5 things to know: Flooding, tornado possible today

Five things to know Friday, April 1:

1. Heavy rain is making its way through parts of metro Atlanta. Expet damaging wind and hail later. [Lauren Foreman has more on the weather | your forecast for today and the weekend]

2. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle says "silent majority" backs "religious liberty" legislation. [Greg Bluestein has more in the Political Insider blog]

3. Georgia has executed Joshua Daniel Bishop for the 1994 Baldwin County murder of Leverett Morrison. [Rhonda Cook brings you this story]

4. Thousands of people in Cobb, Gwinnett and Hall counties will lose their food stamps beginning today. [Craig Schneider tells you why]

5. It's April Fools Day, so be alert for pranksters. [Today's best jokes so far | best pranks in Georgia history]

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Buckhead triPATHlon returns to Chastain Park on May 1, so here's what you need to know to complete this triathlon.

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