Cobb County was placed under a tornado watch and wind advisory as a wall of thunderstorms swept across the Southeast on Thursday afternoon.
The most significant damage occurred in Austell, according to Cobb County, where firefighters found at least 18 homes with damage. At least 14 homes were damaged enough that the Red Cross was brought in to assist residents.
No significant injuries were been reported, the county said around 6:30 p.m., but assessments were still underway.
Cobb DOT was still clearing downed trees countywide Thursday night, and as of 6:30 p.m. had cleared at least 25 roads and 11 flooded roadways. Also in Austell, a warehouse on Oak Ridge Parkway was severely damaged and had a wall collapse, according to the county.
Residents were asked to report damage to the county. Cobb’s wind advisory was in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. as gusts between 30 and 40 miles per hour were expected.
The tornado watch, meanwhile, was in effect until 7 p.m. The National Weather Service expected isolated hail a few tornados in the area between Montgomery, Alabama, and Athens, including metro Atlanta.
Dobbins Air Reserve Base will play host in the coming months to a high-altitude NASA research craft.
The ER-2 aircraft will be flying out of the base until March 5, Dobbins announced this week.
The ER-2 plane is a variant of the famous U-2 spy plane developed by Lockheed in the 1950s. It is used for civilian research missions, and operates at altitudes between 20,000 and 70,000 feet, per NASA.
“These flights are sponsored by the Earth Science Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The purpose of this mission is to track severe weather to measure properties such as wind, temperature, precipitation, humidity and aerosol profiles,” the base said in a news release. The base said while it will try to restrict flights to the hours between sunrise and sunset, but missions may occur during night time hours and on weekends.
Chiefs running back and Sprayberry alum Jerick McKinnon closed out the final six weeks of the 2022 regular season in emphatic fashion, scoring a league-high nine total touchdowns in that span.
It was only fitting that the NFL on Thursday recognized McKinnon as the AFC Offensive Player of the Month.
McKinnon became the first running back since 1970 with a touchdown reception in at least five consecutive games, and his scoring binge was impressive.
The streak started innocently enough, with a 2-yard touchdown catch in Week 13. And then his trips to the end zone kept coming, week after week. By the time the six-game stretch concluded, the 5-foot-9, 209-pound McKinnon had amassed eight touchdown catches and one rushing score. The Chiefs’ all-purpose running back finished the regular season with 291 yards and a touchdown on 72 carries plus 512 yards and nine touchdowns on 56 catches. His 535 offensive snaps led all Chiefs running backs. Jerrick’s Chiefs have a bye this weekend in NFL playoffs Wild Card round. If everything goes right next week in the divisional round, he could have a chance to play for the AFC championship in front of his home fans. Due to the Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills game on January the second being cancelled due to the collapse of Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin, the NFL decided that if the AFC Championship game is between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills, the game will be played in Atlanta at the Mercedes Benz Stadium, giving the teams a neutral field to play on for a trip to the Super Bowl.
Kennesaw Parks & Rec will have the “Out of this World” Dance Party on February 4.
Participants can dress to the nines or in their space suit and dance the night away as the Ben Robertson Community Center’s Banquet Hall is transformed into outer space.
This family-friendly event will feature an “all-you-can-eat” dinner and dessert bar, a professional DJ and plenty of memorable photo opportunities. All adults must be accompanied by a child and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Seating will be reserved. Participants can list all members of their party in their registration. Tickets are only $15 per person and can be purchased online or at the Ben Robertson Community Center. Advance purchase is required. Tickets are non-refundable after January 27.For more information please go to Kennesaw dash G A dot gov.
The Emily Lembeck Early Learning Center, the Pre-K Center for Marietta City Schools, invites the community to learn more about the framework it uses for literacy and language development.
The Community Scope and Sequence was created by the Emily Lembeck Early Learning Center and connects the Georgia Pre-K learning standards to a curriculum that builds and develops the “reading brain,” all based upon brain science. It has since been adopted by nine other early learning centers in the City of Marietta in correlation with the Literacy and Justice for All campaign, reaching a total of approximately 400 children. Each month there is a different focus on themes and “anchor” books that reinforce the themes. In February, young students will answer inquiry questions like: How does the world work? What do all living things need? and How are living things connected to each other and the Earth?
February’s anchor books are "Moonbear’s Shadow" by Frank Asch, "The Little Engine that Could" by Watty Piper, "Rabbits and Raindrops" and "Raccoon on His Own" by Jim Arnosky. Families are encouraged to visit the public library or find the books at a local store. Suggested activities that families can do with their children to deepen their understanding and promote these themes and inquiry questions include:
All of the early learning centers invite parents and caregivers in Marietta to follow along with the Community Scope and Sequence to encourage shared knowledge.
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