Severe storms to move across GA, significant risk for tornadoes

WSBTV.com News Staff

Overnight into Sunday, terrible storms are expected to determination crossed Georgia.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon says that betwixt midnight and sunrise connected Sunday, aggregate EF2+ tornadoes are possible.

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During thunderstorms, damaging upwind gusts could scope 70 mph oregon greater, and ample hail with a diameter of 1-2 inches is possible.

Then by daybreak, the storms determination out.

Today is simply a time to beryllium weather-aware and conditions volition beryllium windy and warm.

Many areas of northbound Georgia volition person precocious temperatures adjacent 80 degrees.

MORE SEVERE WEATHER PREPS:

There is simply a Wind Advisory opening astatine 11 a.m. contiguous and going done 5 a.m. Sunday.

Wind gusts of 30-40 mph are imaginable today, with higher gusts imaginable astatine higher elevations.

Parts of northwest Georgia volition acquisition immoderate dense downpours successful the aboriginal evening.

Safety accusation if a tornado informing is issued:

• Take cover: Go to the lowest level of your location and into an interior room, distant from windows.

• Mobile homes and automobiles are not safe, find a shelter.

• Do not effort to outrun a tornado if you are connected the road.

Severe Weather Team 2 volition beryllium tracking these storms and immoderate tornadoes unrecorded connected Channel 2.

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