Atlanta under state of emergency, new storms pound north metro

Atlanta under state of emergency, new storms pound north metro

By TIM EBERLY and PAUL SHEA | Saturday, March 15, 2008, 01:03 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In the aftermath of the first recorded tornado to hit downtown, Mayor Shirley Franklin signed an order Saturday declaring a state of emergency for the city.

Franklin will request that Gov. Sonny Perdue provide disaster assistance, she said at a noon news conference. The city will be working with Georgia Emergency Management Agency, as well as FEMA.

The other latest developments:

— Much of north Georgia, including metro Atlanta, is under a tornado watch until 7 p.m., the National Weather Service said late this morning.

Source: ajc.com

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