Cobb teams assess the storm's impact - January 13, 2023
Channel: Cobb County Government
Date: 2023-01-13

We are fortunate that none of our Cobb residents were seriously injured during the storms that caused so much devastation across the state this week.  Cobb Emergency Management and GEMA officials formed a damage assessment team that surveyed the hard-hit Austell neighborhoods earlier today.

Watch the video for details of that assessment and to view images of some of the storm’s destruction.

For those in Cobb who suffered damage to their homes or property and did not call 911 or meet with the assessment team, please report your details to us at https://arcg.is/nL448.

Some details:
* The team found 50 homes damaged in the Ivy Log neighborhoods alone.  Of those, 16 are considered destroyed or damaged enough to be uninhabitable.
* No serious injuries were reported.  One person was hit by debris and checked out at a hospital.  A second person suffered a cardiac event and was also treated at a hospital.
* A National Weather Service team will likely decide next week if the damage in Austell was from straight-line winds or a small tornado.  There was no active Tornado Warning in the area at the time.
* Cobb DOT crews worked much of the day across the county to clear debris.  They opened 25 roads the night of the storm and handled another 26 calls today.
* Damage was reported in all corners of the county. To make sure we have a complete view of the storm’s impact, please use the reporting tool listed above.