Georgia Tornado Watch: Metro Atlanta, Fulton, Clayton and Paulding on alarm

The National Weather Service Most of the north -east and southwest georgies have provided on a tornado watch until 4 a.m. on Sunday.

Several counties in Atlanta in the Metro -Atlanta are included in the alert.

Residents of Fulton, Clayton, Rockdale, Henry, Paulding, Cherokee, Cobb, Dekalb, Gwinnett, Spalding, Coweta, Forsyth, Fayette, Hall and Douglas are recommended to remain vigilant when the storm system moves through the region.

In the meantime, parts of Northern Georgia have already experienced intensive weather conditions and caused some residents to protect themselves from midnight.

Tornado warnings were published in the counties Cobb, Paulding, Cherokee, Gilmer and fannin.

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