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Twitter Freaks Out At Atlanta's First Tropical Storm Warning

Social media users react to the first tropical storm warning issued in Atlanta's history.

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ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta residents are shocked their city is under a tropical storm warning—for the first time in recorded history—as Hurricane Irma made landfall as a category 4 storm over the Florida Keys Sunday. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued the warning for the entire metro Atlanta area Sunday, a step up from the high wind warnings issued during storms.

Social media users took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the warning:

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As of Sunday, a tropical storm warning had gone up in 97 Georgia counties. Atlanta residents can expect tropical-force winds beginning late Sunday night. The winds will increase to 40-50mph on Monday, with gusts up to 70 mph.

Some users voiced their concerns, fearing for their homes:

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Other users are heading to the grocery store in wake of the warning:

A Reddit user said they were surprised by the warning.

"That is kinda crazy for this far north. Personally I think the winds will die down before it reaches here, but just in case I added some extra supplies to my normal Sunday morning grocery shopping: extra Cherry Coke Zero and emergency cookies," the user wrote.

Watch: Hurricane Irma Weakens To A Tropical Storm, But It's Still Dangerous

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Hurricane Irma's historic landfall brings another first to the U.S. Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach says this is the first time the country has been hit by two storms that were Category 4 upon landfall: Harvey and Irma.

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