{"70054":{"#nid":"70054","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Severe Weather Affects Everyone","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree\nand half years ago, on a balmy late winter evening, a tornadic\nthunderstorm tracked through the heart of the City of Atlanta,\ncausing significant damage throughout the downtown Atlanta area.  The\ntornado touched down around 9:38 PM in the Vine City neighborhood and\ntravelled over 6 miles to the east southeast, striking the Georgia\nWorld Congress Center, Omni Hotel, Centennial Olympic Park, the\nEquitable Building, the Peachtree Westin, Georgia State University,\nGrady Memorial Hospital and many other iconic Atlanta institutions. \nAt its peak, the tornado produced winds in excess of 120 MPH, a\nstrong EF2 tornado.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis\nevent is a good reminder that tornados do not discriminate against\nurban areas.  Further, for those with Georgia Tech interests, the\nstorm was incredibly close to campus.  The core of the path was less\nthan a mile due south of Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\nare a few suggestions to ensure you stay informed about severe\nweather and other hazards:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E1.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\nEnsure\nyou are opted in for GTENS so that you get campus-related alert\nmessages to your phone (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/passport.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/passport.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\nCheck\nthe local forecast daily at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/atlanta\u0022\u003Ewww.weather.gov\/atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E3.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\nPurchase\nand use a weather radio.  These are invaluable when storms threaten\novernight.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E4.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\nShare\nimportant information with your friends and neighbors.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETake\ntime during National Preparedness Month to visit the Office of\nEmergency Preparedness website \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emergencypreparedness.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.emergencypreparedness.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\nfor additional information about severe weather and other hazards\nthat affect campus.  You can also follow the\nEmergency Preparedness office on Facebook\n(\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTEmergency\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTEmergency\u003C\/a\u003E)\nand Twitter (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/GTPDalerts\u0022\u003Ewww.twitter.com\/GTPDalerts\u003C\/a\u003E).\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27341","created_gmt":"2011-09-19 07:52:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:09","author":"Matt Watkins","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70052":{"id":"70052","type":"image","title":"npm4","body":null,"created":"1449177288","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:48","changed":"1475894614","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:34","alt":"npm4","file":{"fid":"192893","name":"npm4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/npm4_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/npm4_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":123698,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/npm4_0.jpg?itok=r0qs2hEk"}}},"media_ids":["70052"],"groups":[{"id":"60136","name":"Office of Emergency Preparedness"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1233","name":"tornado"},{"id":"3432","name":"weather"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Mattingly\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhone: 404-385-7675\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}