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Cherokee Under Tornado Watch
Scattered thunderstorms and windy conditions are forecast for most of north and central Georgia until 11 p.m.
Updated: 6:35 p.m.
The tornado watch has been canceled for Cherokee County.
Original Post: 5 p.m.
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Cherokee County and much of north and central Georgia is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m.
The National Weather Service also has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the rest of the evening as a system of thunderstorms and high winds is moving in from Alabama.
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Unseasonably warm temperatures greeted the first official day of winter in Georgia, with highs in the metro Atlanta area nearing 70.
The NWS forecast for the rest of Thursday calls for stronger rains, thunderstorms and damaging winds as the evening progresses.
Those conditions, according to the NWS, are strongest between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday.
But rains will continue overnight, with low temperatures around 50.
More rain is expected early Friday with highs around 60 and lows in around 40.
Temperatures are forecast to get cooler through the Christmas holiday, with sunny skies on Saturday and another chance of rain on Sunday.
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