In addition to expected severe storms Saturday, Georgians will have to contend with high winds.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for north and central Georgia that will remain in effect until 10 p.m. Saturday evening.
Winds are expected to be 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts up to about 35 miles per hour.
The weather service says that with saturated soil, the wind could uproot trees causing downed power lines. The gusts could also blow unsecured objects.
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The service is urging extra caution while driving.
According to the current forecast model, severe thunderstorms will begin rolling into Northwest Georgia around 3 p.m. Saturday. They will reach the metro area between 6 and 10 p.m. and will head toward East Georgia after 10 p.m.
The following counties are under the wind advisory:
Baldwin
Banks
Barrow
Bartow
Bibb
Bleckley
Butts
Carroll
Catoosa
Chattahoochee
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clarke
Clayton
Cobb
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp
Dade
Dawson
DeKalb
Dodge
Dooly
Douglas
Emanuel
Fannin
Fayette
Floyd
Forsyth
Gilmer
Glascock
Gordon
Greene
Gwinnett
Hall
Hancock
Haralson
Harris
Heard
Henry
Houston
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Johnson
Jones
Lamar
Laurens
Lumpkin
Macon
Madison
Marion
Meriwether
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Murray
Muscogee
Newton
North Fulton
Oconee
Oglethorpe
Paulding
Peach
Pickens
Pike
Polk
Pulaski
Putnam
Rockdale
Schley
South Fulton
Spalding
Stewart
Sumter
Talbot
Taliaferro
Taylor
Telfair
Toombs
Towns
Treutlen
Troup
Twiggs
Union
Upson
Walker
Walton
Warren
Washington
Webster
Wheeler
White
Whitfield
Wilcox
Wilkes
Wilkinson
