A tornado with wind up to 130 mph cut a 6-mile path through downtown Atlanta, blowing windows out of skyscrapers and injuring dozens. The storm damaged the roof of the Georgia Dome where the SEC basketball tournament was being played forcing the event to have to relocate to the much smaller Georgia Tech Arena.The storm smashed hundreds of skyscraper windows, blew furniture and luggage out of hotel rooms, crumbled part of an apartment building and rattled a packed sports arena.
State officials estimated damage from Friday night's storm at $150 million to $200 million, most of it at the Georgia World Congress Center, a state convention facility near the CNN Center and the Georgia Dome. He said the storm broke through the roof, sucking walls, glass and furnishings out like a vacuum.
More thunderstorms headed across northern Alabama toward the city today.
may the people of Atlanta be strong and resilent as they work to recover.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't that serious. I live downtown and the damage was minimal. CNN is just a very lazy news organization.
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