UPDATED, Sunday 9:50 a.m.:
Cobb is among the 75 counties included in a tornado watch area until 2 p.m. today.
ORIGINAL POST:
A large band of severe storms has been making its way across the Deep South Saturday and could threaten Georgia for most of Sunday.
The National Weather Service in Atlanta has issued a hazardous weather outlook that includes all of north Georgia, including Cobb County.
The county also is included in a wind advisory from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
The storm system that swept through Texas has included deadly tornadoes. Two children were killed early Saturday when a tree hit their vehicle during a storm in Franklin, Texas, and that weather system is moving eastward today through Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
In addition to the likelihood of gusty winds, north Georgia can expect scattered severe storms starting early Sunday morning. The chance of rain Sunday is 80 percent, dropping to 30 percent Sunday night, and with as much as three-quarters of an inch or even an inch in some places.
High temperatures Sunday are expected in the high 70s with lows in the mid 40s.
Monday and Tuesday will be sunny but cooler, with respective highs in the 60s and 70s. Warmer weather and the chance of more storms return by Wednesday.
Get Our Free E-Mail Newsletter!
Every Sunday we round up the week’s top headlines and preview the upcoming week in the East Cobb News Digest. Click here to sign up, and you’re good to go!
