ATLANTA -- Monday morning's storms caused major damage and knocked out power across metro Atlanta.

Georgia Power spokeswoman Carol Boatwright said the number of customers without power due to falling trees and power lines had fallen to around 68,000 by late Tuesday morning, with most outages in the metro Atlanta area.

Boatright said the high winds, lightning and rain felled trees that had roots damaged by the drought.

Boatwright said the utility may bring in crews from other areas of the state that have not been as hard hit by the storm to help restore power in metro Atlanta.

A tree fell onto a house on Rue St. Michel in Stone Mountain. The homeowner told CBS 46 he credits his daughter for saving his life. He said the girl heard the strong wind blowing outside the home and began waking everyone up. Just as the homeowner got out of bed, the tree came crashing down onto the home. No one was hurt.

Atlanta police said high winds knocked a tree down onto a house on Morehouse Drive. Two people were hurt after being pinned under a tree. Police said one victim may have a broken leg and hip. The second victim suffered only bruises, firefighters said.

A CBS 46 viewer said damage that appeared to have been caused by a possible tornado was spotted in the Pleasant Hill Road area in Carroll County. The viewer said roughly 10 homes had been damaged by the storm. The viewer also said trees were blown down and twisted in a way that suggested a tornado. Officials have not confirmed that a tornado touched down in the area.

Gwinnett County also reported widespread tree damage. Trees were knocked down onto homes on Twin Creek Court off Forest Knoll Drive in Duluth; Leaf Land Drive off Post Oak Drive in Duluth; Buford Highway and Woodbine Hill way in Norcross, where a small tree down was knocked down onto a mobile home, and Sheree Trail off Shady Hollwo Run in Stone Mountain. No injuries were reported in any of these cases.

Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety commissioner, John Oxendine, had some advice for storm victims when he was out surveying the storm damage.

“If you are one of these individuals and you have a tree sitting on your house right now, there is more rain coming, more bad weather on this front,” Oxendine said. “You need to make sure you get a tarp for the roof to keep more rain from coming in.”

If you have damage and need assistance, the number for the insurance commissioner’s office is 404-656-2070.

Red Cross disaster teams worked throughout the metro Atlanta area assisting families with emergency needs.

Red Cross officials said they spent most of the day providing food, shelter, comfort kits and replacement medications.

Anyone with storm-related emergency needs is urged to contact the Red Cross at 404-575-3730.