ATLANTA – Extreme storms knocked down bushes and energy strains, broken buildings and spawned at the least one confirmed twister in Georgia on Thursday.

The storms should not over but. A twister warning was issued for Heard County and Coweta County till 12:15 a.m.

Take cowl now should you stay within the space.

Staff 2 monitoring for excessive climate circumstances LIVE NOW on WSB tonight at 11 p.m.

A harmful long-track twister that carved a path of destruction by means of Alabama earlier Thursday moved into western Georgia at round 4:40 p.m. The storm was first warned at round 1:30 p.m. .

At the very least 5 individuals have been killed in Alabama when tornadoes moved Thursday afternoon.

Glenn Burns, Chief Meteorologist, Excessive Climate Staff 2 says he is by no means seen something prefer it.

“It was the longest twister I’ve ever seen in my life,” mentioned Burns.

Brad Nitz of Extreme Climate Staff 2 mentioned one Watch the twister was issued for all the Atlanta and North Georgia subway till 2 a.m.

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This is what it is advisable know concerning the climate:

• Harmful winds, remoted tornadoes and hail nonetheless attainable
• Some areas may see a number of inches of rain
• Flash flood warning for Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens, Union and Cities till 3:15 a.m.

LIVE UPDATES:

11:55 p.m.

Extreme thunderstorm warning issued for Bartow, Cherokee counties till 12:15 p.m.

11:15 p.m.

The twister alert prolonged into Heard County till midnight east. Monitor LIVE NOW on Channel 2

11:01 p.m.

Twister warning issued for Randolph County, Alabama in viewing space of ​​Channel 2. Monitoring LIVE NOW on Channel 2

10:58 p.m.

Faculties in Floyd County and Polk County can be closed on Friday as a result of storm harm and flooding. Faculties within the city of Calhoun will open two hours late.

10:13 p.m.

Faculties in Polk County can be closed on Friday. Faculties within the city of Calhoun may also be delayed by 2 hours.

9:33 p.m.

A A extreme thunderstorm warning has been issued for elements of Cherokee, Forsyth, North Fulton and Bartow counties till 10:15 p.m.

8:53 p.m.

Elements of Paulding, Cherokee, Haralson, Cobb, Polk and Bartow counties are beneath Extreme thunderstorm warning till 9:30 p.m.

7:52 p.m.

A Watch the twister was issued for all the Atlanta and North Georgia subway till 2 a.m.

A extreme thunderstorm warning has been issues for elements of Paulding, Cherokee, North Fulton and Bartow counties till 8:30 p.m.

5:50 p.m.

Channel 2 Motion Information viewers reported heavy flooding in Floyd County. A flash flood warning is in impact for the realm till 9:30 p.m.

5:48 p.m.

All twister warnings have now expired.

5:40 p.m.

Extreme thunderstorm warning has been issued for Bartow, Cherokee and Pickens counties till 6:15 p.m.

5:05 p.m.

Faculties in Polk County can be closed on Friday so officers can assess harm from the storm.

5:00 p.m.

Twister warning issued for Bartow County till 5:45 p.m.

4:19 p.m.

A twister warning was issued for Floyd and Polk counties till 5:15 p.m. The identical long-track twister left a mile-long harm strip throughout Alabama this afternoon.

Anybody within the warning zone should search shelter instantly:

4:08 p.m.

A big floor twister in Alabama is situated roughly 22 miles from the Georgia state border.

3:08 p.m.

Extreme thunderstorm warning has been issued for Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding and Polk counties till 3:45 p.m.

2:54 p.m.

A twister warning has been issued for Madison, Banks and Jackson counties till 3:15 p.m.

1:40 p.m.

The city of Cedartown in Polk County experiences felled bushes and flooding after extreme storms:

13:31

A extreme thunderstorm warning was issued for Cherokee, Barrow, Forsyth, Cobb, Gwinnett, Corridor, Jackson and Fulton counties till 2:15 p.m.

1:05 p.m.

Extreme thunderstorm warning has been issued for Cherokee, Forsyth, Cobb and Fulton counties till 1:30 PM. Winds of 60 mph and hail of 1 inch in diameter are attainable.

12:44 p.m.

A extreme thunderstorm warning has been issued for Paulding, Cobb, Floyd, Polk and Bartow counties till 1:30 p.m.

12:31 p.m.

A twister watch was issued for the far northwest of the state till 9 p.m. The counties embrace Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk and Whitfield.

Brian Monahan, Staff 2 Extreme Climate Meteorologist mentioned there was already some rotation in these storms, together with a supercell in Polk County.

12:27 p.m.

Extreme thunderstorm warning has been issued for Haralson, Floyd and Polk counties till 12:45 p.m.

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