Scattered storms with risk of damaging wind gusts; reports of flooding in Athens

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ATLANTA — Athens-Clarke County Police said there was major flooding in the area of Westlake Drive and Fortson Drive, and people were told to avoid the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued earlier for Clarke and Oconee counties that expired at 5:15 p.m.

Stay weather aware if you are heading out Friday night for high school football and other outdoor events.

Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says there is a risk for scattered severe storms this evening.

Get the latest tracking with StormTracker 2 HD, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.

The main threat will be damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph that could bring down trees and power lines.

A few storms will linger into late tonight. There’s another chance for storms on Saturday.

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Meanwhile in the tropics, Dolly is no longer a tropical storm. It will still bring gusty wind and rain to the northern Caribbean islands late this weekend into next week.

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