The tornado threat for North Georgia is over and storms have moved out of the Channel 2 Action News viewing area, but before leaving a destructive path.
The storms have downed trees and powerlines across the area, with Paulding County being one of the hardest hit areas.
Channel 2 Action News has crews throughout the area surveying the damage for LIVE updates starting on Channel 2 Action News Sunday a.m. starting at 5 a.m.
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Live updates for our storm coverage continue here:
3:56 a.m.: Tornado Warning issued for Putnam County until 4:30 a.m.
3:54 a.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Putnam County until 4:45 a.m.
2:30 a.m.: Paulding county has ‘significant damage’ from severe storms, sheriff says
2:28 a.m.: Power outages impact multiple communities in metro Atlanta, west Georgia
2:27 a.m.: A new Tornado Watch was issued for parts of eastern and middle Georgia until 10 a.m. Counties in the western part of the Atlanta metro have been dropped from the previous watch, though metro Atlanta remains under a tornado watch until 4 a.m.
2 a.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Meriwether and Upson counties until 2:45 a.m.
1:13 a.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Meriwether and Troup counties until 2 a.m.
12:09 a.m.: Flash Flood Warning for Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding and Polk counties until 6 a.m. Sunday.
11:58 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bartow, Carroll, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding and Polk counties until 12:30 a.m.
11:50 p.m.: Tornado Warning issued for Cherokee, Cobb, and Paulding counties until 12:15 a.m.
11:00 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Floyd, Fulton, Gordon, Haralson, Heard, Paulding and Polk counties until 12 a.m.
9:40 p.m.: Fannin County Emergency Management is reporting a possible tornado near Chestnut Gap Rd.
9 p.m.: Much of the area is under a tornado watch now until 4 a.m. (and 1 a.m. in far NW GA). We were just with you on Channel 2 Action News for the first two tornado warnings of the day — those storms have moved out of our viewing area.
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Storms swept through the metro Atlanta area and parts of north and west Georgia, bringing rain, wind and some damage.
Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz said that multiple strong tornadoes were possible early on Sunday.
Along with the strong winds, some areas are currently without power due to damage from the storm.
The storms are expected to move out of the area by daybreak.
Much of north Georgia is now under a Wind Advisory that goes until 5 a.m. on Sunday.
This could mean some trees and power lines could start coming down even before the strongest storms move into the area overnight.
If a tornado warning is issued in your area, here are some things to keep in mind:
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Take cover: Go to the lowest level of your house and into an interior room, away from windows.
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Mobile homes and automobiles are not safe, find a shelter.
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Do not try to outrun a tornado if you are on the road.
Severe Weather Team 2 will be tracking these storms, LIVE throughout the day on Channel 2 Action News.
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