Heavy rain in metro Atlanta is making travel difficult in some locations on this Memorial Day weekend.
A flash flood warning has been issued for Cherokee and Cobb counties until 1:15 a.m. Monday.
A tornado warning was issued for Madison County until 8:15 p.m. It has since expired.
Earlier, flooding blocked three left lanes of Interstate 75 Northbound are blocked north of the Canton Road exit at mile marker 267.
The blockage has since dissipated, and traffic is flowing through the area.
The flooding comes just days after Channel 2 Action News reported on major flooding that stranded people in their vehicles.
Air travel is being impacted by the storms. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was under a ground stop until 7:15 p.m. because of thunderstorms in the area.
The ground stop has been lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration said, but the airport is experiencing a ground delay of 41 minutes.
Severe Weather Team 2 meteorologist Jennifer Lopez said storm damage has been reported in Floyd County at around 4 p.m.
Big Texas Valley Road is partially blocked. Minshew Road in Shannon and Greenview Road off Horseleg Road are also blocked.
On Georgia 20 W, three small trees fell and hit a car. No injuries were reported.
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Lamar, Pike and Upson counties until 4 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning was earlier issued for Pike and Upson counties until 3:45 p.m.
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Severe Weather Team 2 meteorologist Eboni Deon earlier said Sunday’s forecast has scattered rain and storms, and locally heavy rain in some areas could lead to isolated flash flooding.
Even with the rain, it’ll be a warm Sunday. Deon said the highs will be in the lower 80s.
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Heading into the week, and Memorial Day, the metro area will have chances for rain all week long.
Deon says the weather pattern will remain active and temperatures will turn cooler by next weekend. Highs will be in the upper 70s.
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