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Strong storms expected Friday morning

ATLANTA — The dry, warm weather is expected to stick around through the day Thursday, but once the night rolls around, things are going to take a drastic turn.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brad Nitz says a line of storms moving in from Alabama will start approaching north Georgia late Thursday night ahead of a cold front.

We're using the most powerful radar technology to track the storms and determine the timing of when they will impact north Georgia, on Channel 2 Action News This Morning, starting at 4:30 a.m.

TIMING:

That line of storms will cross into northwest Georgia around 1 a.m.- 2 a.m., Nitz said.

By about 3 a.m., that line of storms will begin pushing through the metro and will last through the morning rush hour.

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"This is the time that we'll have the greatest risk for damaging wind gusts, some hail and perhaps some isolated tornadoes," Nitz said.

Nitz said the storms will continue to move east and will remain fairly strong into the afternoon.

"Even at midday, we still have showers and storms sticking around," Nitz said.

Heavy rain is possible with these storms, which could drop as much as 1-2 inches of rain.

TEMPERATURE DROP:

Nitz said that cold front is expected to move out late Friday and colder air will move in behind it, dropping temperatures into the low to mid-40s Friday night and into Saturday morning.

Saturday will remain partly cloudy with the chance of an isolated shower. Temperatures will only reach into the 50s.

EASTER SUNDAY:

Easter Sunday will have a chilly start with temperatures in the 40s. If you’re headed out to the Sunrise Easter Service at Stone Mountain, you will want to bundle up.

Temperatures are expected to warm throughout the day, leading to a sunny and warm Easter Sunday with highs in the 70s.