North Georgia is under the threat of severe weather on Monday afternoon and into the evening. That could mean severe thunderstorms that include damaging winds, heavy rain and lightning. Tornadoes and hail cannot be ruled out.
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2:39PM -- A Severe Thunderstorm WATCH has been issued for these counties until 10PM: Burke; Columbia; Elbert; Lincoln; McDuffie; Richmond.
A Watch indicates that conditions are favorable for severe weather. These are often issued before a warning.
1PM: No alerts are in effect right now, but the 11Alive StormTrackers are watching closely.
Here is a timeline of what we expect.
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