Three Killed by Storms Lashing Atlanta
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Three people were killed in the Atlanta area on Thursday as heavy weather lashed the region, myFOXatlanta.com reported.
Two women in their 60s died when heavy winds caused a tree to fall on their vehicle in northwest Atlanta.
In a separate incident, a 19-year-old man was killed when a gust of wind blew a tree down on top of him while he cleaned up fallen limbs in his grandfather's yard in Cobb County.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The deaths, confirmed by police, came amid widespread weather-related chaos across the region. A series of consecutive thunderstorms Thursday afternoon caused power blackouts, flight delays and damage to buildings and vehicles.
A UPS truck caught on fire after being hit by a tree, WXIA-TV reported. The condition of the driver was not known.
At Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, some departing flights were delayed up to three hours. Inbound flights were also delayed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}About 100,000 homes in the Atlanta metro area were without power at midnight local time Friday, according to a Georgia Power spokesperson.
To read more about the severe weather see the MyFoxAtlanta story here.