Freezing temperatures expected overnight

ATLANTA FORECAST

Today: Cool and windy. High: 50

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low: 36

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High: 57

» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.

For the first full day of spring, it certainly felt like winter.

A big storm along the East Coast pushed cold conditions into North Georgia, according to Channel 2 Action News.

After snow flurries in the mountains and wind chills in the 20s in metro Atlanta early Tuesday, the current threat is gusty winds, Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said.

A wind advisory issued for the region expired at 8 p.m., but not before it brought gusts between 20 and 35 mph, Channel 2 reported. Those winds are expected to diminish overnight.

After hitting a high of 70 degrees Tuesday, Atlanta may only reached 49 degrees Wednesday.

Currently, the temperature is 47 degrees in Atlanta, but it feels like it’s 41, according to Channel 2.

The City of Atlanta opened a warming center at 6 p.m. at the Old Adamsville Recreation Center at 3404 Delmar Lane. It will remain open until 10 a.m. Thursday.

The only sign that spring is here is the pollen count.

Atlanta’s count is 574 particles per cubic meter of air, the highest so far of the season, according to Atlanta Allergy and Asthma.

That still does not touch last year’s season high of 3,559 or the 2017 season high of 4,107.

“The pollen count typically peaks in April with 4-figure counts,” Nitz said.

Meanwhile, cleanup continues after two tornadoes in Haralson County and one tornado in south Fulton County late Monday.

Two people were injured after an EF-1 tornado packing 90-mph winds and another of unconfirmed strength hit Haralson, officials said.

Fifty homes were damaged after an EF-2 tornado touched down between Fairburn and Campbellton with peak winds reaching 120 mph, the NWS reported.

Early damage estimates from the tornadoes have already reached $10 million, according to Channel 2.