Tormado moving towards downtown Atlanta Now from West!

[onehandle]

Could hit as far North as Buckhead or as far South as East Point.

CNN studio personnel are evacuating to lower floors.

[stray cat]

1. Best wishes to those in GA and particularly Atlanta - Play it safe.

[annabanana]

2. Jeez. . . Stay safe down there...hear?

Let us know when the "all clear" sounds...

[niyad]

3. ANOTHER ONE??

be safe, all of you. I saw some of the pics earlier today from last night's EF-2. thank heavens nobody was seriously hurt in that one, so far as is now known.

[onehandle]

4. Five rotating cells! Four going along I-20 into Atlanta. One North in Cobb county. nt

[Donnachaidh]

39. whoops -- THAT'S why the sirens went off

When is this crap going to end? Every time I have to pick up the dog to take her to the inner rooms she gets stress farts. BAD ones..... :puke:

[elehhhhna]

5. duck & cover in the bathtub, fast

[trof]

6. There's a long line of red and yellow headed for Atlanta.

On my weather thingy radar.
Doesn't look good.

[merh]

7. be safe one and all

n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Oh, man! :^(

[annabanana]

9. Hey Wolfie!!! You can get a GREAT view from the ROOF!!!

n/t

[malaise]

LOL

I'm watching here
http://www.11alive.com/

Just heard from my Atlanta sister. They're OK so far.

[malaise]

19. He's off the air now

CNN shut down.

[ulysses]

10. we're in the basement.

Seems calm now, but there's a tornado warning for Douglasville.

[onehandle]

13. We're in North Decatur. Not too worried yet.

Aren't you South of Decatur? Watch your ass.

[ulysses]

15. we moved from Scottdale in 2005.

We're in south Paulding now.

[cordelia]

20. Me, too

Not too nervous - might be that shot of Bailey's.

Be safe.

[JanMichael]

14. nobody has heard from Catwoman have they?

I saw where you posted that the number you had was old.

Hope you guys don't take any damage....we'll think of you all.

[malaise]

18. Not a word yet

Another good link
http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp

[ulysses]

21. I haven't.

What just passed us is probably headed her way, though.

[JanMichael]

23. man, that sucks

are you guys OK?

[emilyg]

25. Scared.

[ulysses]

27. *we're* fine.

Had to wake Chris up from his nap, which is annoying. He's wondering why we're down here, and thinks that the thunder is coming from the cat box. :D

[JanMichael]

30. heh....I hate to be waked up from naps too!

I can certainly relate!

I hope Midori can get online soon; really frustrating! I hope her house and cats are OK--

[CatWoman]

31. huh?

what?

:hi:

[ulysses]

32. HEY! DUCK!

[JanMichael]

35. Good to see you!

Are the kitties scared of all the racket? Is your house OK?

[CatWoman]

37. to be perfectly honest

they are showing more courage than me!!

what the hell is going on here? never seen such weather!!

looking out the window, the rain is starting again. :scared:

[onehandle]

29. I think she lives Northeast of the area.

And/or works there. Not sure.

[acmavm]

11. Shit. Having to live through tornado season every year I know what a

horrific experience this is. I've only been in two (never hurt but two people in the trailer court (my Uncle's) were killed.)

This is truly a frightening experience. Very frightening.

[Warpy]

12. Pics of the warning zones

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=jgx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no

It looks pretty ugly from here in NM.

[nickyt]

16. CNN off the air now

[malaise]

17. Here too n/t

[BadgerKid]

22. Yup, TORNADO EMERGENCY (NWS statement)

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
354 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC067-097-121-152015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080315T2015Z/
DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-FULTON GA-
354 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COBB AND NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 353 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR SIX FLAGS...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ATLANTA...HAPEVILLE...TURNER FIELD...PIEDMONT PARK AND GRANT PARK.

TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA!!! THIS IS A
TORNADO EMERGENCY!! DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADO MOVING THROUGH THIS HIGHLY POPULATED AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
WARNED AREA SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER PLACE OF SAFETY...
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN YOUR PRESENT LOCATION!!!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

[BadgerKid]

28. UPDATE: NEAR SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
356 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC067-097-121-152015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080315T2015Z/
DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-FULTON GA-
356 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COBB AND NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SWEETWATER CREEK
STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAST
POINT...COLLEGE PARK...ATLANTA...HAPEVILLE...TURNER FIELD...PIEDMONT
PARK AND GRANT PARK.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...VERY LARGE HAIL TO THE
SIZE OF BASEBALLS CAN BE EXPECTED. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN
REPORTED WITH THIS STORM!

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

[Danieljay]

24. Nope... that's Hillary's spin machine! n/t

[notadmblnd]

26. Why does God hate CNN?

[LeftCoast]

33. Glenn Beck

:shrug:

[onehandle]

34. Strong rain and thunder coming in here. nt

[ulysses]

36. yeah, DeKalb's in the bullseye.

Be safe.

[CatWoman]

38. !!

:scared:

[ulysses]

40. go get in the damn bathroom, woman!

We can talk later!

[malaise]

45. You're back

Great news. Stay safe :hi:

[napi21]

50. HEY CAT! I'm glad to hear from you! I saw quite a few people asking where you were and

nobody had heard a thing! I knew Athens was o the watch list and I was worried about you.

You'rre right about this being WEIRD WEATHER! Now they've extended the darn warnings until 1AM! What the hck is going on?

[onehandle]

41. Wind kicking up. Posting from my iPhone because Comcast Internet crapped out.

The worst seems still South of us.

[onehandle]

42. Ohmigod! Suddenly the sun is out and much of the sky is blue!

This is a Fast storm. TV and radar says more to come?

[ulysses]

43. yeah, they're lining up down 20.

It's weird to see on radar.

[onehandle]

46. I stepped outside. Huge thunderstorms South and North of us.

I hear thunder south of us. Blue and clear right here only.

Very weird.

[krispos42]

44. Here's the NWS radar loop

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=FFC&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

[ulysses]

47. news reporting 4" diameter hail in Conyers - RubyDuby, be safe!

[onehandle]

48. CNN showing Dark storm moving into Airport area, but blond thinks it's the Georgia Dome.

Hey stupid! See the airliners.

Moron.

On edit: They cut away long enough for the producer to tell her she's an idiot. She came back and now it's the Airport.

[malaise]

49. LOL

:rofl:

CNN is back - damn look at that airport.
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[kevinbgoode]

51. That's what happens when the Republican governor

holds a prayer vigil on the state capitol steps for God to relieve the drought and ignore his office's poor planning.