ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -
A tornado watch has been issued for Metro Atlanta until 9 p.m.
Counties in the affected area include: Baldwin, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, Walton, Webster, Whitfield, Wilcox, and Wilkinson.
Mostly cloudy skies can be expected Monday night with isolated strong storms capable of producing tornadoes and strong winds through sunset.
A Georgia Power spokeswoman told CBS Atlanta News that as of 3:30 p.m., about 6,000 customers in Metro Atlanta were without power because of downed lines.
There was no word when the power would be turned back on for those customers.
Stay with CBSAtlanta.com for more information throughout the day.
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