Storm Before Christmas? Alpharetta, Milton Could See Severe Weather on Wednesday

The National Weather Service has an unwanted holiday gift for north Georgia:

Possible damaging winds, heavy rainfall and tornadoes.

The weather service in Peachtree City said severe storms are possible throughout the region on Christmas Eve as a strong cold front moves east across the state and into the Carolinas.

The weather service said the storm system is expected to move into north Georgia early Wednesday morning. The highest risk for severe weather is 6 a.m. to noon in the west, noon to 8 p.m. in the east, the weather service said.

In Alpharetta and Milton, the weather service forecasts a Wednesday high of 60 degrees, with a 100-percent chance of rain overnight Tuesday to Wednesday and 90 percent on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day is expected to be sunny and near 49 degrees.

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