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Irma crashes into Georgia, leaving widespread trail of destruction

Follow the track of destruction as the tropical storm rolled through metro Atlanta.

Jessica Noll

Published: 1:51 PM EDT September 11, 2017
Updated: 4:58 AM EDT September 12, 2017

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ATLANTA – Hurricane Irma blew through Georgia with heavy winds and rain in the form of a tropical storm. But the devastation had already ripped through Cuba, Florida and the southern tip of the U.S.

Follow the track of destruction as the storm rolled through metro Atlanta Monday, Sept. 11.

After the storm clears: Damage is done, cleanup begins

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Florida, Irma (Getty Images)

Tybee Island begins to flood

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Tybee Island, Ga., is flooding as Irma rolls through the beach town Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Christie Ethridge / WXIA)

Irma damage spans metro Atlanta

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Mother, child narrowly escape disaster

Parts of Florida left in ruins in the wake of Irma

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Photos of Hurricane Irma damage and destruction

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This photo, taken from a chopper, shows a downed tree.

Tropical storm churns through the Peach State with heavy winds, rain

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Tybee Island, Ga., is flooding as Irma rolls through the beach town Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Christie Ethridge / WXIA)

The calm before the storm in Georgia

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Sunday night in Monticello, Ga. (Linda Collins)

Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida

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Tybee Island residents evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irma

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Tybee Island evacuated ahead of Hurricane Irma. IMAGES 11ALIVE

Irma smashes Cuba coastline

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A Cuban wades through a flooded street in Havana, on September 10, 2017. Deadly Hurricane Irma battered central Cuba on Saturday, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees and ripping the roofs off homes as it headed towards Florida.

Community clears grocery shelves throughout Atlanta as Irma approaches

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Hurricane devastates the Caribbean islands

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TOPSHOT - A photo taken on September 6, 2017 shows the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, during the passage of Hurricane Irma. France, the Netherlands and Britain on September 7 sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France, where eight of the 10 confirmed deaths took place. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel CHAMOISEAU (Photo credit should read LIONEL CHAMOISEAU/AFP/Getty Images)

Irma crushes St. John Island in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Photos show scope of damage from Irma on St. John Island in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Photos provided to 11Alive show the scope of damage from Hurricane Irma as it slammed into Saint John Island, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Hurricane Irma damage stretches across multiple countries

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An aerial photography taken and released by the Dutch department of Defense on September 6, 2017 shows the damage of Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten. Hurricane Irma sowed a trail of deadly devastation through the Caribbean on Wednesday, reducing to rubble the tropical islands of Barbuda and St Martin. / AFP PHOTO / ANP / Gerben van Es / Netherlands OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTRY/GERBEN VAN ES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - NO ARCHIVES - NO SALE- DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo credit should read GERBEN VAN ES/AFP/Getty Images)

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