Tornado on the ground - Western Atlanta Suburbs - take cover now!

WSB-TV/DT Atlanta

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Southern Polk County, southwest of Rockmart - Tornado Warning for Polk & Haralson Counties

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Paulding County - storm over Dallas and Hiram; showing rotation - possible Tornado Warning shortly for Paulding & Cobb counties

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Tornado Watch now issued for North and Central Georgia through 11P ET.

[Larry Lucido]

Thanks. I have a cousin in Smyrna, GA.

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I'm just south of there in Austell...

[Martin Tell]

Any tralier parks in the area?

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Tornado Warning for Paulding County, GA; Storm is over Dallas, GA, moving northeast at 20. Towns in the path include Hiram. In effect until 6:30P ET.

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Any tralier parks in the area?

Outer Western 'burbs? Definitely.

[Martin Tell]

Watch out then, trailers are tornado magnets.

[showme_the_Glory]

"Watch out then, trailers are tornado magnets."


Magnets nothin! Them trailer parks is what causes all them tornados.

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Second tornado on the ground in western suburbs of Atlanta, confirmed in Paulding County - 6 miles west of Dallas; Towns in the path of this storm: Dallas, Hiram, Lost Mountain. If it stays on the same path, it will move toward Marietta and Kennesaw

First tornado: Southern Polk county, moving to the south of Rockmart, and into Paulding County.

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Cedartown Police reports tornado touchdown at 6:02; WSB-TV reporter Richard Elliot reports tornado cloud aloft in Paulding County south of Dallas.

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[WVNan]

Keep your head down friend.

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Keep your head down friend.

Thanks - I'm still a bit southeast of the storm - it looks like it'll stay north of us, but I'm watching for it.

[AngryJawa]

Dang! I'd better slide them there wheel chocks under my house then. =8^o

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Paulding Co. Sheriff on phone with WSB-TV: Hail up to quarter-sized near Dallas.

Meterologist Glenn Burns: This is a rain-wrapped tornado. The second storm will be moving east into Cobb County, take cover near Lost Mountain, and over toward Kennesaw and Ackworth.

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Both storms appear to be running eastward along a general path that parallels GA 120; one between Dallas and Lost Mountain, the second approaching Dallas from the west.

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Tornado Warning Cobb County.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Looks like a very strong storm from what the radar shows!

Everyone take some cover , head for the cellar.

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TORNADO WARNING for Cobb County, GA - 8 miles northwest of Powder Springs - Cities in the path of this storm include Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna and Vinings. (this one'll pass pretty damn close to me - I'm keeping my eyes and ears open, but if I disappear for a bit, don't fret, we're taking cover).

WSB-TV's Glenn Burns: This storm will pass directly over downtown Marietta; if you're near the Marietta Square, take cover now....