Four Tornadoes Cause Damage in Metro Atlanta

April 11, 2006
Fire and Rescue responded to multiple calls while Cobb Counties Tornado Sirens went off around 3:50 am, on Saturday.

Fire and Rescue responded to multiple calls while Cobb Counties Tornado Sirens went off around 3:50 am, on Saturday.

People around the damaged area report the sound was like a huge frieght train coming right towards them.

NWS has confirmed four tornadoes blew through the state of Georgia. The tornado that hit Marietta, Georgia blew a 50 foot path down Roswell Road just missing the World Famous Big Chicken.

Several other businesses around cobb parkway suffered severe damage. A two story tax prep business was completly blown apart while a few feet away a tractor trailer was blown over in a K-Mart parking lot. Signs, trees, and other debris was blown about a mile away onto I-75.

Then in Fulton County,City of Roswell a car wash was blown apart on Crabapple rd at Routet 140.

ARC arrived throught metro Atlanta to assist in getting things back together.

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