Baron Tornado Index (BTI):
Revolutionary Tornado Detection

During the evening of March 14, an EF2 tornado moved into Atlanta, Ga., causing damage along a 6-mile path stretching from west of the World Congress Center to western DeKalb County south of Interstate 20. The tornado came within a dangerous distance of the Georgia Dome, where an NCAA basketball game was being played. The National Weather Service indicated it was likely that, if the game had not gone into overtime, thousands of spectators would have been headed for their vehicles at the time the tornado moved through. Later determined by the NWS to rank EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the tornado packed 130mph winds along its path downtown.

	9:23pm — The BTI indicates a value of 6.8 about 15 minutes before actual touchdown.
	9:40pm — In this image, the tornado is causing the greatest amount of damage, including damage to the roof of the World Congress Center. The twister is being accurately tracked by the Baron Shear SCITs and Shear Markers. Also at this point, the Baron Tornado Index is indicating a value of 6.9.
Photo: National Weather Service	The final damage path of the March 14 storm cell.
Photo: National Weather Service	Damage to the roof of the World Congress Center. The Georgia Dome lies in the background.