Atlanta Tornado
The tornado that hit downtown this weekend was the result of a huge line of storms that swept along the I-20 corridor for the most part. The main tornado touched down in downtown Atlanta on Friday, March 14, and a second line of tornado-spawning, hail-riddled storms swept through about 24 hours later. Strong thunderstorms are not uncommon in the South and as the tail end of tornado alley, we expect a few twisters each spring, but one of this magnitude is pretty rare for us.
A collection of links to archival photos/video of the events of this weekend for my own remembrance and for out-of-town readers:
A collection of aftermath photos from![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
wiebke 's friend Tom:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomhaney/s
A photo of touchdown from 11Alive News:
http://www.11alive.com/news/graphics/bi
A video of touchdown nearing downtown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5THCsnx
A collection of aftermath photos fromphotognome :
http://pics.livejournal.com/photognome/g
A post in the atlanta group with the NWS report. It was an F2.
http://community.livejournal.com/atlanta/2
An explanation of the fscale for tornadoes:
http://www.tornadoproject.com/fscale/fsc
A collection of links to archival photos/video of the events of this weekend for my own remembrance and for out-of-town readers:
A collection of aftermath photos from
wiebke 's friend Tom:http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomhaney/s
A photo of touchdown from 11Alive News:
http://www.11alive.com/news/graphics/bi
A video of touchdown nearing downtown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5THCsnx
A collection of aftermath photos from
photognome :http://pics.livejournal.com/photognome/g
A post in the atlanta group with the NWS report. It was an F2.
http://community.livejournal.com/atlanta/2
An explanation of the fscale for tornadoes:
http://www.tornadoproject.com/fscale/fsc
I agree with Froofie, the pictures are terifying. I have a huge fear of tornadoes.
All the best to you & Yam & your family and friends.