A powerful storm system swept across Georgia on Thursday, prompting tornado warnings, widespread power outages, flooding concerns, and significant travel disruptions throughout metro Atlanta and surrounding communities.
Weather officials issued multiple severe weather alerts as strong thunderstorms moved across the state, leaving more than 70,000 utility customers without electricity and placing millions of residents under tornado watches and flood advisories.
The severe weather event quickly became one of the most impactful storm systems to affect Georgia this summer.
Tornado Warning Issued as Storm Intensifies
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning Thursday afternoon after meteorologists detected rotation within a severe thunderstorm moving through western Georgia…