Hot temperatures and scattered storms are in the forecast as Severe Weather Team 2 tracks the weather coming through the metro Atlanta area Sunday.
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- 6:45 p.m.: A flash flood warning was issued for Fannin and Gilmer counties until 9:15 p.m. Sunday. This was allowed to expire.
- 5:44 p.m.: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Fannin County until 6:15 p.m.
- 5:22 p.m.: A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for Gordon County until 8:15 p.m.
- 5 p.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning for Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd and Gordon counties until 5:30 p.m. NWS allowed the warning to expire.
- 3:30 p.m.: The FAA issued a ground stop for the Atlanta airport until 4:15 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m.: The FAA has issued a ground stop for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport until 3:30 p.m.
- 2:15 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for DeKalb, Henry, Newton and Rockdale counties until 3:15 p.m., which was allowed to expire. There was also a severe thunderstorm warning for Clarke and Oconee counties until 3 p.m., which was also allowed to expire.
Ground stop (for arriving flights) and departure delays avg 15 minutes at @ATLairport now. Check your flight status today. pic.twitter.com/sPCkrXO3gU
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) July 19, 2026
Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon says along with the scattered storms, the main weather threat will be damaging wind gusts.
The temperatures Sunday will be in the lower to mid-90s.
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After the scattered storms on the weekend, Monday and Tuesday should be drier.
Deon says she is monitoring an area of low pressure in the Gulf, where a tropical depression may for in the next 48 hours, or even as early as late Sunday.
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