Deadly Tornado Hits Atlanta Area

On March 15, 2008 a deadly twister swept through Atlanta Georgia, right after it hit Alabama. The tornado broke tons of mirrors in high rise buildings, tossed cars through the streets, and destroyed Atlanta’s very own CNN building along with the Georgia Dome.
Fortunately there were no deaths reported from the disaster, however, twenty seven injuries were reported on the tornado that hit on Friday.
Saturday afternoon another wave of tornadoes hit and two deaths were reported in Georgia.
The AUC which consisted of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College were off for the week due to spring break. A majority of the students were out of town on vacation. The students who were stuck on campus reported that the campuses were out of power as well as other local convenient stores around the campus. Students were left with no safety instructions in some apartment complexes. Other students had to flee to a friend’s house off campus, or had to stay in their rooms with no power until the storm was over. A spokeswoman for Georgia Power said that as of Saturday evening, about 10,000 customers were still without power in the city, along with thousands more upstate.