Tornado Watch Extended Through 10p Tonight

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended the tornado watch for all of Northeast Georgia and the Georgia Mountains area until 10p tonight.

Additionally, a hazardous weather outlook remains in effect for Northeast Georgia…Piedmont North Carolina…Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

A strong…slow moving cold front will continue to cross the area tonight.

Conditions are favorable for the formation of severe thunderstorms with damaging wind and large hail…as well as tornadoes. Heavy rainfall can be expected.

So far, no major damage has been reported in Franklin or Hart counties.

Minor damage reported in Stephens County with several downed trees reported earlier this morning.