Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1000 PM MDT.

TORNADO WATCH 216 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 53 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BALDWIN BIBB BUTTS CRAWFORD HOUSTON JASPER JONES MONROE PEACH PUTNAM TWIGGS WILKINSON IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA GLASCOCK GREENE HANCOCK JEFFERSON TALIAFERRO WARREN WASHINGTON WILKES IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BARROW CHEROKEE CLAYTON COBB DEKALB DOUGLAS FAYETTE FORSYTH FULTON GWINNETT HALL HENRY MORGAN NEWTON ROCKDALE WALTON IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA BANKS CLARKE JACKSON MADISON OCONEE OGLETHORPE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA CARROLL HARALSON PAULDING IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA COWETA HEARD LAMAR MERIWETHER PIKE SPALDING TROUP UPSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTA, BARNESVILLE, BREMEN, CARROLLTON, COMER, COMMERCE, CONYERS, COVINGTON, CRAWFORD, CRAWFORDVILLE, CUMMING, DALLAS, DECATUR, DOUGLASVILLE, EATONTON, FORSYTH, FORT VALLEY, FRANKLIN, GAINESVILLE, GIBSON, GRAY, GREENSBORO, GRIFFIN, HOMER, JACKSON, JEFFERSONVILLE, LAWRENCEVILLE, LOUISVILLE, MACON, MADISON, MANCHESTER, MARIETTA, MILLEDGEVILLE, MONROE, MONTICELLO, NEWNAN, PEACHTREE CITY, RIVERDALE, ROBERTA, SANDERSVILLE, SPARTA, STOCKBRIDGE, THOMASTON, TOOMSBORO, WARNER ROBINS, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WATKINSVILLE, WEST POINT, WINDER, WINTERVILLE, WOODSTOCK, AND ZEBULON.