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Tornado Hits Atlanta
Atlanta Journal and Constitution ^

Posted on 03/14/2008 7:33:38 PM PDT by silentknight

A tornado has been reported in downtown Atlanta...some injuries.


TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: atlanta; tornado; weather; yikes
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To: Hunble

Oh and what a cool place to hang out as a kid.


141 posted on 03/14/2008 8:37:28 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: Abigail Adams

CNN reporting a building collapsed. No details.


142 posted on 03/14/2008 8:37:50 PM PDT by TN4Liberty (Sadly, the grown-ups don't run the GOP.)
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.DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MIDDLE GEORGIA COULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL THIS EVENING.

EVEN THOUGH UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER EASTERN TENNESSEE WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION...A LEFTOVER STATIONARY FRONT WILL PROVIDE SOME FOCUS FOR ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT.

INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN MEAGER TONIGHT WITH MIXED LAYER CAPE VALUES REMAINING BELOW 200 J/KG. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND LARGE-SCALE ASCENT WILL ALSO BE QUITE WEAK.

NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

143 posted on 03/14/2008 8:39:01 PM PDT by listenhillary (You watch, Hillary will challenge McCain for the R nomination)
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To: Strategerist

Hey..behave. Hurricane season is coming up and we need you...also ah...hmmm...don’t post to close to me, ok? :’)


144 posted on 03/14/2008 8:39:57 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: silentknight

Tornado-like winds tear up downtown Atlanta
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/03/14/domeburst_0315.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

Tornado-like winds ripped through downtown Atlanta shortly before 10 p.m., damaging the Georgia Dome where the SEC men’s basketball tournament was underway, and leaving damage and broken glass all over the area.

Police and fire officials in Atlanta, overwhelmed by calls, were unable to give information on how widespread the damage was. Reports of damaged homes and downed trees came in from Cabbagetown and Midtown as well.

(excerpted)


145 posted on 03/14/2008 8:40:02 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: penelopesire
You would think that CNN would be covering it from their own stupid headquarters in downtown Atlanta!

They're too busy spinning for Obama to notice the spinning in the atmosphere.

146 posted on 03/14/2008 8:40:05 PM PDT by Libertarian444
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To: Strategerist

“The CNN building was apparently badly damaged.”

I just watched a little of CNN. THe reporter mentioned that a trash can was knocked over.


147 posted on 03/14/2008 8:40:27 PM PDT by combat_boots (She lives! 22 weeks, 9.5 inches. Go, baby, go!)
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To: Strategerist

Ha - you would have to ask L Ron Hubbard about the aliens from Ceti....except of course he’s dead.

God is the CREATOR of the weather, of the atmosphere, of the earth.

It is clear in God’s word that sometimes (not all the time) God uses the forces of nature to accomplish His purposes.

He is the sovereign Ancient of Days, Almighty, Holy Creator God who is also a righteous Judge.

It is HIS perogative to use or not to use His Creation however He desires to do - again - to fulfill HIS PURPOSES.

Did He use that perogative tonight in Atlanta? Only He knows. I will praise Him and thank Him for His mercy in that more were not killed by this tornado! Yet, perhaps, the message was delivered....


148 posted on 03/14/2008 8:40:51 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: CindyDawg
HECK NO!

My father ran the sexual disease unit of CDC, and I grew up being absolute terrified of women.

When my father had to watch a video on an STD, I had to sit next to him and watch it also. YUCK!

Think about it...

149 posted on 03/14/2008 8:41:23 PM PDT by Hunble
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To: TN4Liberty

Heard on the local news it hit Centennial Park, same place the pipe bomb went off during the Olympics.


150 posted on 03/14/2008 8:41:32 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: All

I’ve been listening live, and have started blogging with updated info. at my site.

Here is a little recap thus far:

UPDATES: [Last update a few moments ago...]

Another storm is headed towards Atlanta. It has started in the same place as the first. Check the live link below for updated Severe Weather Alerts and Warnings.

All students and parents are UNINJURED at Georgia State.

Parents with children attending the Jr. ROTC Ball at the World Congress Center are asked to come pick up their children at this time. They will keep them inside till parents claim them due to the damage outside.

BREAKING NEWS:

A severe storm has hit downtown Atlanta, GA. (9:00 p.m. CST). Officials are reporting that buildings are down and there is a LOT of damage.

The Georgia Dome was damaged. The SCC Tournament was holding a game there when the storm hit. The game will not be played tonight and people are now leaving the Georgia Dome.

Witnesses near the Omni Hotel/CNN Center stated that cars were picked up, and it sounded like an explosion. The Atlanta Fire Department Chief has told reporters that 7-10 people transported to the hospital, dozens injured (serious to critical condition, cannot confirm any fatalities at this point. Reported that there is also damage to the Omni Hotel/CNN Center, and many other buildings…

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Captain Interviewed on Ch. 11 ~ News - 11ALIVE.com while I was in the middle of writing this post:

THESE ARE NOT COMPLETE REMARKS:
Here are notes scribbled “live” from the coverage you can watch the live coverage yourself at the following link: http://www.11alive.com/video/default_live.aspx?storyid=112917

We still have crews on scene throughout the city report of strucural damage - Injuries - do not know the extent. 7-10 Good esitmate just from CNN Center. Numerous transports from other areas. Reports of trees fallen on houses, and a building has collapsed across Centenniel Park - empty building. Structural damage - broken windows, roofs that have been removed.

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12-15 reports of damaged residences and apartment buildings.

The Meteorologist on Ch. 11 noted that these building have survived Hurricanes and this caused more damage. He states that this had to take something unique.

MORE TO FOLLOW AS AVAILABLE…

Prayers for everyone involved, as well as all family who are not in the area,
that may be worried about their loved ones.


151 posted on 03/14/2008 8:41:37 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (Liberty Rocks Blog has a new home -- http://www.LibertyRocks.us)
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To: FrdmLvr

I wonder if people on here know how stupid they sound by claiming that god somehow pointed the tornado to CNN. Pretty pathetic people. Not to mention stupid.


152 posted on 03/14/2008 8:42:00 PM PDT by silentknight
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

God is a guy?


153 posted on 03/14/2008 8:42:10 PM PDT by listenhillary (You watch, Hillary will challenge McCain for the R nomination)
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To: Abigail Adams

The Omni Hotel is right next to CNN in the area of the storm.


154 posted on 03/14/2008 8:43:05 PM PDT by Atlantian
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

My point is there’s precisely as much objective evidence that Aliens from Episilon Ceti are directing natural disasters on Earth as there is that some deity is doing so.


155 posted on 03/14/2008 8:44:15 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Abigail Adams

Thanks for that link - here is a snippet from that source:

“Atlanta Fire officials said that at least seven to ten people were transported to local hospitals from that location.

11Alive producer Tracey Carmony said that much of the damage at the Georgia Dome is near Gate C, including shattered windows and doors between the Dome and the Georgia World Congress Center.

Trees and debris has been reported down across much of downtown Atlanta. Georgia State University police are reporting debris down on their campus.

Atlanta police said that a structure may have collapsed on Edgewood Avenue near Butler. There are other reports of damage to buildings in and just east of downtown Atlanta.

Police said that windows have been blown out in the Ritz Carlton Hotel in downtown Atlanta as well.

A vacant building to the north of CNN Center has at least partially collapsed, according to Atlanta fire officials.

A National Weather Service-trained spotter and police officer contacted 11Alive News, and said from his 10th floor room in the Atlanta Hilton, he saw a funnel cloud pass over the downtown area.

He said his room faces to the west, and said the funnel cloud was just to the south by “a couple of blocks,” and moving to the southeast. He said it was well-illuminated by the downtown lights, and accompanied by a “large amount of debris, flying in a circular pattern” above the level of his room.”


156 posted on 03/14/2008 8:44:18 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

And the purpose or message of leveling Greenburg KS, with multiple fatalities, was what, exactly?


157 posted on 03/14/2008 8:45:05 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Water inside World Congress Center, flowing down the stairs.


158 posted on 03/14/2008 8:46:51 PM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: PAR35

Oh ok- thanks!


159 posted on 03/14/2008 8:47:01 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: LibertyRocks
The Georgia Dome was damaged. The SCC Tournament was holding a game there when the storm hit. The game will not be played tonight and people are now leaving the Georgia Dome.

The game that was being played was finished, but the second game has been cancelled for tonight and will be rescheduled - Kentucky v. Georgia.

160 posted on 03/14/2008 8:47:28 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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