Some parts of metro Atlanta could see damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph, heavy rain and lightning in the next few hours, according to Channel 2 Action News.
A line of strong storms will travel through Birmingham, Ala., sweep north to Rome and Calhoun and push northeast of Calhoun before arriving in metro Atlanta.
“It’s going to come in quickly this evening,” Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said. “The severe weather potential is there for all of us.”
What does this mean for you?
“Could be talking about the possibility of some trees and power lines coming down with some of the stronger wind gusts,” Nitz said. “I don’t expect enough rain for a long enough time to lead to any flooding problems, but as the heavy rain is falling, certainly ponding on roads in areas with poor drainage.”
The threat of severe weather will be greatest between 9 p.m. Wednesday and midnight Thursday as it moves through northwest and west Georgia and into the metro area, Nitz said.
“As the storms after midnight move farther to the east, an isolated, strong or severe storm is still possible, but a weakening trend is what I expect,” he said.
The area will start to dry early Thursday.
Under clearing skies, Atlanta will be back in the mid- to upper 60s Thursday, meteorologists said.
Temperatures will drop to the low 60s Friday and dip to the 50s Saturday.
In a roller-coaster trend, the pollen count, which dropped Monday and increased Tuesday, was down again Wednesday to 657 particles of pollen per cubic meter of air.
The current season high, recorded last Tuesday, is 4,107 particles, still under last year's season high of 6,152 particles on April 9.
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