The Tornado Tournament Revisited Five Years Later

Five years ago in Atlanta a tornado ripped through downtown and did measurable damage to several buildings, including the Georgia Dome. What makes this story wasn’t the weather itself. The SEC basketball tournament was taking place when the twister hit the dome. What went down that year, was nothing short of bizarre. TJ Rives and Mark Wise were doing the live play by play of the SEC Tournament for the when the tornado ripped through the dome. They survived to tell their story five years later.

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Ari Russell
As a college sports fanatic, Ari Russell leverages 15 years of experience and irony to bring you an unrivaled experience. Ari provides unconventional insight with his in-depth college sports knowledge. He is the former Executive Producer of College Sports Programming on Sirius XM Radio.