ATLANTA — Severe storms moved through much of metro Atlanta Friday afternoon and left trees down and other types of damage across the area.
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The main threats with the storms were damaging wind and hail. There was heavy downpours at times.
Storms developing, moving toward metro AtlantaUPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued in several counties. WATCH Channel 2 Action News RIGHT NOW for LIVE Team 2 Coverage. (LATEST - 2wsb.tv/2syfzDd) ------------ Storms are developing and moving toward metro Atlanta. Severe Weather Team 2 says damaging wind, hail and heavy rainfall are expected.
Posted by WSB-TV on Friday, June 1, 2018
A Minute-by-minute look as the storms unfolded:
5:52 p.m.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been expired for all of north Georgia and the metro area.
5:07 p.m.
A Flash Flood warning has been issued for Paulding and Cobb counties.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT for eastern Paulding & Cobb until 11pm. If you encounter flooding, TURN AROUND. pic.twitter.com/iCsobvityL
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) June 1, 2018
5:03 p.m.
Channel 2 viewers are sending in reports of hail in the Woodstock area.
Channel 2 viewers are seeing hail in Woodstock as strong thunderstorms push through | LIVE UPDATES: https://t.co/sDlEtPEZ7Z #StormWatchOn2 pic.twitter.com/ho1bOkasZa
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) June 1, 2018
4:57 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Spalding, Monroe, Henry, Butts, Jasper, Lamar and Newton counties until 5:45 p.m.
4:56 p.m.
Harstfield-Jackson International Airport says about 2 hour delays.
2 HOUR DELAY AT ATL! Per FAA: Due to WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS, there is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA (ATL). This is causing some arriving flights to be delayed an average of 2 hours!
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) June 1, 2018
4:55 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Morgan, Putnam, Hancock, Greene and Jasper counties until 5:15 p.m.
4:46 p.m.
Channel 2's Richard Elliot is in Helen, where he says it has started to rain again:
It's starting to rain again in Helen, a day after heavy rains caused flash floods across White County.
Posted by Richard Elliot on Friday, June 1, 2018
4:44 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued Spalding, Meriwether, Fayette, Pike, Henry, Troup, Coweta and Clayon counties until 5:30 p.m.
4:38 p.m.
Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Glenn Burns says several counties in northwest Georgia have been removed from the Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
Northwest Metro removed from watch, but counties east and southeast of the Metro have been added. pic.twitter.com/BjH5vvhQ5r
— Glenn Burns (@GlennBurnsWSB) June 1, 2018
4:24 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning extended for Forsyth, Hall and Gwinnett counties until 4:45 p.m.
4:22 p.m.
Nearly 14,000 Georgia Power customers are out of power right now:
Near 14K @GeorgiaPower customers without power now due to storms moving through N GA and Metro Atlanta. These storms are strong/severe. Stay put until they move through rather than trying to drive through them! #StormWatchOn2
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) June 1, 2018
4:16 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Forsyth, Lumpkin, Dawson and Hall counties until 5 p.m.
4:11 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Carroll, Heard and Coweta until 4:45 p.m.
4:08 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Hall, Forsyth and Gwinnett counties until 4:30 p.m.
3:59 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Oconee, Morgan, Clarke, Walton, Green and Oglethorpe counties until 4:#0 p.m.
3:53 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Paulding, Fayette, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Coweta, Clayton and Fulton counties until 4:30 p.m.
3:42 p.m.
Triple Team Traffic says the storms are causing back ups across the metro.
WSB #ATLtraffic Page shows delays all over town. Blame the rain, blame Friday PM. Listen: News 95.5/AM750 WSB #ATLtraffic https://t.co/2hvjWkI3bV pic.twitter.com/HrmS1IjeRW
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) June 1, 2018
3:40 p.m.
Gwinnett County is reporting several tree down in Lilburn along Angevine Court, Richmond Court and Woodfall drive.
3:31 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Cherokee, Cobb and Fulton counties until 4:15 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
The city of Lilburn says several roads are closed because of the storms. Here is a list: Camp Creek at Woodfall, Camp Creek at Nantucket, and Arcado & Emily
3:26 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Walton and Newton counties until 4 p.m.
3:22 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Paulding, Carroll, Haralson and Polk counties until 3:45 p.m.
NEW: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Carroll, Haralson, Paulding and Polk until 3:45 p.m.. MINUTE-BY-MINUTE UPDATES: https://t.co/sDlEtPEZ7Z #StormWatchOn2 pic.twitter.com/CKYpfJHYIE
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) June 1, 2018
3:19 p.m.
Triple Team Traffic is reporting standing water in the area of Spaghetti Junction. If you plan on driving through there, please use caution.
Check out the rooster tails in the standing water in Spaghetti Junction: passable, but treacherours I-285/wb (Outer Loop) at I-85 (exit 33) in DeKalb. #ATLtraffic https://t.co/KslBQmUsyy #headlightsON pic.twitter.com/nLu9w77JJg
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) June 1, 2018
3:16 p.m.
As the Severe Thunder Storm warnings expire, a Severe Thunder Storm Watch remains in effect for most of north Georgia until 10 p.m.
NEW #StormWatchOn2 INFO FROM @KatieWallsWSB
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) June 1, 2018
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH in effect until 10 p.m. for much of north Georgia & metro Atlanta. 1"+ inch hail and 60 mph gusts are our threats this afternoon, plus heavy rainfall (potential for flooding) and dangerous lightning. pic.twitter.com/h3EvGRRlDK
3:06 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Gilmer, Dawson, Gordon and Pickens counties until 3:30 p.m.
3:01 p.m.
A severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Rockdale and Walton counties until 3:30 p.m.
2:50 p.m.
A Channel 2 viewer from the Chamblee area sent us this video of flooding in his backyard.
Chamblee area off Shallowford and NE Expressway https://t.co/AbXIUjPvHD
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) June 1, 2018
2:40 p.m.
Severe Weather Team 2's Katie Walls just updated the Severe Thunderstorm Watch map. The watch remains in effect until 10 p.m.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM for 60 mph winds, 1"+ hail. Also, these storms will be capable of producing dangerous lightning and intense rainfall. BE WEATHER AWARE! #gawx #StormWatchon2 pic.twitter.com/FupItTBlsP
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) June 1, 2018
2:36 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for DeKalb, Gwinnett and Fulton counties until 3 p.m.
2:34 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the Atlanta metro until 10 p.m.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN YELLOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM. 1"+ hail, 60 mph winds, heavy rain are our threats* pic.twitter.com/seHnPrD0UP
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) June 1, 2018
2:30 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Chattooga and Floyd counties.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for Chattooga, Floyd until 3:15 for 60 mph winds, 1" hail moving east pic.twitter.com/LDxRtPhCso
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) June 1, 2018
2:25 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Gordon and Floyd counties.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for Gordon, northern Floyd until 3pm for 60 mph winds, 1" hail, moving East pic.twitter.com/rvBpRhh5eS
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) June 1, 2018
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