ATLANTA — After a round of severe weather came through metro Atlanta and west/northwest Georgia on Sunday, the region can brace for some of the same on Monday.
The National Weather Service has all of the region under a Level 3 "Enhanced" risk for severe thunderstorms, with a system that could bring its worst effects a little farther north to Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, as well as parts of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee.
Latest updates
7:22 p.m. | Brookhaven Police said a large tree is blocking Peachtree Road. All traffic lights are out at Peachtree Road and Redding Road.
6:52 p.m. | 11Alive's Chief Meteorologist Chris Holcomb said the heaviest storms have moved out of Atlanta. However, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is still dealing with 90-minute delays.
6:40 p.m. | The NWS has updated its severe thunderstorm watch for the counties highlighted below until 8 p.m.
6:30 p.m. | GDOT 511 shows flooding on I-75 N near University Avenue.
6:25 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Putnam and Jasper counties until 7:15 p.m.
6:15 p.m. | Georgia Power now estimates 116,707 people are without power throughout Atlanta and the metro area.
6:07 p.m. | Rockdale, Oconee, Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton and Newton counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45 p.m.
6 p.m. | Georgia Power estimates there are 63,270 people without power throughout the metro Atlanta area. Click here for the latest updates.
5:55 p.m. | Rockdale, DeKalb, Henry and Clayton counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30 p.m.
5:54 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Spalding, Rockdale, Fayette, Meriwether, Henry, Troup, Coweta, Clayton and Newton counties until 6:45 p.m
5:47 p.m. | MARTA said a tree fell down across the westbound tracks at Indian Creek.
5:46 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Oconee, Clarke, Wilkes and Oglethorpe counties until 6:30 p.m.
5:44 p.m. | Acworth Police said a crash occurred on South Main Street near New McEver Road after a tree fell on the road.
5:38 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for DeKalb, Fulton and Clayton counties until 6:15 p.m.
5:37 p.m. | The NWS has extended the severe thunderstorm warning for Fayette, Carroll, Douglas, Heard, Coweta, Fulton and Clayton counties until 6:1 5 p.m.
5:30 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Spalding, Fayette, Henry and Clayton counties until 6 p.m.
5:29 p.m. | Rockdale, Oconee, Morgan, Walton and Newton counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:15 p.m.
5:27 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for DeKalb, Forsyth, Cobb, Douglas, Gwinnett, Fulton and Clayton counties until 6:15 p.m.
5:20 p.m. | The NWS said a severe thunderstorm was located over Sharpsburg-- eight miles east of Newnan-- moving east at 40 mph.
5:16 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Carroll, Douglas and Fulton counties until 5:45 p.m.
5:13 p.m. | A tree fell on a car while it was driving down Old Cedartown Road near Pepperrell Elementary, according to the Floyd County EMA. Powerlines are wrapped in a tree, as police and fire are en route, the Floyd County EMA added.
5:07 p.m. | Fayette and Coweta counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:45 p.m.
5:05 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Oconee, Barrow, Gwinnett, Clarke, Walton and Jackson counties until 5:45 p.m.
5 p.m. | Parts of Paulding, Cherokee, Cobb, Carroll, Douglas and Bartow counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:45 p.m.
11Alive's Chief Meteorologist Chris Holcomb has your latest update as storms move through:
4:59 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Haralson County and Carroll County until 5:30 p.m.
4:52 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Banks, Hall, Jackson, and Madison County until 5:30 p.m.
4:43 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Paulding, Haralson, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Chattooga, and Bartow County until 5:30 p.m.
4:37 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for DeKalb County until 5:15 p.m.
4:34 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Cherokee, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, and Fulton County until 5:15 p.m.
4:30 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Franklin, Stephens, Habersham, and Oconee County until 5:15 p.m.
4:28 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Banks, White, and Hall County until 5 p.m.
4:17 p.m. | Here's a look at some of the damage as storms moved through Chattooga County.
4:12 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended in Banks, Jackson, Madison, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Chattooga County until 5 p.m.
4:05 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been extended for Cherokee, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Dawson, Hall, Pickens, and Bartow County until 4:45 p.m.
3:43 p.m. | All school-based, district wide, extracurricular, and athletic activities have been canceled for DeKalb County Schools due to severe weather.
3:42 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Habersham, Rabun, Macon, Jackson, Oconee County until 4:45 p.m.
3:35 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Towns, Union, and Fannin County until 4:15 p.m.
3:29 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Lumpkin, Gilmer, White, Dawson, Gordon, and Pickens County until 4:15 p.m.
3:23 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Cherokee and Bartow County until 4 p.m.
2:32 p.m. | Gwinnett County Public Schools is canceling all after school extracurricular activities due to severe weather.
1:42 p.m. | The National Weather Service released a map that shows their expectations for the timing of severe weather expected to move through north Georgia and metro Atlanta on Monday.
12:55 p.m. | Troup County School System moves all release times up one hour. All after school activities and ACE for elementary schools have been canceled, according to the district.
11:44 a.m. | A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of north Georgia until 8 p.m. Counties include:
Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Jackson, Lumpkin, Morgan, Murray, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rockdale, Towns, Union, Walker, Walton, White and Whitfield
11:30 a.m. | A tornado watch has been issued form Clay County in North Carolina.
11:12 a.m. | East Coweta High School is closed due to severe weather.
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