Dear Class:
Since Stan and Cindy Scott live so close to Atlanta, I asked if they had weathered the storm.  Stan sent the attached picture - how awesome.  Stan and Cindy live about 40 miles from Atlanta and were on vacation in Fort Myers, Florida at the time.  Their area had storms, but nothing like this tornado that hit Atlanta.  What a photo! -- Sharon

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Tornado hits downtown Atlanta
Shane Durrance / Special

Standing roughly a mile from downtown Atlanta , photographer Shane Durrance caught this image Friday night as the tornado struck (It's the bushy looking cloud mass just to the right of the tower with the illuminated top). He had been shooting lightning strikes from his sixth-floor balcony at the 1016 Lofts when he captured the image. Durrance, who grow up in Phenix City , Ala. , has lived in Atlanta since 2000. He specializes in advertising, fashion, celebrity and wedding photography.

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Ted Anderson

Hi Sharon  -- I am in Atlanta, too. The night of the tornado was shocking, although we weren't directly downtown. Jennifer, my daughter, lives in Marietta and we went out the next day for lunch. The tornados came back and we saw funnels dipping down out of the sky right in front of us! Scary.                         -- Judy