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Atlanta Tornado Warnings Sound as Weather System Wreaks Havoc

Feb 28, 2011 – 5:42 PM
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David Knowles

David Knowles Writer

The sirens rang out.

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for the northern parts of metro Atlanta today as a line of storms continued to leave behind damage across the nation's midsection.

The warnings went up in Cobb, Bartow, Paulding and southern Cherokee counties, where conditions were ripe for tornadic activity, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Dark skies, heavy wind, rain and hail were all reported this afternoon.

Tornado sirens blared in central and southern Indiana today, and buildings were damaged in Gibson, Monroe and Bartholomew counties, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Homes were also damaged in Kentucky and Ohio today, The Associated Press reported, after the storm front passed by bringing wind gusts of 60 miles per hour. Rivers swollen from the sudden downpours flooded out several homes, and power was knocked out to tens of thousands of customers.

The storm approaching Atlanta was clocked moving 65 mph, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said.

Just as in 2010, tornado season appears to be off to an early start in 2011, and that's not good news, unless you're a storm chaser.



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