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Weather Advisory: Frequent Lightning, Heavy Rain Thursday Evening

Alert until 5:30 for portions of Atlanta, Fulton, Dekalb and Gwinnett, according to National Weather Service.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DEKALB...SOUTHERN NORTH FULTON AND WESTERN GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 448 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHAMBLEE TO NEAR CANDLER-MCAFEE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAZARD...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

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IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ATLANTA...DECATUR...SANDY SPRINGS...DUNWOODY...CHAMBLEE...NORCROSS... DORAVILLE...CLARKSTON...STONE MOUNTAIN...AVONDALE ESTATES...PINE LAKE...NORTH ATLANTA...MIDTOWN...DRUID HILLS...NORTH DECATUR... CANDLER-MCAFEE...BELVEDERE PARK...GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...TUCKER AND NORTH DRUID HILLS.

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