Thunderstorms May Become Severe and Bring Hail

Update (11:30 p.m.):  The Northwestern part of Oconee County is now under a severe thunderstorm warning until midnight.

Powerful thunderstorms have been rolling into northeast Georgia since the afternoon, and they have made their way into Oconee County.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the area that will be in effect until 5 a.m.

Strong, damaging wind, cloud-to-ground lightning, large hail, and heavy rain are a few of the posed dangers, a hazardous weather outlook noted.

Severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches have been issued for other  Georgia counties and parts of Alabama.

See a slideshow of pictures on WSBTV.com of the damage similar storms caused in the Northeastern part of the state on Saturday.