Northeast Georgia and Upstate South Carolina remain under a hazardous weather outlook through tonight.
A potent upper level system is driving a cold front through the region. A cluster of storms passed through Habersham and surrounding counties earlier this afternoon. There’s a 50% chance of more rain through the evening hours.
Watch out for possible wind damage and flash flooding.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 5PM for the following Georgia counties:
Baker, Baldwin, Barrow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brooks, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Colquitt, Cook Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dekalb, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Emanuel, Fayette, Fulton, Glascock, Grady, Greene, Gwinnett, Hancock, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Peach, Pike, Pulasi, Putnam, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Schley, Seminole, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs,Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Upson, Walton, Warren, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson and Worth.
Damage and delays
The system churning up these storms has also spurred tornado warnings in west, central Georgia, caused wind damage in some areas of the state and caused a ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
READ: 7-Day Forecast: Severe storms Monday
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Stay weather aware through the afternoon hours.
