A Tornado Watch is in effect for most of the metro Atlanta and north Georgia areas until 4 a.m. Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking severe storms that are expected to move across north Georgia overnight Saturday and into early Sunday morning.

A tornado watch was issued Sunday morning by the National Weather Service, covering the area where the Players Championship is being held.

A line of storms will move into metro Atlanta on Saturday and Sunday with hail, damaging winds and tornadoes possible. Here's what to know about the causes of tornadoes, and the alerts for watches, warnings and emergencies.

Tornado warning issued for Autauga County A tornado warning was issued for northwest Autauga County as well as Chilton and north Dallas counties until 9 p.m., the National Weather Service in Birmingham said on X,

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

A dangerous tornado outbreak which started on Friday evening continued into the first half of the weekend with nearly 2 dozen deaths across the nation's heartland and South.