Georgia faces the risk of tornadoes and flash flooding today as two lines of severe weather move from west to east.

The National Weather Service predicts strong thunderstorms will likely hit north and central Georgia.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the agency confirmed that an EF-1 tornado struck Alpharetta Tuesday morning near Rucker and Harris roads. Power lines and trees came down as a result and the road will remain closed until it is cleared.

Brian Lynn, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, says to expect a second wave of the weather system hitting the state late into the afternoon.

“There’s potential for severe weather with that, that yeah that there could be - the environment could be a tornado environment with that as well,” said Lynn.

That line of storms will threaten the whole state, moving from west to east. The Georgia mountains are under a flash flood watch through late tonight as all the storms move through.

Outages Reported

Earlier, thousands of customers experienced power outages. Georgia Power reported more than 29,900 customers without power in metro Atlanta before dawn Tuesday.

There were no immediate reports of any injuries from the storms in Georgia.

Contributors: Rosemary Jean-Louis

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