(CNN) -
A tornado watch is in effect until 4 p.m. ET for parts of Georgia and Alabama in the United States.
A thunderstorm in the Atlanta area produced a radar-confirmed tornado this morning, and additional thunderstorms could produce some tornadoes in this watch area until this afternoon.
This tornado wing includes Atlanta and Macon in Georgia and Montgomery in Alabama.
Hail of up to 2.5 cm and damaging winds of up to 112 km / h are also possible with some of these storms.
Tornado watch in Atlanta
A tornado warning was issued that includes downtown Atlanta and the CNN Center, on account of a tornado that has been confirmed by radar.
The warning is valid until 10:45 am ET, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta.
The storm is currently southeast of Douglasville, moving east at 35 mph, and will impact downtown Atlanta in the next 20-30 minutes.
About 450,000 people are in the potential path of the storm according to the NWS.
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