A downed high voltage line lies in the middle of Hammond Drive. These lines are not insulated, but carry thousands of volts of electricity when energized.
Power lines all over Forsyth County were left dangling after the storm.
Hammond Drive was still blocked by a fallen tree Tuesday morning.
Atlanta Highway was blocked Monday afternoon as the storm dropped a large tree branch into the roadway and then onto a power line.
This tree, down on Sourwood Drive, was marked by a deputy. Crime scene tape was used to mark many of the downed trees and power lines.
After it became apparent that there were more downed trees than emergency crews could handle, the ones on lesser travelled roads were marked with fireline tape or crime scene tape.
A deputy helps a work crew out as they remove a large downed tree from Buford Dam Road.
Forsyth County fire engines were kept busy all night running calls throughout the county, ranging from power lines down to a 500 gallon propane tank that was knocked off it's base by a falling tree. The tank rolled down a hill before striking a pickup truck and stopping in a yard, upside down, spewing propane.
Forsyth County workers cut up a large tree that blocked Green Forest Trail on Monday.
Deputies block Samples Road as they wait for a crew to come remove a downed tree. Before a county crew could arrive, a nearby neighbor brought out a skid steer loader and removed the tree
Only a portion of the rear quarter panel and bumper of this Corvette was visible underneath the tree.
While this tree on Glasco Drive only struck the house a glancing blow, this Corvette took a direct hit.
A Sawnee EMC lineman works high above Dahlonega Highway as crews work to restore power and remove downed power lines.
A tractor trailer waits near a low hanging line on Dahlonega Highway on Tuesday as a Sawnee EMC line worker prepares to raise the line.
Deputies block Buford Dam Road Monday as night falls so power company workers can clear the roadway.
A Cumming Utilities worker saws up a tree that has fallen on Buford Dam Road.