Weather Alert: Storms Prompt Warning, Watch

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Update: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has expired. A watch remained in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday

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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 4:15 p.m. in Gwinnett County:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

SOUTHWESTERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 329 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER JOHNS CREEK...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF CUMMING...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JOHNS CREEK...ALPHARETTA...DULUTH...SUGAR HILL...SUWANEE...BERKELEY LAKE AND BROOKWOOD.

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The National Weather Service suggests you keep an eye on the sky this afternoon and evening after issuing a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for virtually all of metro Atlanta.

The watch is in effect until 10 p.m.

Gwinnett County is included in the watch area.

• Check out the forecast for Peachtree Corners on Patch

Severe weather has already popped up around metro Atlanta this afternoon, with warnings having been issued for the Dacula area nearby and Cobb County across town. More are possible in the watch area.

Check back for updates.