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A minute-by-minute look at Friday's storms

By Severe Weather Team 2
By Severe Weather Team 2

ATLANTA — Severe storms moved through much of metro Atlanta Friday afternoon and left trees down and other types of damage across the area.

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[PHOTOS: Severe thunderstorm warnings issued across Georgia]

The main threats with the storms were damaging wind and hail. There was heavy downpours at times.

Storms developing, moving toward metro Atlanta

UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued in several counties. WATCH Channel 2 Action News RIGHT NOW for LIVE Team 2 Coverage. (LATEST - 2wsb.tv/2syfzDd) ------------ Storms are developing and moving toward metro Atlanta. Severe Weather Team 2 says damaging wind, hail and heavy rainfall are expected.

Posted by WSB-TV on Friday, June 1, 2018

A Minute-by-minute look as the storms unfolded:

5:52 p.m.

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been expired for all of north Georgia and the metro area.

5:07 p.m.

A Flash Flood warning has been issued for Paulding and Cobb counties.

5:03 p.m.

Channel 2 viewers are sending in reports of hail in the Woodstock area.

4:57 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Spalding, Monroe, Henry, Butts, Jasper, Lamar and Newton counties until 5:45 p.m.

4:56 p.m.

Harstfield-Jackson International Airport says about 2 hour delays.

4:55 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Morgan, Putnam, Hancock, Greene and Jasper counties until 5:15 p.m.

4:46 p.m.

Channel 2's Richard Elliot is in Helen, where he says it has started to rain again:

It's starting to rain again in Helen, a day after heavy rains caused flash floods across White County.

Posted by Richard Elliot on Friday, June 1, 2018

4:44 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued Spalding, Meriwether, Fayette, Pike, Henry, Troup, Coweta and Clayon counties until 5:30 p.m.

4:38 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Glenn Burns says several counties in northwest Georgia have been removed from the Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

4:24 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning extended for Forsyth, Hall and Gwinnett counties until 4:45 p.m.

4:22 p.m.

Nearly 14,000 Georgia Power customers are out of power right now:

4:16 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Forsyth, Lumpkin, Dawson and Hall counties until 5 p.m.

4:11 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Carroll, Heard and Coweta until 4:45 p.m.

4:08 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Hall, Forsyth and Gwinnett counties until 4:30 p.m.

3:59 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Oconee, Morgan, Clarke, Walton, Green and Oglethorpe counties until 4:#0 p.m.

3:53 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Paulding, Fayette, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Coweta, Clayton and Fulton counties until 4:30 p.m.

3:42 p.m.

Triple Team Traffic says the storms are causing back ups across the metro.

3:40 p.m.

Gwinnett County is reporting several tree down in Lilburn along Angevine Court, Richmond Court and Woodfall drive.

3:31 p.m. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Cherokee, Cobb and Fulton counties until 4:15 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

The city of Lilburn says several roads are closed because of the storms. Here is a list: Camp Creek at Woodfall, Camp Creek at Nantucket, and Arcado & Emily

3:26 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Walton and Newton counties until 4 p.m.

3:22 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Paulding, Carroll, Haralson and Polk counties until 3:45 p.m.

3:19 p.m. 

Triple Team Traffic is reporting standing water in the area of Spaghetti Junction. If you plan on driving through there, please use caution.

3:16 p.m.

As the Severe Thunder Storm warnings expire, a Severe Thunder Storm Watch remains in effect for most of north Georgia until 10 p.m.

3:06 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Gilmer, Dawson, Gordon and Pickens counties until 3:30 p.m.

3:01 p.m.

A severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Rockdale and Walton counties until 3:30 p.m.

2:50 p.m.

A Channel 2 viewer from the Chamblee area sent us this video of flooding in his backyard.

2:40 p.m. 

Severe Weather Team 2's Katie Walls just updated the Severe Thunderstorm Watch map. The watch remains in effect until 10 p.m.

2:36 p.m. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for DeKalb, Gwinnett and Fulton counties until 3 p.m.

2:34 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the Atlanta metro until 10 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Chattooga and Floyd counties.

2:25 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Gordon and Floyd counties.

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