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Tornado in Cobb County? Videos near Atlanta's Truist Park spark concerns
Videos showing a massive cloud formation near Atlanta's Truist Park sparked concern. Residents questioned whether a tornado had touched down in Cobb County.
Dramatic videos surfaced on Tuesday afternoon showing a large, rotating cloud formation looming near Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The videos raised alarms across Cobb County, leading many residents to fear a tornado had touched down. Witnesses reported hearing no sirens or receiving any alerts, prompting confusion. Local emergency management and weather authorities have not yet issued a statement addressing the event or confirming whether a tornado was involved.
Witness reports:
As videos surfaced, many social media users began speculating about the mysterious cloud formation, with some questioning whether it was a tornado or funnel cloud.
One person wrote on Facebook: “This just passed over us in Cobb County on the border with Fulton County. I presume it is a type of steam spout or water spout from the Chattahoochee River? Not a tornado but quite a sight! Followed by a rainbow.”
Another added: “It’s called a rain shaft. It brings with it high winds and heavy downpour. Different from a microburst.”
A third person wrote: “It is *NOT* a tornado. It’s something called a scud cloud—it’s not rotating.”
Another person wrote: “Scud cloud. Actually not a tornado and completely harmless. Looks pretty wicked though.”
Another witness added: “Scud, not a tornado. You’d know if it were a tornado bc it’d be violently rotating!”
A social media user wrote: “The storms in Cobb County have been kind of crazy, even today. Now this?! Apparently it’s not a tornado but some type of cloud?!”
Another wrote: “Atlanta, Georgia! I need you to Sat down with this weather. A fireball falling out the sky one day, the next day, flooding in 20 minutes of rain, today, “something like a tornado” come on nah.”
