ATLANTA - As storms moved through North Georgia and metro Atlanta on Saturday, several effects were felt. Check below for the latest conditions related to the storms.
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The flood watch expired Saturday evening, but several areas were still reporting flooding due to the heavy rainfall across North Georgia.
Around 5:30 p.m.: Carroll County officials posted on Facebook that a home was damaged on Staples Dairy Road. They also said several barns were destroyed on Liberty Church Road. The National Weather Service will determine if a tornado touched down in the area, officials said.
5 p.m.: Forsyth County officials said Nicholson Rd has been closed near Old Federal due to flooding. No time was provided for when it would reopen.
3 p.m.: Georgia EMC said power outages across the state are down to 4,207. Georgia Power reported 5,116 customers without power – a significant drop from earlier Saturday.
2:25 p.m.: Habersham County Sheriff's officials said multiple roads in the county were flooded, including Ga. 197 and Ben Jones Road. They reminded people not to drive through flooded roads.
1:30 p.m.: Lumpkin County officials said Yahoola Creek Park is closed until further notice due to flooding.
1:30 p.m.: Flat Creek Road near the Flat Creek Country Club will be closed for about seven hours, according to the Peachtree City Police Department. Georgia Power is working to remove a tree that fell on power lines there.
A fallen tree hit power lines on Flat Creek Road in Peachtree City.
12:45 p.m.: Georgia’s EMC reported approximately 10,000 additional customers without power due to the weather. This data accounts for non-Georgia Power customers across the state.
12:40 p.m.: Georgia Power reported 160 total power outages across the state, affecting 15,476 customers.
12:10 p.m.: The Newnan Police Department said a tree fell in the Asheley Park area causing about 1,500 power outages in the area. Officials said a Newnan Utilities crew was working to fix the issue.
10:44 a.m.: The FAA issued a ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport due to the weather. The order was canceled just before noon.
Downed power lines closed Reinhardt College Parkway at Addington Lane. (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)
Around 10 a.m.: The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office reported that downed power lines closed Reinhardt College Parkway at Addington Lane. By 12:30 p.m., the office confirmed the road had reopened.
Around 9 a.m.: The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook that Union Hill Road was closed due to flooding. When a FOX 5 crew arrived in the area around 12:30 p.m., the water had receded and the road was reopened.
The Source: This article contains an original forecast by the FOX 5 Storm Team. It was updated as new information came from multiple sources.