Mary Echols' husband, Lloyd, died shortly afterward when a tree crashed through the roof of their mobile home off Hickory Flat Road in Banks County and across their bed, where he was still sleeping.
The storm struck about 10:00.
Officials say Mary Echols, survived because she moved to a couch in the living room when the heavy rain awoke her. She said the falling tree ``killed him instantly.''
The couple's dog was also on the bed with Echols but was unharmed.
It took rescuers more than two hours to free his body.
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Hall County Fire Marshal Scott Cagle says Clermont "was hit pretty hard (Tuesday night) with heavy rain, some hail, lots of lighting and winds."
Cagle, who lives in Clermont, said the rain gauge at his house recorded 2 inches of rain and that he was without power for about an hour.
He added that the fire department had six weather-related calls within about 45 minutes: two houses with lighting strikes, only minor damage, no house fires; two calls involving trees on power lines; one call about transformer problems; and one call about a woods fire.
Early Wednesday, for about four hours, a Flash Flood Warning was in effect for Lumpkin and Dawson counties. Around 2 a.m., the weather service reported some flash flooding occurred along the county line. So far, there have been no reports of any major problems associated with that flooding.
In Gainesville, a tree was toppled on Limestone Parkway early Wednesday.
Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville picked up 1.08 inches of rain overnight. The top wind gust reported at the airport during the storms was 21 mph.
(AccessNorthGa.com's Ken Stanford contributed to this story.)
Crushed Gillsville mobile home (from WSB-TV)
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