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Live Updates | Heavy rainfall leads to flooding, downed trees across metro Atlanta

The storms triggered several warnings late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.

ATLANTA — Storms moved over metro Atlanta and north Georgia late Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, bringing several severe thunderstorm warnings along the way and a tornado watch that was in effect for a time over much of the state.

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11Alive is tracking the latest weather developments and will update this story. Refresh often for the latest information.

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Live updates:

4:22 p.m. | A tornado warning is in effect for Crawford, Taylor, Upson until 12/30 4:45 p.m.

4:15 p.m. | A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Monroe, Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson until 12/30 5:00 p.m.

3:19 p.m. | A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Meriwether, Troup, Harris until 12/30 3:45 p.m.

2:45 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Monroe and Putnam counties until 3:15 p.m.

2:20 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Lamar, Butts, Pike, Jasper and Monroe counties until 2:45 p.m.

10:50 a.m. | A flash flood warning has been issued for Newton, Walton, Rockdale, Wilkes, Oconee, Morgan, Oglethorpe and Greene counties until 5 p.m.

10:00 a.m. | A flash flood warning has been issued for Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard and Henry counties until 4 p.m.

9:50 a.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning was canceled in Fayette County and Coweta County, but continues in Clayton County and Henry County (where it was extended to) until 10 a.m.

9:10 a.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Clayton, Coweta and Fayette counties until 9:30 a.m.

8:40 a.m. | A flood watch, which is a little less urgent than the flash flood warning just issued, will also be in effect for most of the region until 7 p.m. tonight.

8:30 a.m. | A flash flood warning has been issued for Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Douglas, Carroll, Haralson and Paulding counties until 2:15 p.m.

8:00 a.m. | More from 11Alive's Maura Sirianni in Hall County as the light comes out today:

Credit: Maura Sirianni/WXIA

7:10 a.m. | As far as damage goes from the storms that swept through north Georgia go, so far we've thankfully only had limited reports of anything significant. 11Alive's Maura Sirianni went to Hall County, where there were scattered reports of downed trees and potential damage to homes, and sends back this photo:

Credit: Maura Sirianni/WXIA

6:30 am. | The severe weather threat has diminished for the region, but remain aware of the havoc continuing rains will bring to the commute.

5:30 a.m. | The FCC has expired the Flood Warning for Atlanta's North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road.

4:57 a.m. | The FFC has expired Tornado Watches for the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Butts, Carroll, Clarke, Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties.

2:19 a.m. | A Flood Warning is in effect for Dade County and Hamilton County until further notice due to minor flooding at Lookout Creek near New England, Ga.

2:05 a.m. | FFC issues Flood Warning for North Fork Peachtree Creek at Atlanta at Briarwood Road [GA] until further notice  

12:24 a.m. | The following counties have been removed from the North Georgia tornado watch issued until 5 a.m. Thursday: Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Haralson, Lumpkin, Paulding, Pickens, Towns, Union and White counties are no longer under the watch

11:53 p.m. | A Flood (Areal) Watch has been issued for parts of North Georgia until Dec 30 12:00 p.m.

11:14 p.m. | A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Cobb, Douglas, Paulding, Carroll, Haralson, Polk until 12/30 12:00 a.m.

11:12 p.m. | A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Fulton, Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Dawson, Pickens, Bartow, Lumpkin, Paulding until 12/30 12:00 a.m.

10:40 p.m. | A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Gordon, Pickens, Bartow, Dawson, Gilmer until 12/29 11:15 p.m.

10:35 p.m. | A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Bartow, Paulding, Polk until 12/29 11:15 p.m.

10:30 p.m. | A tornado warning is in effect for Cleburne County, AL until 12/29 10:00 p.m.

10:18 p.m. | A tornado watch has just been issued for North Georgia until Thursday at 5:00 a.m.

10:08 p.m. | A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Whitfield, Gordon, Floyd, Murray, Pickens, Gilmer until 10:45 p.m.

9:40 p.m. | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Chattooga, Dade, and Walker counties until 10:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m. | A tornado watch has been issued for Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, and Walker counties until 11:00 p.m. 

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