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Nevilledog

(55,137 posts) Mon May 3, 2021, 11:15 AM May 2021

Seeing tweets that there's a tornado heading to Atlanta.....

GA Duers......what are you hearing?

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Seeing tweets that there's a tornado heading to Atlanta..... (Original Post) Nevilledog May 2021 OP

VA Highlands, apparently and warnings in Dekalb CO. Watching because my sister is there hlthe2b May 2021 #1

I think it's past now. bamagal62 May 2021 #5

Watches are in effect. SYFROYH May 2021 #2

Weather service allowing it to expire at 11:15 AM for Dekalb CO-but severe thunderstorms now. hlthe2b May 2021 #3

not a GA DU'er but a tornado was seen approaching downtown Atlanta steve2470 May 2021 #4

hlthe2b

(114,697 posts)

1. VA Highlands, apparently and warnings in Dekalb CO. Watching because my sister is there

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon May 3, 2021, 11:16 AM

May 2021

https://www.ajc.com/news/weather-traffic-heavy-rain-drenching-the-northside-for-morning-drive/M72C2XJ5ENBZTCP3KHGMO4KJ2I/

bamagal62

(4,557 posts)

5. I think it's past now.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Mon May 3, 2021, 11:27 AM

May 2021

Went right over Ponce City Market.

SYFROYH

(34,214 posts)

2. Watches are in effect.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon May 3, 2021, 11:17 AM

May 2021

TORNADO WATCH 127 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
GA

. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BARROW BARTOW
BIBB BUTTS CARROLL
CHATTAHOOCHEE CHEROKEE CLARKE
CLAYTON COBB COWETA
CRAWFORD DEKALB DOUGLAS
FAYETTE FLOYD FORSYTH
FULTON GREENE GWINNETT
HANCOCK HARALSON HARRIS
HEARD HENRY JASPER
JONES LAMAR MARION
MERIWETHER MONROE MORGAN
MUSCOGEE NEWTON OCONEE
OGLETHORPE PAULDING PIKE
POLK PUTNAM ROCKDALE
SPALDING TALBOT TALIAFERRO
TAYLOR TROUP UPSON
WALTON WARREN WILKES
Expires in 5 hr.
51 mins ago • Source: National Weather Service

hlthe2b

(114,697 posts)

3. Weather service allowing it to expire at 11:15 AM for Dekalb CO-but severe thunderstorms now.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon May 3, 2021, 11:18 AM

May 2021

[11:15 a.m.]: The National Weather Service is allowing the tornado warning to expire in DeKalb County. A severe thunderstorm warning will replace it for DeKalb and Gwinnett counties until noon. One tornado has been confirmed, and many roads in the metro area are flooded, Channel 2 reported.

steve2470

(37,481 posts)

4. not a GA DU'er but a tornado was seen approaching downtown Atlanta

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon May 3, 2021, 11:19 AM

May 2021

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12322807

https://www.ajc.com/news/weather-traffic-heavy-rain-drenching-the-northside-for-morning-drive/M72C2XJ5ENBZTCP3KHGMO4KJ2I/

[10:45 a.m.]: Radar indicates that a tornado is on the ground moving toward Atlanta, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan.

Good news though:

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