UNDATED - A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been posted for 40 North Georgia counties.<br />
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It is in effect until 9:00 tonight and includes the northern third of the state. <br />
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The counties in the watch area are:<br />
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Banks Barrow Bartow <br />
Carroll Chattooga Cherokee <br />
Clayton Cobb Coweta <br />
Dawson DeKalb Douglas <br />
Fannin Fayette Floyd <br />
Forsyth Franklin Fulton <br />
Gilmer Gordon Gwinnett <br />
Habersham Hall Haralson <br />
Hart Heard Jackson <br />
Lumpkin Madison Murray <br />
Paulding Pickens Polk <br />
Rabun Stephens Towns <br />
Troup Union White <br />
Whitfield <br />
