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Tornado Watch Issued For Metro Atlanta Ahead Of Storms
Metro Atlanta is also under a wind advisory Thursday.
ATLANTA, GA — Several metro Atlanta counties are under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
Gwinnett, Barrow, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Clarke, Douglas, Fulton and Paulding counties are under the watch.
A tornado was confirmed near Atlanta Airport Thursday afternoon.
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The alert comes shortly ahead of anticipated severe thunderstorms for metro Atlanta and other parts of Georgia.
Metro Atlanta counties are also under a wind advisory until 11 p.m. Thursday as 16 mph wind gusts are expected.
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