Deadly Tornado Hits Georgia Saturday on Heels of Friday Storm That…
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- Deadly Tornado Hits Georgia Saturday on Heels of Friday Storm That…
- ‘A greater hurricane now’: Vestiges of bayou culture disappear…
- CNN ATL Dig Out from Tornado Damage; Obama’s Church Defends…
- Volunteers neighbors pitch in for tornado cleanup
- Future foggy for Hurricane
- Possible tornado hits Berkeley County
Deadly Tornado Hits Georgia Saturday on Heels of Friday Storm That…
FOXNews – Mar 16, 2008
Some of the cleanup in Atlanta was delayed by a series of strong storms that moved through the state Saturday bringing torrential rain high winds and quarter-sized hail. Residents had about eight minutes of warning before the twister struck downtown Friday night weather officials said. The tornado classified as an EF2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale lasted about 20 minutes. Many residents were surprised by the storm as were basketball fans at the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament at the Georgia Dome and the NBA matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers at Philips Arena. The warning was not displayed at either game. At least 27 people were hurt Friday night though no injuries were reported to be life-threatening. Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin declared a state of emergency in the city Saturday… A spokesman for the Omni Hotel said guests and staff were quickly moved to the exhibit hall and ballroom and that the only injuries were “some cuts and scrapes. Power was knocked out to about 19000 customers and most had it restored by Saturday night said Jeff Wilson a spokesman with Georgia Power. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association said the last tornado to hit a major city’s downtown was on Aug. 12 2004 in Jacksonville Fla. Downtown tornadoes have also struck Fort Worth Texas; Salt Lake City; Little Rock Ark. ; and Nashville Tenn. in the past decade.
‘A greater hurricane now’: Vestiges of bayou culture disappear…
International Herald Tribune – Mar 16, 2008
: When Ruby Ancar talks about her fishing village on the bayou she says a divine hand has protected her Atakapa-Ishak kinfolk for generations. But Grand Bayou is forsaken these days 30 months after Hurricane Katrina washed over it and dragged one of Louisiana#039;s last authentic outposts of bayou culture into a world defined by insurers money lenders building code enforcers and government auditors. “We#039;re facing a greater hurricane now than we did with Katrina with the bureaucracy” Ancar 60 said gesticulating passionately and flashing a toothy grin as she glided down the bayou in a boat. “The government #8212; that#039;s our hurricane right now that we#039;re in. ” Before Katrina Grand Bayou and its 25-odd families of Atakapa-Ishak American Indians lived in a parallel world in concert with moon cycles and migrations of shrimp. This living museum where there are no roads and everyone travels by boat is facing extinction… : When Ruby Ancar talks about her fishing village on the bayou she says a divine hand has protected her Atakapa-Ishak kinfolk for generations. But Grand Bayou is forsaken these days 30 months after Hurricane Katrina washed over it and dragged one of Louisiana#039;s last authentic outposts of bayou culture into a world defined by insurers money lenders building code enforcers and government auditors. “We#039;re facing a greater hurricane now than we did with Katrina with the bureaucracy” Ancar 60 said gesticulating passionately and flashing a toothy grin as she glided down the bayou in a boat. “The government #8212; that#039;s our hurricane right now that we#039;re in. ” Before Katrina Grand Bayou and its 25-odd families of Atakapa-Ishak American Indians lived in a parallel world in concert with moon cycles and migrations of shrimp. This living museum where there are no roads and everyone travels by boat is facing extinction. Post-storm government aid has been nearly nonexistent villagers said leaving the entire village unable to return to their homes.
CNN ATL Dig Out from Tornado Damage; Obama’s Church Defends…
CNN International – Mar 16, 2008
SANCHEZ: I was amazed yesterday. I’ve covered Andrew I’ve covered Katrina I’ve covered a lot of different hurricanes. In some places this looks perhaps not as widespread but in very many ways a lot like hurricane damage. And I’m guessing that this thing is going to be in the millions of dollars when they’re all said and done. What are they looking at now for estimates on costs to put it all back together again Cal? PERRY: One of the problems that I think local officials are having here is there’s a lot of unknowns. How much money did they lose on SEC Basketball Tournament being moved? How much money have they lost on these hotels? I’m staying at the Omni Hotel as you know and I was moved. Towers I think a lot of guests are being moved around town into different hotels… SANCHEZ: All right. Thanks for checking on that for us Jacqui. The rare Atlanta tornado was not the only disaster this weekend. We have full coverage of a massive crane collapse in New York City that had both the mayor and the new governor there — well new tomorrow anyway had them both scurrying. Four construction workers are dead other people still missing it is in a word a mess and we’re going to take you there live in just a little bit. Developing story that we’re following for you now. We have new information coming now from Trinity United Church of Christ.
Volunteers neighbors pitch in for tornado cleanup
Atlanta Journal Constitution – Mar 16, 2008
“Everybody knows this community is resilient and always comes back. Sunday’s services had to be held in the parking lot after the church lost part of its roof and had other structural damage Johnson said. Across Atlanta volunteers pitched in to help neighbors and strangers touched by Friday’s 135 mph tornado. “They are coming together just cleaning up the debris and comforting each other” said state Rep. Mable Thomas (D-Atlanta). Thomas was working Sunday on plans for a “command center” to address the more longterm needs of Vine City residents many of whom she said have no insurance but significant home damage. The Red Cross had 50 people bed down Saturday night at a shelter set up at Central Park Recreation Center.
Future foggy for Hurricane
Tulsa World (subscription) – Mar 16, 2008
– Tulsa’s
77-51 loss to Memphis in the Conference USA championship game
Saturday leaves the Golden Hurricane’s postseason future unclear. The Hurricane will have a tense
Sunday when tournament brackets are unveiled. Tulsa (20-13) won’t make the
NCAA Tournament but two options remain — the 32-team NIT
and the inaugural 16-team College
Basketball Invitational. The NIT
field is expected to be announced
at 8 p. on ESPN (Cox Channel
25).
Possible tornado hits Berkeley County
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) – Mar 16, 2008
She was not injured but she lost a bird during the possible tornado. She was not injured but she lost a bird during the possible tornado. Photo Gallery Storm Damage Several mobile homes were damaged and residents injured after a reported tornado touched down in the Strawberry Mobile Home Park in Pimlico on Saturday night… The tornado was spawned by severe weather that moved through the Lowcountry bringing wind rain and hail according to the National Weather Service. Captain Ted Bouthiller with the Pimlico Fire Department said five people at the mobile home park had minor injuries and two of them were taken to Trident Medical Center for treatment. Damage reports started coming in at the Berkeley County Sheriff?s office around 8:30 p.