Tornado-like winds ripped through downtown Atlanta shortly before 10 p.m., damaging the Georgia Dome where the SEC men's basketball tournament was underway, and leaving damage and broken glass all over the area.

Police and fire officials in Atlanta, overwhelmed by calls, were unable to give information on how widespread the damage was. Reports of damaged homes and downed trees came in from Cabbagetown and Midtown as well.

Basketball fans inside the Dome reported seeing the large monitor over the court and some scaffolding swaying around 9:40 p.m., and then debris began falling from the roof inside the Dome as fans left their seats and huddled in the concourse looking for safety.

Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article...