ATLANTA — The hot, humid and stormy week isn’t over yet for metro Atlanta.
Severe Weather Team 2 says another round of possibly strong to severe storms will move in this afternoon.
LIVE UPDATE:
7:24 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issues for Jasper and Putnam County until 8:15 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jasper and Putnam County until 8:15pm.
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) June 17, 2022
6:42 p.m.
Trees and power lines are down in Roswell.
⚠️ Traffic Alert ⚠️
— Roswell Police (@RoswellGAPolice) June 17, 2022
Road closure on Atlanta St. (Hwy 9) between Riverside and Chattahoochee Cir. for a downed power line. Power is out in the area as a result, and this will be an extensive repair, so please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/tG6OBZHEiU
6:14 p.m.
Trees are down across a road in Cherokee County.
Tree across Bells Ferry Rd between Victoria Rd and Port Victoria. Closed for approx 1-2 more hours. Traffic is diverted down Victoria Rd to North Victoria Rd back to Bells Ferry Rd at the Bridge. pic.twitter.com/gRUMo5uVSk
— Cherokee Sheriff’s Office (@CherokeeSO) June 17, 2022
6:09 p.m.
More than 2,000 Jackson Electric customers are without power, the majority of them in Gwinnett County.
5:56 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale and Walton County until 6:45pm.
5:55 p.m.
MARTA says there are tree branches down at the North Springs station, and southbound trains are boarding from the northbound platform.
5:54 p.m.
A tree has fallen across some lanes of 400SB between Roswell and Sandy Springs. It’s unclear if the tree fell on any cars.
5:31 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for parts of DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, North Fulton counties 6 p.m.
5:16 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for parts of Paulding, Cherokee, Georgia, Cobb, North Fulton and Bartow counties until 6 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Cherokee, Forsyth, Dawson and Pickens counties until 5:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Gilmer, Murray and Fannin counties until 4 p.m.
2:51 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for several counties across North Georgia until 7 p.m.
We’re tracking the storms as they develop, live RIGHT NOW on Channel 2 Action News.
Severe thunderstorm watch (yellow) has been issued for much of north Georgia until 7 pm. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are possible. I'll be tracking the storms live on Channel 2 at 4/5/6 pm. pic.twitter.com/yMl4ZvuWO4
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) June 17, 2022
Here’s what to know about Friday:
- There is a Level 2 out of 5 threat for severe storms.
- The storm threats include damaging wind, large hail and heavy rain.
- Bulk of the rain and thunderstorms will be in the afternoon and evening hours.
- Until rain moves in, heat index values will be in the high 90s.
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