Tornado Rocks Georgia Dome and Atlanta
As if the stadium wasn’t rocking enough with the Mississippi State vs Alabama game…
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.
Streets around the Georgia Dome, Phillips Arena, the CNN Center and Centennial Olympic Park were littered with broken glass, downed power lines, crumbled bricks, insulation and the occasional office chair. Billboards collapsed onto parked cars.
Eeek…Must have been a scary night for the MSU/Alabama fans…I wouldn’t have wanted to been in that arena during the tornado.
Twenty-seven people were injured due to the tornado, and several downtown buildings were damaged. This is a first for Atlanta history; no tornado has ever hit the downtown area.
I’m also currently watching the Georgia/Kentucky game at Georgia Tech’s basketball court. Man, whoever wins this game is going to be at a terrible disadvantage versus the MSU Bulldogs tonight. It’s a good game, though - very close, and a very defensive game.
I just hope that my local station continues to cover the semifinals tonight. Otherwise, I’ll be very disappointed. I’m hoping to liveblog the semifinal game tonight (if I can watch it at home), so stay tuned. I’ll update you if it isn’t shown on our local station.
