ATLANTA – A Twister Warning for Henry County and different elements of central Georgia has ended, however the risk resulting from heavy rains continues.
The Nationwide Climate Service canceled the Twister Warning for southeastern Henry County shortly after 8 a.m. and issued a Extreme Thunderstorm Warning for elements of Morgan, Walton, Butts, Jasper and Newton counties.
This follows what officers say was a “radar-confirmed twister” situated in the identical space a couple of minutes earlier. A earlier Twister Warning for Spalding County and elements of south-central Henry County additionally expired at 8 a.m.
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On Sunday, the Nationwide Climate Service confirmed a twister was situated over Fitzpatrick, shifting 35 miles per hour. Myricks Mill and Dry Department, all areas near Macon, have been impacted.
Earlier than that, a Twister Warning was issued in varied elements of west, east and central Georgia. That warning has since been lifted.
Officers with the Nationwide Climate Service say that 2 to 4 inches of rain has fallen throughout the Peach State. With extra rain on the best way, the extreme runoff may result in creeks, streams, and different areas flooding throughout metro Atlanta.
Drivers ought to be cautious on the slick roads and never attempt to cross areas that seem to have excessive ranges of standing water.
Flight delays at Atlanta airport
By the numbers:
Dozens of flight delays and cancelations may put a damper on metro Atlanta college students and their households’ spring break plans.
On Sunday afternoon, the extreme climate led to a floor cease at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport for round 45 minutes. Almost 1,300 flights have been delayed and about 160 have been canceled.
Monday’s flights seem higher, however FlightAware experiences 70 flights have seen delays and about 40 are canceled.
The “World’s Busiest Airport” is anticipating about 8.3 million folks to journey via its gates in the course of the month of April.
Lightning strikes dwelling in Buckhead
Lightning units Buckhead home on fireplace
Lightning struck a Buckhead dwelling on fireplace Sunday afternoon. Fortunately, nobody was inside on the time, however their younger neighbor witnessed the entire thing occur.
What we all know:
Fireplace officers say lightning hit a house on Potomac Ave in Buckhead on Sunday afternoon and began a hearth within the attic.
Fortunately, nobody was dwelling on the time, however officers say the home did maintain some injury.
What they’re saying:
A younger boy who lives subsequent door to the house informed FOX 5’s Kim Leoffler that he heard a loud growth after which noticed smoke.
“I similar to heard an enormous explosion and I simply regarded out the window,” Jacob Prevost mentioned.
Prevost was taking part in in his playroom when the lightning hit.
“Only a bunch of smoke after which, like, the bricks have been similar to flying out,” he mentioned. “It simply went like a nuke exploding.
Crews have been in a position to include the fireplace in about 20 minutes whereas battling heavy rain.
“You possibly can really take a look at this home particularly, it has a slate roof, which makes it rather more harmful for us to function on. So we had to ensure we have been working with excessive warning. We have been really in a position to go in from the within to struggle this hearth,” Chief Teresa Cummings with Atlanta Fireplace Rescue mentioned.
The Supply: Data for this story got here from experiences by FOX 5’s Kim Leoffler, Marc Teichner, and Brooke Zauner.
