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Flurries possible Sunday in north Georgia as coldest air all season moves in

Flurries possible Sunday in north Georgia as cold air moves in

ATLANTA — Cold air moving in Sunday night may bring flurries to some parts of north Georgia.

Temperatures are expected to plummet overnight and most of the metro Atlanta area will wake up to lows in the 30s. Wind chills will make it feel like it's in the teens across north Georgia.

A wind advisory will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday for most of Georgia.

"There’s a chance for light wintry mix and snow in the mountains overnight behind passing storm system. A few flurries are possible across north suburbs. No accumulation is expected from any wintry precipitation," Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon said.

The coldest morning of the season arrives for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, with lows in the teens and 20s with highs in the low 40s.

The frigid temperatures are moving in behind a strong line of storms that brought heavy rain and wind to metro Atlanta Saturday.

Storms also left a trail of destruction in Alabama, where a possible tornado destroyed a church.

We're pinpointing exactly what areas might get flurries Sunday morning, on the Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat at 11 p.m.

LIVE UPDATES: 

11;08 p.m.

The cold air is starting to move in tonight.

7:51 p.m.

The tornado watch has been canceled. Heavy rain and gusty wind continue to push east.

7:25 p.m.

The heavy rain is moving east of Atlanta now, and now cold air is moving in:

7:09 p.m.

The tornado watch has been canceled for all counties in metro Atlanta but Upson.

6:26 p.m.

Heavy rain and the threat of strong wind gusts for Cherokee and Cobb County right now:

6:22 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meterologists Brad Nitz and Brian Monahan gave a live update on storms as they move in to Georgia.

HAPPENING NOW: Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking storms

HAPPENING NOW: Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking storms as they move in to Georgia tonight. A tornado watch is in effect for parts of the metro Atlanta area: https://2wsb.tv/2Hma9Gg

Posted by WSB-TV on Saturday, January 19, 2019

5:28 p.m.

Rain incoming across north Georgia:

5:01 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 is watching rotation in a storm on the Georgia/Alabama border:

4:52 p.m.

Our ABC affiliate in Alabama, ABC 33/40, is reporting damage and injuries from a probable tornado in Wetumpka.

4:47 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan said he is already seeing signs of rotation in some storms.:

4:24 p.m

A tornado watch has been issued until 10 p.m. for Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Troup, Meriwether, Spalding, Pike, Upson counties, and to the south.

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4:14 p.m.

A tornado watch is expected to be issued for parts of west, central and southwest Georgia, according to Nitz.

4:03 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brad Nitz says a confirmed tornado has been spotted in Alabama 55 miles SW of the Georgia line.

3:40 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brain Monahan has narrowed the window of potential strong storms to between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

3:31 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brad Nitz is tracking a tornado warning in north Montgomery:

3:06 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan says the strongest storms will be southwest of Atlanta this afternoon:

2:46 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan says snow is still possible in the mountains Sunday morning.

2:35 p.m.

Monahan says a strong line of storms is moving across Alabama right now.

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The front clears through late Saturday night and early Sunday and cold air rushes southward.

Temperatures will reach a high of 63 degrees Saturday before a significant drop with temperatures dropping into the 30s Sunday.

"There’s a chance for light wintry mix and snow in the mountains overnight behind passing storm system. A few flurries are possible across north suburbs. No accumulation is expected from any wintry precipitation," Deon said.

The coldest morning of the season arrives for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, with lows in the teens and 20s with highs in the low 40s.

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