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Severe Thunderstorm Watch canceled as storms weaken in north Georgia

By WSBTV.com News Staff
About seven trees are down in Monticello, Georgia, with reports of trees twisted by the wind, according to the Jasper County EMA director.
Monticello, Georgia About seven trees are down in Monticello, Georgia, with reports of trees twisted by the wind, according to the Jasper County EMA director. (Source: Contributed)
By WSBTV.com News Staff

ATLANTA — The risk for strong to severe storms rose Monday. But earlier watches and warnings have been allowed to expire.

Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz said the storms in Georgia have weakened slightly and the severe thunderstorm watch has been canceled about 90 minutes before its scheduled 11 p.m. expiration.

Addition storms in Tennessee and Alabama will affect the area after 11 p.m.

LIVE UPDATES:

  • 9:50 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watches expire for north Georgia.
  • 8:41 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bartow and Cherokee County until 9:15pm.
  • 8:15 p.m.: Damage reports have come in from Jasper County. The EMA director says about seven trees are down on Post Road in Monticello, with reports of other trees twisted by wind.
  • 8:11 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bartow and Floyd County until 8:45pm.
  • 7:45 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and Union County until 8:30pm.
  • 7:19 p.m.: Tornado warning for Gilmer County expires.
  • 7:01 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens and Union County until 7:45pm.
  • 7:01 p.m.: Damage reports in Catoosa County include a damaged tree on a roadway at 380 School Road, power lines down on Tunnel Hill and two trees down on Hudson Valley Road.
  • 6:40 p.m.: Tornado warning for Gilmer County until 7:30 p.m.
  • 5:30 p.m.: A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Spalding, Putnam, Butts, Jasper and Newton counties.
  • In addition, a severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for several North Georgia counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Towns, Union, Walker, White and Whitfield.

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The main threats with the storms will be heavy rain and damaging wind gusts. A brief, spin-up tornado can’t be ruled out with the greatest risk in northwest Georgia.

The line of storms moves out of here Tuesday morning. The next chance for storms returns later this week.

Tracking the storm system, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.

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