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Metro Atlanta

Tornado watch in effect for some metro counties

By Lauren Foreman
Nov 30, 2016

ATLANTA FORECAST

Today: Rain and storms likely. High: 68

Tonight: Showers likely. Low: 61

Tomorrow: Breezy and cooler. High: 59

» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.

Expect severe weather, storms and even the possibility of tornadoes in some North Georgia counties Wednesday.

A tornado watch is in effect until 11 a.m. for Georgia counties including Bartow, Cherokee, Paulding and Pickens.

In other metro Atlanta areas, heavy rain and damaging winds are a greater possibility, according to Channel 2 Action News.

Rain will begin in far North Georgia early Wednesday and reach Atlanta by about 1 p.m.

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