Much of north Ga., metro Atlanta under Level 1 of 5 severe weather risk for Saturday morning

ATLANTA — Another round of possible severe storms are moving into north Georgia and metro Atlanta are moving in early Saturday morning.

Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says most of northwest Georgia and metro Atlanta are under a Level 1 of 5 severe weather threat risk. Several counties, including Chattooga and parts of Gordon and Floyd, are under a Level 2 of 5 severe weather threat risk.

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Nitz says storms will start moving into northwest Georgia and northwest portions of metro Atlanta between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Saturday morning.

The highest severe risk for thunderstorms and damaging winds will be between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m.

You can expect some heavy downpours the rest of the morning, but by the storms will be gone and skies cleared up by the afternoon.

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Here’s what you need to know:

• Isolated showers Friday evening
• Line of storms moving into northwest Georgia between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m.
• Expect heavy rains and potentially damaging winds through the morning
• Storms move out by Saturday afternoon

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