Tornado Watch Issued - Includes Forsyth County

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for 74 Georgia counties, including Forsyth. The Watch remains in effect until 9 p.m. this evening.

The Watch covers the following areas in Georgia.

IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY BUTTS CRAWFORD CRISP DODGE DOOLY HOUSTON JASPER JONES MONROE PEACH PULASKI PUTNAM TWIGGS WILCOX WILKINSON

IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

BARROW CHEROKEE CLAYTON COBB DAWSON DEKALB DOUGLAS FANNIN FAYETTE FORSYTH FULTON GILMER GWINNETT HALL HENRY LUMPKIN MORGAN NEWTON PICKENS ROCKDALE WALTON

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

CLARKE JACKSON OCONEE

IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

BARTOW CARROLL CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE FLOYD GORDON HARALSON MURRAY PAULDING POLK WALKER WHITFIELD

IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

CHATTAHOOCHEE COWETA HARRIS HEARD LAMAR MACON MARION MERIWETHER MUSCOGEE PIKE SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR TROUP UPSON WEBSTER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ABBEVILLE... AMERICUS... ATLANTA... BARNESVILLE... BREMEN... BUENA VISTA... BUTLER... CALHOUN... CARROLLTON... CARTERSVILLE... CEDARTOWN... CHATSWORTH... COCHRAN... COLUMBUS... COMMERCE... CONYERS... CORDELE... COVINGTON... CUMMING... DAHLONEGA... DALLAS... DALTON... DAWSONVILLE... DECATUR... DOUGLASVILLE... EASTMAN... EATONTON... ELLAVILLE... ELLIJAY... FORSYTH... FORT BENNING... FORT OGLETHORPE... FORT VALLEY... FRANKLIN... GAINESVILLE... GRAY... GRIFFIN... HAWKINSVILLE... JACKSON... JASPER... JEFFERSONVILLE... LAWRENCEVILLE... MACON... MADISON... MANCHESTER... MARIETTA... MILLEDGEVILLE... MONROE... MONTEZUMA... MONTICELLO... NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY... PINE MOUNTAIN... PRESTON... RICHLAND... RIVERDALE... ROBERTA... ROME... STOCKBRIDGE... SUMMERVILLE... TALBOTTON... THOMASTON... THOMASTON... TOOMSBORO... TRENTON... VIENNA... WARNER ROBINS... WATKINSVILLE... WEST POINT... WINDER... WINTERVILLE... WOODSTOCK AND ZEBULON.