ATLANTA — Storms with heavy rain, lightning and gusty wind moved through north Georgia Friday afternoon, downing some trees and causing flooding in some areas.
A flash flood warning has been issued for several Pickens, Cherokee, Gordon and Bartow counties until 10 p.m.
Metro Atlanta has been dealing with several days of summer afternoon thunderstorms. Storms brought a huge tree down on a family's home in DeKalb County on Thursday.
Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Katie Walls said there is a 40% chance of rain Saturday and storms are possible west of metro Atlanta.
Temperatures will stay hot, with highs in the 90s.
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We're tracking storms that could impact your weekend, for The Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat at 11 p.m.
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5:35 p.m.
Strong storms are moving through Athens-Clarke County. At least one tree is down:
Power lines are also down in Snellville in Gwinnett County.
4:48 p.m.
Viewers are reporting flooding in Pickens County.
JUST IN: Viewers sent us these photos of heavy rain and flooding in Pickens County as storms move through: https://t.co/3ZHFe6qZuc We're tracking more downpours, for Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m. pic.twitter.com/BWQfFI0Vlq
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) July 19, 2019
4:17 p.m.
Officials are reporting 1 foot of water on the roads in Jasper as rain continues to fall.
4:02 p.m.
The ground stop at Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport has been lifted.
3:58 p.m.
A flash flood warning has been issued for Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens and Bartow counties until 10:00 p.m.
Flash flood warning for this area where 2 inches of rain has fallen this afternoon already. pic.twitter.com/ZkaTGfJt2U
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) July 19, 2019
3:05 p.m.
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is under a ground stop as storms roll through.
⛈Weather Alert: We are experiencing flight delays due to Thuderstoms. Please check with your airline for flight information updates. You can also visit: https://t.co/PG2ExpsAYm for the airport's status updates. pic.twitter.com/q7LxPx16Lz
— Atlanta Airport (@ATLairport) July 19, 2019
JUST IN: The FAA says there is a ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson International because of storms moving through: https://t.co/LCHXapbPPs pic.twitter.com/gX9FPzKHUi
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) July 19, 2019
2:34 p.m.
Dark storm clouds are moving in over Midtown:
View of the downtown storm from midtown now. pic.twitter.com/ltf9LSiUAQ
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) July 19, 2019
Afternoon thunderstorms are moving in over Midtown. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/kE5I43IHv0
— OSCAR CARRILLO DE AL (@OSCARWSB) July 19, 2019
12:21 p.m.
Strong storms are moving into Carroll and Haralson Counties.
Winds up to 40 mph, lightning, heavy rain are possible in Carroll and Haralson Co as these storms move SE at 20 mph. LIVE tracking NEXT on Ch. 2! pic.twitter.com/NopzHJNFBk
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) July 19, 2019
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