We all have a significant risk of severe storms tonight. Western Georgia is in a LEVEL 4 risk for severe storms, mainly west of I-75.
TORNADO RISK: It is very easy to look at the risk in Alabama and think, "oh, it's going to be over there." That's not the case, the risk is extreme back into Central Alabama and Mississippi.
WIND RISK: Aside from tornadoes, winds on the order of 60-70 mph will be around and could easily topple trees across Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Take Severe Thunderstorm Warnings seriously tonight. You could see the same threat of damage from a tornado, just from damaging winds.
Please know where your tornado safe place is. For many people that's a basement. If you don't have a basement, it would be the lowest level of a sturdy structure, most interior room, away from windows, putting as many walls between you and the outside as possible.
If you live in a manufactured or mobile home, please leave tonight. They are not safe in a tornado threat. Likewise, if you live in a house with a foundation and know someone in a mobile or manufactured home, please invite them to stay with you through the overnight hours.
Collect things now to put in your tornado safe place or to take with you if you're leaving a mobile home. That can include important documents, prescriptions, and food/water. Have things like pillows, blankets, helmets, hard sole/closed toe shoes, and flashlights on hand.LIVE updates begin streaming on FOX Local at 2 PM and continue through the night.
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FOX 5 Storm Team Meteorologist | Georgia Native | Mississippi State University Alum.
