Severe Thunderstorms Forecast for Peachtree Corners Thursday Afternoon

Get ready, Peachtree Corners. The weather likely will get nasty this afternoon.

Severe thunderstorms are expected in the area from midafternoon until the evening, according to the National Weather Service. Also, thunderstorms, hail and flooding are possible.

The hazardous weather outlook reads in part:

...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

A FEW EMBEDDED TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ESTIMATED TIMING OF THE SQUALL LINE IS ENTERING NORTHWEST GEORGIA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...

WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RESULT IN BRIEF MINOR FLOODING OF A FEW AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS... AS WELL AS OTHER TYPICAL LOW LYING... FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

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