{"id":140503,"date":"2025-02-19T07:49:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140503"},"modified":"2025-02-19T07:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:49:57","slug":"daughter-of-atlanta-storm-victim-speaks-out-in-days-since-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140503","title":{"rendered":"Daughter of Atlanta storm victim speaks out in days since tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-vmcvnlwxar5cguwh\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37861676947\/320\/179\/hue9rj8iiuu2k1eg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37861676947\/640\/358\/hue9rj8iiuu2k1eg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37861676947\/768\/432\/hue9rj8iiuu2k1eg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37861676947\/1536\/864\/hue9rj8iiuu2k1eg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37861676947\/992\/558\/hue9rj8iiuu2k1eg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37861676947\/1984\/1116\/hue9rj8iiuu2k1eg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37861676947\/992\/558\/hue9rj8iiuu2k1eg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A man died when a tree fell on his home early Sunday morning. Many Southeastern states have been pummeled by severe weather this weekend. FOX 5 Atlanta Reporter Alexa Liacko was at the scene of the tree collapse this morning.\u00a0\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A man died when a tree fell on his home early Sunday morning. Many Southeastern states have been pummeled by severe weather this weekend. FOX 5 Atlanta Reporter Alexa Liacko was at the scene of the tree collapse this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>ATLANTA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong> Edward Johnson, 61, died <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/deadly-atlanta-severe-storms-southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when a tree fell<\/a> on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/georgia\/atlanta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta<\/a> home during severe storms over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;My dad was amazing,&#8221; said Tamaya Jones, Johnson&#8217;s daughter. &#8220;He was my hero.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones said her dad loved the Atlanta Falcons football team, but he wasn&#8217;t the most tech-savvy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/88071151_1739745529262701_r.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/88071151_1739745529262701_r.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/88071151_1739745529262701_r.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/88071151_1739745529262701_r.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/88071151_1739745529262701_r.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/88071151_1739745529262701_r.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/88071151_1739745529262701_r.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\"><!----> <\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Support Edward Johnson\u2019s Family After Tragic Loss\/GoFundMe)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Every time he got a new phone, he would make me set his wallpaper as the Atlanta Falcons background,&#8221; Jones said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones said she was asleep and didn&#8217;t hear the tree fall into her parents&#8217; bedroom.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The only thing I heard was my mom screaming,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;That&#8217;s what woke me up.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones said her mom was also buried under the rubble from where the tree fell into the bedroom, and her screaming was muffled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">She said luckily her mom only had some scrapes from the incident, and she was able to help her mom get her out before first responders arrived.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones said her whole family was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home <\/a>when the tree fell. Her older brother was asleep in the basement of their house and didn&#8217;t hear anything until Jones woke him up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Emergency crews arrived about 5 a.m. to free her dad from under the tree. Jones said it was the only tree on their property that fell during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/severe-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">severe weather<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/88071151_1739745541578150_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/88071151_1739745541578150_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/88071151_1739745541578150_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/88071151_1739745541578150_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/88071151_1739745541578150_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/88071151_1739745541578150_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/88071151_1739745541578150_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The tree that fell into Edward Johnson's home on Sunday morning.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The tree that fell into Edward Johnson&#8217;s home on Sunday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Support Edward Johnson\u2019s Family After Tragic Loss\/GoFundMe \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones said down the street, a large tree fell, blocking the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wind<\/a> gusts at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport peaked at 69 mph around the time the tree fell, according to the National Weather Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;My dad built that house,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;It was his pride and joy.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">She said she&#8217;s lived there almost her whole life, nearly 20 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones said she&#8217;s not sure how much damage the tree caused to her family&#8217;s home. She said the firefighters told her that the house caved in when they tried to move the tree.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/88071151_1739745543211298_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/88071151_1739745543211298_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/88071151_1739745543211298_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/88071151_1739745543211298_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/88071151_1739745543211298_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/88071151_1739745543211298_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/88071151_1739745543211298_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The damage to Edward Johnson and his wife's bedroom after the tree fell.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The damage to Edward Johnson and his wife&#8217;s bedroom after the tree fell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Support Edward Johnson\u2019s Family After Tragic Loss\/GoFundMe \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">She said she and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family<\/a> are leaning on their faith during this unimaginable tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;God is good,&#8221; she said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones said they&#8217;re trying to be there for their mom in this difficult time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/88071151_1739745475308932_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/88071151_1739745475308932_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/88071151_1739745475308932_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/88071151_1739745475308932_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/88071151_1739745475308932_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/88071151_1739745475308932_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/88071151_1739745475308932_r-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\"><!----> <\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Support Edward Johnson\u2019s Family After Tragic Loss\/GoFundMe \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The family is here, and the bond is strong,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;My dad probably would&#8217;ve loved seeing us all get together.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-tamayas-family-after-tragic-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> to help pay for her dad&#8217;s funeral, and help her family find somewhere to live while the damage to their home is repaired.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/edward-johnson-atlanta-family-severe-weather\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man died when a tree fell on his home early Sunday morning. 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