Some scattered strong storms fired up Friday afternoon across north Georgia, leaving trees and power lines down and forcing the TOUR Championship to shut down due to lightning.
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6:18 p.m.
More than 8,000 people are without power in DeKalb County. More than 5,000 are reported out in Fulton County.
5:51 p.m.
Thousands of people are without power across metro Atlanta. Walton Electric reports around 3,000 outages in Gwinnett, Rockdale, DeKalb and Walton counties.
Cherokee County is reporting multiple trees down.
5:37 p.m.
The TOUR Championship has been suspended due to lightning.
5:12 p.m.
I-75 NB in Bartow County is shut down after lightning hit a tractor-trailer, causing the truck to lose its load on the highway.
A car has also fallen on a tree in Adairsville, according to Bartow County Fire Emergency Services. It’s unclear if anyone has been injured.
4:51 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Gordon and Bartow counties until 5:30 p.m.
3:20 pm.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Lumpkin and White counties until 4 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Cherokee, Dawson and Pickens counties until 3:45 pm.
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There is a risk for 60 mph winds and penny-sized hail with these storms.
What you need to know:
We’re tracking storms through the afternoon and evening, for Channel 2 Action News starting at 4 p.m.
