Cleanup continues after Georgia storms, multiple power outages reported

ATLANTA - Cleanup continues after a powerful line of storms moved through North Georgia on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning, bringing damaging winds, possible brief tornadoes, and intense lightning.

Crews are now working across North Georgia to clear trees and restore power. 

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Timeline:

Below is the full forecast, but here is the latest information:

7:45 a.m. - The Flash Flood Warning in metro Atlanta has ended. 

7:15 a.m. - FOX 5's Paul Milliken spotted a massive tree blocking part of 3rd Street and Juniper Street. 

5:50 a.m. - Officials in Butts County say they have received a number of reports of trees down around the county. On Facebook, the county said that County Line Road around #380 and Halls Bridge Road and Higgens Road are blocked at this time.

Authorities are asking Butts County residents to call (770) 775-8232 to report any downed trees.

Thankfully, there does not seem to be any serious damage in the county.

5:30 a.m. - Part of Piedmont Road is shut down due to flooding. The area closed is near Miami Circle.

5 a.m. - More than 10,000 Georgia customers remained without power as the heavy rains and winds passed through Georgia overnight. The majority of these power outages have been reported in Henry County. In DeKalb County, a large fallen tree blocked part of North Druid Hills Road between Spring Creek Road and Clairmont Road. The tree appeared to have knocked down a nearby power pole, leading to outages affecting more than 1,000 customers in the area.

2 a.m. - The Tornado Watch in Georgia has been allowed to expire. The Flash Flood Warning in metro Atlanta continues through 7:45 a.m.

1:55 a.m. - The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office reports multiple trees down, including one blocking Reinhardt College Parkway near Land Road. 

1:48 a.m. - Flash Flood Warning for central Cobb County, northwestern DeKalb County, northeastern Douglas County, central Fulton County, southwestern Gwinnett County, southeastern Paulding County until 7:45 a.m. At 1:48 a.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

1:45 a.m. - According to Georgia Power and the Georgia EMCs, there have been a total of 20,045 power outages across the state.

1:36 a.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Carroll County until 2:15 a.m. At 1:36 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Bowdon, or 10 miles west of Carrollton, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.

1:26 a.m. - A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Paulding, eastern Haralson, northeastern Carroll, southern Cobb, Douglas and south central Fulton Counties through 2 a.m. At 1:26 a.m., a strong thunderstorm was over Draketown, or near Buchanan, moving east at 50 mph. Hazards include 40 to 50 mph wind and heavy rain.

1:25 a.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for south central Rabun County and central Oconee County in South Carolina until 2 a.m. At 1:25 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast of Clayton, or 5 miles northeast of Tallulah Gorge State Park, moving east at 45 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts.

1:24 a.m. - A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Talladega, south central Calhoun, southwestern Cleburne and northeastern Clay Counties through 1:15 a.m. CDT At 12:24 a.m. CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Grant Town, or near Oxford, moving east at 35 mph. Hazards include wind gusts of up to 50 mph.

1:19 a.m. - Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of DeKalb, northeastern Fayette, east central Douglas, southern Gwinnett, southwestern Clarke, central Newton, Rockdale, Oconee, Barrow, northwestern Morgan, northern Henry, Walton, Clayton and southwestern Fulton Counties through 1:45 a.m. At 1:18 a.m., a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from Carl to Grant Park-Zoo Atlanta to near Chapel Hill, and moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazards include up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain.

1:12 a.m. - According to Georgia Power and the Georgia EMCs, there have been a total of 19,727 power outages across the state.

1:10 a.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Haralson County and northwestern Carroll County until 2 a.m. At 1:10 a.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Tallapoosa to I 20 Welcome Center to Chalafinnee, moving east at 25 mph. Hazards of 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.

1:08 a.m. - Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of north central Rockdale, Barrow, central DeKalb, Gwinnett, northwestern Walton, south central Hall, central Jackson and central Fulton Counties through 1:45 a.m. At 1:08 a.m., a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from near Thompsons Mill to Chastain Memorial Park, and moving east at 40 mph. Hazards of up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain.

1:05 a.m. - Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Paulding, northwestern DeKalb, southern Cobb, northeastern Douglas, southwestern Gwinnett and central Fulton Counties through 1:30 a.m. At 1:05 a.m., a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from Chastain Memorial Park to Lithia Springs to near New Georgia, and moving east at 55 mph. Hazards include up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain.

1 a.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Paulding County, northeastern Haralson County, northeastern Carroll County, and northwestern Douglas County until 1:45 a.m. At 1 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Draketown, or near Buchanan, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.

12:53 a.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Cleburne County in Alabama until 12:45 a.m. CDT. At 1153 p.m. CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort
McClellan, moving east at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts.

12:50 a.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Barrow County, northwestern DeKalb County, central Forsyth County, central Cobb County, Gwinnett County, southwestern Banks County, southern Hall County, northwestern Jackson County, and northeastern Fulton County until 1:30 a.m. At 12:50 a.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Oscarville to near Roswell to near Hiram, moving east at 45 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny-size hail.

12:34 a.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Haralson County until 1:15 a.m. At 12:34 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Mars Hills, or 11 miles west of Buchanan, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.

12:30 p.m. - According to Georgia Power and the Georgia EMCs, there have been a total of 16,643 power outages across the state.

12:25 a.m. - Flash Flood Warning for southern Floyd County until 3:30 a.m. At 12:25 a.m., emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

12:19 a.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Paulding County, Cherokee County, northwestern DeKalb County, Forsyth County, Cobb County, northern Gwinnett County, southern Dawson County, Hall County, northeastern Fulton County, and southeastern Pickens County until 1 a.m. At 12:19 a.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Marblehill to Lebanon to near Braswell, moving east at 50 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.

12:16 a.m. – The Tornado Watch for Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Murray, Walker, and Whitfield counties has been canceled.

12:12 a.m. - A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Towns and eastern Union Counties through 12:45 p.m. At 12:12 a.m., a strong thunderstorm was over Macedonia, or over Hiawassee, moving east at 45 mph. Hazards include 40 to 50 mph wind, pea-sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning.

Midnight - According to Georgia Power and the Georgia EMCs, there have been a total of 11,260 power outages across the state.

11:58 p.m. - Strong thunderstorms will impact northern Habersham, Rabun, southern Macon, and southeastern Jackson counties through 12:45 p.m. At 11:57 p.m., Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles southeast of Andrews to 3 miles northeast of Blairsville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazards include wind gusts up to 40 mph.

11:54 p.m. - Tornado Warning for northern Cherokee County, southeastern Gordon County, southern Pickens County, and northeastern Bartow County until 12:30 a.m. At 11:53 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Funkhouser, or 14 miles west of Jasper, moving east at 50 mph.

11:49 p.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northern Paulding County, Cherokee County, northwestern Cobb County, southeastern Floyd County, southeastern Gordon County, Polk County, Pickens County and Bartow County until 12:30 a.m. At 11:48 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Roundtop to Kingston to near Etna, moving east at 40 mph. Hazards include 60 wind gusts.

11:40 p.m. - Strong winds, possibly from a tornado, were seen live during FOX 5 Storm Team coverage. The camera, provided by the Georgia Department of Transportation, is located at the exit for Buc-ee's in Gordon County along Interstate 75. 

11:39 p.m. - Tornado Warning for southeastern Gordon County until 12:15 a.m. At 11:39 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Calhoun, moving east at 35 mph.

11:30 p.m. - According to Georgia Power and the Georgia EMCs, there have been a total of 3,547 power outages across the state.

11:15 p.m. - Tornado Warning for northeastern Floyd County, central Gordon County, and northeastern Chattooga County until midnight. At 11:15 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Subligna, or 9 miles east of Summerville, moving east at 30 mph.

11:13 p.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Murray County, Floyd County, Gordon County, central Chattooga County, and central Bartow County until midnight. At 11:12 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sugar Valley to near Slackland, moving east at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts.

11:07 p.m. – A strong thunderstorm is impacting central Cherokee and Clay counties in North Carolina until midnight. At 11:07 p.m., FOX 5 Live VIPIR was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles southwest of town of Santeetlah to 9 miles north of Morganton. The movement was east at 40 mph. Hazards include wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea-size hail.

11:04 p.m. - Tornado Warning for southwestern Floyd County and southwestern Chattooga County until 11:45 p.m. At 11:04 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Chesnut Bay Resort, or near Cedar Bluff, moving east at 30 mph.

11 p.m. - According to Georgia Power and the Georgia EMCs, there have been a total of 1,283 power outages across the state.

10:57 p.m. - A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Union and northern Fannin counties through 11:45 p.m. At 10:56 p.m., a strong thunderstorm was near Ducktown, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny-sized hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and heavy rain. Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding, especially in poor drainage areas.

10:50 p.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Gilmer County and central Murray County until 11:30 p.m. At 10:49 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Mountain State Park, or over Chatsworth, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny-size hail. The FOX 5 Storm Team says the previous rotation in this storm has died down, canceling the Tornado Warning.

10:40 p.m. - Tornado Warning for southwestern Walker County and northern Chattooga County until 11:30 p.m. At 10:39 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Cloudland, or 10 miles northwest of Summerville, moving east at 30 mph.

10:37 p.m. - Tornado Warning for northeastern Floyd County, south central Whitfield County, southeastern Walker County, northwestern Gordon County, and northeastern Chattooga County until 11:15 p.m. At 1036 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Center Post, or 7 miles north of Summerville, moving east at 35 mph.

10:31 p.m. - Tornado Warning for northwestern Gilmer County, Murray County, and southeastern Whitfield County until 11:15 p.m. FOX 5 Live VIPIR indicated rotation in the storm at around 10:30 p.m. The severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Dalton, moving east at 30 mph. Quarter-size hail is also possible.

10:30 p.m. - The Pickens Emergency Management Homeland Security Agency is opening a tornado shelter in the basement of the Pickens County Administration Building, located at 1266 East Church Street, Jasper. The entrance for the shelter is located in the back parking lot at the rock wall.

10:13 p.m. - Haralson, Paulding, and Polk counties have been added to the Tornado Watch until 2 a.m.

10:06 p.m. - Tornado Warning for southwestern Walker County, south central Dade County, and northwestern Chattooga County until 10:45 p.m. At 10:05 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Hammondville, or 11 miles north of Fort Payne, moving east at 30 mph. Additional hazards include quarter-sized hail.

9:57 p.m. - Tornado Warning for southwestern Catoosa County, southwestern Murray County, Whitfield County, and southeastern Walker County until 10:45 p.m. FOX 5 Live VIPIR indicated a a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Linwood, or over Lafayette, moving east at 25 mph. In addition to tornadic activity, quarter-size hail is possible.

9:30 p.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Catoosa County, southwestern Whitfield County, Walker County, and southwestern Dade County until 10:15 p.m. At 9:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Rising Fawn, or 7 miles south of Trenton, moving east at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.

9:13 p.m. - A Tornado Warning for southwestern Walker County, southwestern Dade County until 10 p.m. At 9:13 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Ider, or 12 miles southwest of Trenton, moving east at 25 mph. In addition to tornadic activity, half-dollar-sized hail is possible.

8:47 p.m. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Catoosa County, central Walker County, and Dade County until 9:30 p.m. At 8:46 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Orme to near Fabius to near Fackler to near Martintown, moving east at 45 mph. The storm is capable of 60 mph wind gusts and half-dollar-sized hail.

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Atlanta weather forecast

What they're saying:

"Pretty potent line coming our way, capable of damaging winds," Chandley said Tuesday. "Perhaps a quick spin-up tornado, so make sure you can get weather warnings."

The system is also expected to bring brief heavy rain and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. The strongest activity is forecast to occur around midnight, with temperatures dropping from the 70s into the 60s as the storms pass.

"I do think by early Wednesday morning it's all over with," Chandley said. "Then we see decreasing clouds, kind of breezy, and getting warmer again with a high in the low to mid-80s."

What's next:

Chandley added that after the overnight threat, conditions should improve heading into the weekend. However, spotty thunderstorms could still pop up on Memorial Day.

"Certainly not out of the question and not unusual," he said.

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