I Don’t Think We’re In Kansas Anymore
Must be downtown Atlanta. What appears to have been a tornado slammed into downtown Atlanta, Georgia last night causing a considerable amount of damage and injuring some 15 people. There are fears that there may be more victims trapped in a collapsed loft building.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — At least 20 homes in Atlanta's historic Cabbagetown neighborhood were flattened by a tornado that ripped through downtown Atlanta on Friday night, a spokeswoman for the mayor said.
Firefighters fear there could be people dead inside the ruins of a collapsed loft complex in the same neighborhood, the spokeswoman said.
There have been no deaths confirmed from the tornado, but at least 15 people were treated at two hospitals. Most of the injuries were minor cuts, scrapes and bruises, officials said.
The Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts, just east of downtown Atlanta, collapsed in a "pancake fashion," Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran said early Saturday.
The tornado that ripped through the heart of the city damaged the roof of the Georgia Dome during a college basketball game, shattered windows and ripped roofs from buildings before continuing into several residential neighborhoods.
The building that houses CNN was at the epicenter of the storm — sitting next to the dome and hotels where thousands of basketball fans attending the Southeastern Conference tournament were at least temporarily displaced.
It's fairly unusual for a tornado to hit a large urban area, although it certainly does happen. I don't believe I have ever heard of one hitting Atlanta before this. The National Weather Service has not yet confirmed that this actually was a tornado yet, according to a number of reports, despite CNN's assured tone in the story.
Environment, News | Gaius Saturday, 15 March , 2008
By chuck, Saturday, 15 March , 2008 @ 8:57 am
I was living in Salt Lake when the tornado hit there, in fact, it passed directly over my apartment. I wasn’t home at the time, but the balcony door was open and, amazingly, there was no sign inside that anything had happened, not even a blown about bit of paper. Yet outside there were trees blown down all around and bits of the neighboring buildings were missing. Go figure.
By Quilly Mammoth, Saturday, 15 March , 2008 @ 2:04 pm
Seeeeeeeeeeeee? Art Bell was right.