According to the National Weather Service there is an enhanced risk -- meaning a level 3 out of 5 -- for severe weather this afternoon and into the evening hours for much of north and central Georgia.

According to the National Weather Service there is an enhanced risk — meaning a level 3 out of 5 — for severe weather this afternoon and into the evening hours for much of north and central Georgia.

A strong cold front pushes through the area and may bring damaging winds, brief tornadoes and hail.

Northwest Georgia is at risk of storms through 4 p.m., the I-85 corridor will see storms between 3 and 8 p.m., and Southeast Georgia will experience storms between 7 and 11 p.m.

The area is under a tornado watch as well.


According to the National Weather Service there is an enhanced risk -- meaning a level 3 out of 5 -- for severe weather this afternoon and into the evening hours for much of north and central Georgia.
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Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.