Tornado Watch Issued

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Alabama and Georgia until 9 PM EST.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 8 IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 49 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

BUTTS JASPER MONROE

IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

BARROW CHEROKEE CLAYTON
COBB DAWSON DEKALB
DOUGLAS FAYETTE FORSYTH
FULTON GILMER GWINNETT
HALL HENRY MORGAN
NEWTON PICKENS ROCKDALE
WALTON

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

CLARKE JACKSON OCONEE

IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

BARTOW CARROLL CATOOSA
CHATTOOGA DADE FLOYD
GORDON HARALSON MURRAY
PAULDING POLK WALKER
WHITFIELD

IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

COWETA HARRIS HEARD
LAMAR MERIWETHER MUSCOGEE
PIKE SPALDING TALBOT
TROUP UPSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTA, BARNESVILLE, BREMEN,
CALHOUN, CARROLLTON, CARTERSVILLE, CEDARTOWN, CHATSWORTH,
COLUMBUS, COMMERCE, CONYERS, COVINGTON, CUMMING, DALLAS, DALTON,
DAWSONVILLE, DECATUR, DOUGLASVILLE, ELLIJAY, FORSYTH,
FORT OGLETHORPE, FRANKLIN, GAINESVILLE, GRIFFIN, JACKSON, JASPER,
LAFAYETTE, LAWRENCEVILLE, MADISON, MANCHESTER, MARIETTA, MONROE,
MONTICELLO, NEWNAN, PEACHTREE CITY, PINE MOUNTAIN, RIVERDALE,
ROME, STOCKBRIDGE, SUMMERVILLE, TALBOTTON, THOMASTON, TRENTON,
WATKINSVILLE, WEST POINT, WINDER, WINTERVILLE, WOODSTOCK,
AND ZEBULON.