Tornado in Atlanta

[bsmart]

Quite an exciting evening here in Atlanta, I am trapped at school, they still have us on lockdown here on campus...I was here finishing a city planning project when the warning came out and there is quite a bit of damage around campus and especially in dowtown, the CNN Center and Georgia Dome were hit. I will post more in a few hours when we are allowed to leave :\

 

[Teresa]

omg. this is terrible news. so glad you are okay even if you are trapped. stay put til its safe.

thanks for the update. keep us informed. I'll go check out the news.

 

[CPort]

Yeah the State/AL game was delayed for 64 min. You could see the whole top of the dome swaying.

 

[bsmart]

omg. this is terrible news. so glad you are okay even if you are trapped. stay put til its safe.

thanks for the update. keep us informed. I'll go check out the news.

Maybe I should not have used a strong work like trapped, I hope my mom does not see this...the campus police are in the process of securing the campus and then will let us go out, apparently there is some tree and powerline damage.

 

[Sheila]

Quite an exciting evening here in Atlanta, I am trapped at school, they still have us on lockdown here on campus...I was here finishing a city planning project when the warning came out and there is quite a bit of damage around campus and especially in dowtown, the CNN Center and Georgia Dome were hit. I will post more in a few hours when we are allowed to leave :\

Be safe bsmart. It's nasty. Hope you find your car is ok. All ramps in and out of Atl are closed at this time. If you are headed to Gwinnett not so bad here. Lot's of rain and a light show that puts the 4th of July to shame. Damage downtown looks widespread and unfreakin' beleviable. Stay safe.

 

[organicmama]

Be careful! I don't remember one ever hitting the city, metro parts, yes, but not downtown.

http://www.11alive.com/video/default_live.aspx?storyid=112917

 

[Ocean Lover]

Oh my goodness...I hope everyone is okay...BR...how about out BeachJ is she close?

 

[Sheila]

Just got a call from my brother in Athens, we have a tornado over Snellville now, headed towards Athens. What wild weather!

 

[DD]

Be safe, gttbm!!!

 

[Beach Runner]

Oh my goodness...I hope everyone is okay...BR...how about out BeachJ is she close?

BJ is in Midtown; thankfully the storm was downtown (south of that). But she has a view from her condo. She's okay. We were on the phone through it all.

BTW the SEC tournament has been moved from the Dome to the Boob (which she can see from her living room and says it is unharmed). The Boob (Alexander Memorial Coliseum at Georgia Tech) doesn't hold nearly as many people as the Dome, so a lot of ticket holders will be SOOL.