Storms leave damage, expect more this weekend
ATLANTA FORECAST
Today: Severe storm risk High: 89
Tonight: Rain continues. Low: 70
Tomorrow: Scattered storms. High: 88
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Thousands are without power and others experienced storm damage as downpours ripped through metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon.
Counties that were earlier under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m., are now dry, Channel 2 Action News reported.
More than 15,000 were without power with more than 360 outages, according to Georgia Power. Roughly 1,000 customers affected were in Gwinnett County, where a lightening strike hit a home causing it to set on fire.
The homeowners were out of town at the time, Gwinnett fire officials said.
A downed tree was also reported on Fincher Road near Mt. Zion Road in Cherokee County, officials said. The roads were closed as crews worked to remove the tree.
Flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport were delayed by 30 minutes due to the storms, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A ground stop is also enforced. Wind gusts in the area reached 50 mph.
Light showers started in north Fulton County early Thursday afternoon. Parts of North Georgia got heavy rain, gusty winds and hail.
Most counties were under an isolated risk for severe storms, the lowest risk level. However, parts of Cobb and Cherokee counties and northwest Georgia faced a higher risk and the threat of wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph and hail up to 1 inch in diameter.
Currently, the temperature is 70 degrees in Atlanta.
There is a 60 percent chance of rain Friday with highs in the 80s. Showers are expected through into next week with a 60 percent chance of rain on Saturday and Sunday, according to Channel 2.
