FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY | Risks of flooding and a few severe storms linger through the night!

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Widespread heavy rain and embedded severe thunderstorms continue to impact North and Middle Georgia tonight, including Metro Atlanta. Additional downpours and a severe storm, or two, are possible through the morning commute.

A First Alert Weather Day continues through the Monday morning commute due to the ongoing risk of flooding and all forms of severe weather; large hail, damaging wind gusts and a tornado or two.

A line of strong, to severe, thunderstorms has moved out of Alabama. However, energy lingers back to our west - keeping the risk of additional heavy rain and a few strong storms in the forecast through the Monday morning commute; especially along and south of the I-20 corridor. The risk of damaging wind gusts, large hail and an isolated tornado is lower than earlier in the evening... but, not zero yet.

There is a High Risk of flooding south of Atlanta proper through the morning rush.

Have, at lest, one way to be alerted to severe weather tonight. The First Alert Weather App is a free and easy tool.

Stay safe,

Cutter