Stay safe and dry, Atlanta. The severe storms from this morning will continue throughout the early afternoon. There is also a tornado watch in effect, which began earlier this morning before 6am, and is expected to conclude at 1pm today.
11Alive News has reported on the list of counties under a tornado watch. They include:
- Baldwin
- Banks
- Barrow
- Bartow
- Bibb
- Burke
- Butts
- Carroll
- Catoosa
- Chattooga
- Cherokee
- Clarke
- Clayton
- Cobb
- Columbia
- Coweta
- Crawford
- Dawson
- DeKalb
- Douglas
- Elbert
- Fannin
- Fayette
- Floyd
- Forsyth
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Gilmer
- Glascock
- Gordon
- Greene
- Gwinnett
- Habersham
- Hall
- Hancock
- Haralson
- Hart
- Heard
- Henry
- Houston
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jefferson
- Jones
- Lamar
- Lincoln
- Lumpkin
- Madison
- McDuffie
- Meriwether
- Monroe
- Morgan
- Murray
- Newton
- Oconee
- Oglethorpe
- Paulding
- Peach
- Pickens
- Pike
- Polk
- Putnam
- Rabun
- Richmond
- Rockdale
- Spalding
- Stephens
- Taliaferro
- Towns
- Troup
- Twiggs
- Union
- Upson
- Walker
- Walton
- Warren
- Washington
- White
- Whitfield
- Wilkes
- Wilkinson
Storms are expected to continue throughout the morning into the early afternoon.
What’s the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning?
A tornado WATCH means the weather conditions are right for a tornado to occur. It does NOT mean a tornado has been seen or detected.
A tornado WARNING means a tornado has been seen or detected.
Metro Atlanta and much of Georgia is under a tornado watch currently, and until 1pm today, May 9th, 2024. We will update you as soon as we know what’s happening.
