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Storms, Freezing Temps To Hit GA
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to pour Friday into metro Atlanta ahead of colder temperatures, forecasters say.
ATLANTA, GA — Georgia has recently been warm, rainy, windy and freezing — and weather officials say a cold blast bringing frost and freezing temperatures is on the way.
The National Weather Service on Friday said Sunday morning temperatures of low to mid-30s will chill north Georgia.
In Atlanta, there was a potential for showers after 5 p.m. and before 8 p.m. Friday. In other parts of the metro, including in Cobb County, thunderstorms were expected to arrive between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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By nightfall, far northeast Georgia could be facing patchy frost, according to the NWS forecast.
The frost could spread across north and north central Georgia by Saturday night, the NWS predicted.
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Low temperatures are expected to be in the 40s and 50s in the metro in the next few days.
This comes after an overnight storm slammed Georgia, heavily damaging Douglasville. A tree fell on a Horton Place home and seriously damaged the roof and siding, Fox 5 Atlanta reported, adding no one was injured.
Other trees came down in the city neighborhood, the news outlet reported.
Hail spanning more than 2 inches fell in Woodstock, according to the NWS.
Cobb and Floyd counties also saw large hail, Fox 5 reported.
Here is the National Weather Service's detailed forecast for metro Atlanta:
Today: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 10-15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 8 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 10-15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5-10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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