On Friday afternoon, the threat level for western Georgia, which includes the counties of Cobb, Douglas, Bartow and Coweta, was increased to level 4.

It marks only the third time since at least 2006 that the highest risk level has been issued the day before an expected outbreak.

Deadly storms rolled across the central and eastern U.S. over the weekend, leaving behind paths of destruction in numerous communities. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell was in Calera, Alabama,