Storms rip through North Georgia on Wednesday May 24th

Storms in North Georgia caused many power outages and tornado watches & warnings were issued.  Below is a video from downtown Ellijay, GA which was recorded Wednesday May 24th.    See Weather info under video for conditions in our coverage areas.

 

Video courtesy of Brett Cantrell

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
630 AM EDT Wed May 24 2017

 
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Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
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630 AM EDT Wed May 24 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND ALL OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...

Showers and thunderstorms will increase across north and central
Georgia this morning and continue through the afternoon. Some
storms could be strong to severe, capable of damaging winds, large
hail and even a few tornadoes. In addition, locally heavy rain
could result in localized flash flooding.

The severe threat will diminish from west to east across the area,
this afternoon with widespread showers and thunderstorms across
far southeast counties, ending this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

There is a chance for thunderstorms late Saturday into Sunday.
Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 

 

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