds peeled off the facade and parts of the roof of a used car building that had been remodeled just last year. A few cars were damaged as well, but thankfully no people.
VIDEO: Carroll County Homes Destroyed
Georgia Power spokesman Jeff Wilson said that because the storm moved through the area so quickly, it allowed crews to get out and work on getting power restored. Only 7,500 homes remained without power by 6 p.m.
The high winds knocked down trees across metro Atlanta. There are reports of trees on houses in Cobb and Gwinnett Counties, as well as northwest Atlanta.
By 3:30 p.m., Bryant Lane in Cobb County was the only road closed due to power poles down. But all traffic signals were back in operation and all roads had been cleared of trees and debris.
VIDEO: NW Atlanta Family Trapped By TreeVIDEO: Woman Injured When Tree Smashes DeKalb Home
Trees were also down in DeKalb and Clayton Counties and in Roswell. There were reports of heavy damage around Lakeside High School and the power is out at the school. Students there were bused to Henderson Mill Middle School. High schoolers were taken back to Lakeside for dismissal.
In Carroll County, west of Atlanta, two houses were destroyed in the town of Bowdon near the Alabama line.
Many residents of the county and in Roswell, north of Atlanta, were certain they had been hit by tornadoes. Officials were analyzing the damage and the paths of the storms to determine whether twisters were responsible.
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