Falling debris from high winds closes downtown streets

ATLANTA — High winds ahead of Hurricane Irma are already causing problems for the Atlanta metro.

Severe Weather Team 2’s Brian Monahan said the metro is seeing winds gusts around 30 mph Sunday afternoon.

Monahan expects wind gusts of 50-60 mph gusts possible on Monday as Irma makes its way across Georgia.

Atlanta police have closed Peachtree Street, Edgewood Avenue and Marietta Street in the Five Points area of downtown due to falling debris from a building at 34 Peachtree St.t NW.

Parts of Woodruff Park has been shut down as well.

Barricades have been placed around the area to stop pedestrian and car traffic through the area.

Police have not said when they expect the streets to reopen to traffic.

We have teams of reporters and photographers fanned out throughout Florida and Georgia for continuing coverage of Irma. 

Severe Weather Team 2 is working to bring you the latest forecasts and LIVE coverage from some of the most heavily impacted areas as the massive storm approaches Georgia.

Stay with WSBTV.com and Channel 2 Action News over the next several days for the most updated information around the clock.

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