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1:10 p.m.
A winter weather advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. for the following counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Pickens, Polk, Towns, Union and White counties.
As cold air catches up to lingering moisture, rain showers will change to mix and snow showers, especially north and west of Atlanta. Nitz says light accumulation on grassy surfaces up to 1” are possible.
Between late tonight and Tuesday morning, the temperatures will fall into the 20s with wind chills in the teens.
A freeze warning will be in effect from 11 p.m. Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday across north Georgia. Remember to check on people you know, bring your pets inside and cover your plants.
Flight Aware shows at least 789 flights have been delayed and another 312 flights have been canceled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In a statement posted at 9:10 a.m., airport officials said the longer wait times are because of the weather and the partial government shutdown.
6:49 a.m.
The tornado watch has been dropped for several metro Atlanta counties.
6:44 a.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Banks County until 7 a.m.
6:37 a.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, and Upson County until 7:15 a.m.
6:35 a.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Pike, and Spalding County until 7:15 a.m.
UPDATES AS OF 6:23 A.M.
Severe storms are moving through north Georgia and metro Atlanta over the next several hours.
A Tornado Watch has been issued for all of metro Atlanta and most of north Georgia until 10 a.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, and Troup County until 6:30 a.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Banks, Barrow, Clayton, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Jackson, Rockdale, and Walton County until 6:45 a.m.
Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says the threat of severe weather will last through mid-morning hours.
The risk of strong, severe storms is in effect now through the next several hours, including damaging wind gusts and spin-up tornadoes. These storms could bring down trees and power lines, knocking out electricity to your home.
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6:02 a.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lumpkin, Towns, and White County until 6:15 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
A ground stop is in effect at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
5:59 a.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Banks, Barrow, Clayton, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Jackson, Rockdale, and Walton County until 6:45 a.m.
ORIGINAL STORY – SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 11 P.M.
Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Ashley Kramlich says a strong line of severe storms will be moving in overnight.
The threat of severe weather moves in after midnight through 8 a.m. Monday morning.
Along the leading edge of the line, 70 mph+ damaging winds, spin-up tornadoes and some isolated large hail are possible.
Kramlich says temperatures will drop dramatically behind the front, with temperatures in the 30s by Monday afternoon.
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A freeze warning has been issued for Monday night at 11 p.m. until Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. with temperatures dropping into the 20s Tuesday morning.
Severe weather safety
March and April are the peak severe weather season for north Georgia, so it’s important to have a severe weather safety plan.
First, make sure you have multiple ways to get tornado watch or tornado warning alerts. Download the free WSB-TV Weather App for alerts sent straight to your phone when a tornado watch or tornado warning is issued.
Severe Weather Team 2 will come on the air immediately when a tornado warning is issued and stay on the air until the threat is over.
Know your county and be able to identify it on a map. Weather warnings include county names, and our maps have county outlines. Severe Weather Team 2 will get hyper-local tracking of any tornadoes, but knowing counties helps.
Familiarize yourself with where your county is, but also make sure you know the counties that surround yours as well.
If a tornado warning is issued, know the safest place to be.
Move to an interior room on the lowest level of your home, such as a basement, closet, or bathroom. Stay away from windows and exterior walls. If you are in a mobile home or outside, get to the closest shelter and protect yourself from debris.
If a shelter isn’t available, stay in a low-lying area such as a ditch. But do not get under an overpass or bridge.