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FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the workers were evacuated at 8:49 p.m. Thursday after a smoky odor was detected in the tower during a thunderstorm. She says arrivals and departures had already been suspended because of the storm and accompanying wind shear.

A spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration says the tower that serves Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport was briefly evacuated after a lightning strike, but employees were returning to their jobs.

She says all equipment has been restarted except the airport’s ground radar system, and that the airport can operate without it. She says arrivals are resuming and departures are expected to resume about 9:30 p.m.