Wednesday morning weather forecast

A powerful cold front moving across the country is bringing showers and thunderstorms to metro Atlanta and North Georgia on Wednesday, with some storms potentially turning severe. Rain is expected to spread eastward throughout the day, bringing heavy downpours, lightning, gusty winds and the possibility of damaging winds, localized flooding and a few brief tornadoes. North Georgia is under a Level 1 out of 5 severe weather risk, with isolated stronger storms possible during the afternoon and evening. Scattered showers and storms could linger overnight and into early Thursday.