Whoah!!

As I was lounging on my bed last night, waiting for Bugs to get off work and pick up the baby, I had the TV on (on mute) because of the bad weather predictions.

The very first inkling of something amiss was when they cut over to the Georgia Dome, where you could see stuff swinging from the roof inside, some fabric from the roof flapping in the wind.
And everyone on their cell phone!! What a great commercial!!!!

One neat thing here, the game was just experiencing one of those miracle score points, throwing the game in overtime. If the game had ended, the spectators would have been leaving the building and be outside right when the tornado came through. If that had been the case, I'm sure we would have seem many many people hurt, or even killed.

As they split the screen you could see the heavy storm plowing a path smack through the middle of downtown Atlanta on the Doppler radar.

And another system was making it's way east.

Time to get into "tornado mode" I thought, and I got my purse with my keys, my cell phone and my credit cards, and ran our emergency 'plan' through my head: Get everyone in the guest bathroom tub with pillows and the comforter, open the garage door, make sure the flash light is right there next to me.

As time went on more and more reports came in about the damage and of a possible tornado having whipped through the city.

Reporters scrambling in the pouring rain, their camera persons scanning the areas for damage.

Not until a few hours later did it start to dawn on everyone that this was not just some freaky wind that came through, but a real life tornado.

There were a few thousand people in the Dome for the SEC basketball series, and probably a few thousand at the Philips Arena as well for the Hawks game.
As I mentioned before, I noticed everyone on their cell phones. What a perfect time to have these little buggers handy! People did not look panicked. Heck, I would have pooped my pants!
I still wonder how the heck they got out eventually and found their cars and got home!

Many parking lots in Atlanta are street type (as opposed to garages) and the cars in those lots ones around the Dome and the CNN building/Omni hotel were pretty much destroyed by falling debris and huge big ole bill boards. The heavy metal poles just snapped and bent over like they were paperclips.

It wasn't until we woke up this morning and were able to watch the damage in daylight (on TV) that we knew how extensive this event was. The place looked like downtown Baghdad.

Whoah!

We had nothing but a few rain drops here in Cartersville. These storms seem to always either go north of us, or south of us. (knocking on some serious wood here!!)

Another system is currently plowing through Alabama and heading straight for our area, and again, Atlanta.

We are about 50 miles north/west of the city.

Needless to say we're not going anywhere today.
And not only because of the weather.
Last night I was very dizzy around the time Bugs came by. I had to hold on to the wall not to fall over. Didn't say anything, figured I got up too quickly or something.
But this morning I am still a little woozy.
Coming down with something?
The atmosphere affecting me?
Too much stress in my life??

Who the heck knows!

In any event, we're going to stay put, enjoying the peace and quiet, getting some laundry done, and finishing my book.

Have a safe and sunny weekend y'all!

SGMJK!