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Time to be weather aware: Severe storms possible early Sunday morning. What you need to know

ATLANTA — Enjoy the sun while it lasts because it’s going to be another stormy weekend across North Georgia.

There is a risk of severe weather starting very late Saturday night but especially Sunday morning. As a line of heavy rain moves into the area, there will be embedded storms that could produce strong, damaging wind gusts and even brief, spin-up tornadoes.

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The highest risk for strong and severe storms across our area will be from Atlanta westward, with a lower threat farther east.

“As we head through Saturday night and into early on Sunday, a warm front that has energy for storms with it, is going to make more progress into North Georgia on Saturday night and very early on Sunday morning,” Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan said.

You are going to want to be weather aware Sunday morning has the storms move in.

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