Storm rips through downtown Atlanta causing major damage

A storm in Atlanta last night injured at least 20 people in its path. It came down hard on the area around Centennial Olympic park. Forty-foot billboards and trees toppled, cutting power lines and destroying cars. Glass and debris littered the streets throughout downtown. It interrupted an SEC championship game at the Georgia Dome. Outside Anne Stith of Lexington, Kentucky was selling t-shirts.

"I was trying to get the t-shirts off of the counter into the trailer and I felt the trailer lift up," she said. " You could see it clearly. It was a twister."

The path of destruction continued through neighborhoods. It moved into Cabbage Town. Debra Spitzer was visiting her brother there when a huge oak tree crashed through the roof.

"And all he could holler was, 'Sis, where are you," she said. "Bricks and stuff was just falling on me and I just said God help me, please God."

Spitzer's brother was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. The city has canceled a St. Patricks Day parade. The remaining SEC championship games have been moved to Georgia Tech because of damage to the Georgia Dome. There was no tornado warning and Mayor Franklin promised a thorough investigation. Thousands of people are still without power.