Tuesday is the day to stay weather aware as what’s left of Tropical Depression Fred moves through north Georgia.

95.5 WSB Meteorologist Christina Edwards says some bands from Fred are capable of producing brief, spin-up tornadoes.

On Tuesday, Christina joined veteran WSB meteorologist Kirk Mellish live on our Facebook page to discuss what metro Atlanta can expect in the wake of the tropical system’s impact:

A tornado watch was issued for most of metro Atlanta and east Georgia until 1 p.m. on Tuesday. A flash flood warning was also in effect for Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale County until 2:45 p.m.

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Meriwether County Schools were closed Tuesday due to power outages.

Tropical Storm Fred made landfall Monday afternoon in Florida and will bring heavy rain and risk of severe weather throughout Tuesday. It was downgraded to a tropical depression with Tuesday’s 5 a.m. update.

A tornado watch was in effect for Banks, Barrow, Butts, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Lamar, Madison, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Pike, Putnam, Rockdale, Spalding, Upson and Walton counties.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Fred will bring widespread rain, chance of strong/severe storms to Georgia.
• Areas could see anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of rain, Tuesday-Wednesday.
• A Flash Flood Watch is also in effect for most of metro Atlanta.
• There is the potential for 30-40+ mph wind gusts and brief, spin up tornadoes.

There are reports of several large trees down around Coleman Creek Circle in Meriwether County. 95.5 WSB tracked a tornado confirmed on the radar at approximately 4:37 a.m.

“Fred is on a somewhat similar track as two notable storms many Georgians will remember well, Opal and Alberto,” veteran 95.5 WSB Meteorologist Kirk Mellish writes in a recent blog. “Fortunately Tropical Depression Fred is not expected to have winds as strong or widespread as Opal nor the rain totals of Albert.”

He adds, “That does not mean we should dismiss its ability to cause problems as we are covering live on 95.5 WSB with new, weather and traffic updates on the impact of Fred today on-air and on-line across all platforms.”

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