They didn't mention this but this game went into overtime. If it had not, hundreds of people would have been pouring out of the stadium at this time and there would have been hundreds of fatalities from this tornado. It was truly a miracle. I was 6 years old at the time and I wasn't there but my father, sister, godmother, and god brother went to this game and chances are that if this game hadn't gone into overtime, some of the most important people in my life would probably be dead. Thank God that I did grow up with these people who mean so much to me.
Hundreds of fatalities? No it wouldn't have. The tornado was no more than an EF1 when it went by the GA Dome. And most people aren't going to go out into an approaching storm. And you can survive being in 80 - 100 mph wind, if you stay low.
finisher3x i recall the wind speeds being recorded up to 130 mph. I can’t see it being too safe to have people on the street with that type of weather out there.....
@@zechariahcameron3645 Lateral is a sort of online quiz show where a strange question is asked and a panel of guests try to answer it via asking insightful questions. One episode had the prompt: "In 2008, Mykal Riley made a single basketball shot. Hundreds, maybe thousands of lives were saved as a consequence. How?"
I was a child when I attended this game many years ago and remember it from terrifying perspective. The crowds outside of the stadium disregarded evacuation procedure and pushed me away where I became separated from my parents. I was lightly battered by panicked masses until I was picked up by a kind woman and carried back to my parents. It so happened that same woman lived in our local area in our state and became my pediatrician shortly after we got home. It was scary situation, but it must of happened for that reason.
In all seriousness, I found out that if the game DIDN'T go into overtime, thousands of people would've been in the street with the tornado right on top of them. Whoever made the game-tying shot may have saved thousands of lives.
ESPN Films did a special SEC Storied episode on this tournament and mentioned the same thing, the buzzer beater shot kept fans in the stands (instead of being outside when the tornado hit).
Those sportscasters deserve an award for keeping their cool under extreme conditions. I would imagine they are trained to expect fights, riots, and man-made disasters, but a tornado?
As a former professional radio DJ, I can attest that it is *much* harder to improvise a cohesive account for something that you hadn't imagined could happen in your wildest dreams. In my town a van load of kids from a Methodist church had won (of all things) a basketball tournament, and I was supposed to go live to the arrival of the van at the central town square, where the Mayor was going to say some nice things and give them all sashes or whatever. The van was late but nobody thought much about it ... until I got a call from the State Trooper barracks saying that the van had been pulverized in a head-on with a drunk driver, about two miles from home, and all those kids were gone. That was in 1986 and I still think about it every day.
Thank God no one was hurt. Could you imagine what would have happened if the game was never tied and did not go into overtime. Many people would have been on the street when the tornado came through. That's a miracle.
I've got to admit, whoever made that shot to put the game into overtime probably didn't realize at the time that he saved over thousands of lives. And If I was there, I would run as fast as I could to the bathroom. I also like when everybody stood up and tried to leave when they heard the tornado.
i remember that day clearly. Could have gone to the game that was to be played right after this one, and if I had, me and my friend would likely have been on the street heading for the Dome when the tornado struck. It's funny how, at the time you make it, you don't realize that you may have made a life-saving decision.
I could be wrong, but I was told by a friend that when you walk into the Dome, you're actually already on the main concourse level. If so, that would mean the field is actually below ground. The people on the lower level of seating would have been the safest, but there's a lot of concrete in the Dome.
the tornado was about 150 yards from the Dome, if it would have taken a direct hit then it would have been much worse. The dome is only built to withstand wind to 80mph and the tornado was about 150mph
I just heard on the Weather Channel that someone in the arena was injured and is in critical condition at an ATL hospital..hope they make it..pray for the best.
I'm guessing the deep voice was the announcer stating that there was a severe storm/tornado near by. And possibly thunder or rain deepening his voice, but it was hard to tell with the chants and talking in the background.
Wow! SURELY they do have. Northern Georgia is in Dixie Alley. It didn't take the poeple at the game long to figure out what they were dealing with, either. That roar like a freight train clatterting down the track is a sound you don't forget once you've heard it and a lot of people in Georgia probably HAVE heard it before.
was @ the game when this happened. the audio in the clip deosn't come close to doing it justice. everyone there was uneasy even after the game resumed.
Me & my friend were watching this game when the storm hit and we were waiting on the UK vs UGA game then we found out what happened and the next day we were hit by a strong ef1 tornado
FTR, a domed stadium like that is supposed to be one of the safest places during a tornado. Even the commentators mentioned that. Those fans were pretty lucky, and I'm glad no one was hurt by this. Pretty neat video.
I was inside the Georgia Dome watching this game when it was hit. It was very scary. Looked up and the scoreboard was rocking back and forth. People were pushing each other to get up the stairs and into the more "guarded" areas up inside the concourse of the Dome. You can sort of see that happening if you look at the stands at the begininng of this video.
Aye, it's the stupidity of the people. They're screaming to get out because the scaffolding is swaying back and forth and there's a tornado, however, they weren't taking time to actually think about why it was moving. Running to leave the building so you can brave the tornado on your own? Smart.
@xake19 How many political views and religions did you just blend together? And how much better are you for wishing death and destruction on anyone? An open-mind is supposed to rely on intelligence and understand the need to enlighten people, not play on stereotypes. BTW, Atlanta ranks No. 4 in cities with Fortune 500 cities within its borders, behind NYC, Houston and Dallas....to be clear, that's ahead of ANY city in NJ, CA, MA, and CT, and not behind any of them :))) R.I.P. the victim...
They didn't mention this but this game went into overtime. If it had not, hundreds of people would have been pouring out of the stadium at this time and there would have been hundreds of fatalities from this tornado. It was truly a miracle. I was 6 years old at the time and I wasn't there but my father, sister, godmother, and god brother went to this game and chances are that if this game hadn't gone into overtime, some of the most important people in my life would probably be dead. Thank God that I did grow up with these people who mean so much to me.
Rosemary Caldwell thank god indeed
You would think that they wouldn't let the people out, right? Warn the people to stay inside at least.
Hundreds of fatalities? No it wouldn't have. The tornado was no more than an EF1 when it went by the GA Dome. And most people aren't going to go out into an approaching storm. And you can survive being in 80 - 100 mph wind, if you stay low.
finisher3x i recall the wind speeds being recorded up to 130 mph. I can’t see it being too safe to have people on the street with that type of weather out there.....
I was 1 year and 10 months old when this happened, and now I'm 13
Thank you Tom Scott and Lateral for sending me here. What a scene.
Huh? Who are they? This was pretty big news when it happened.
@@zechariahcameron3645 It's a trivia show, and this was one of the topics.
@@zechariahcameron3645 Lateral is a sort of online quiz show where a strange question is asked and a panel of guests try to answer it via asking insightful questions. One episode had the prompt: "In 2008, Mykal Riley made a single basketball shot. Hundreds, maybe thousands of lives were saved as a consequence. How?"
@@zechariahcameron3645A lateral thinking podcast. The guests had to work out what happened from limited information.
I was a child when I attended this game many years ago and remember it from terrifying perspective. The crowds outside of the stadium disregarded evacuation procedure and pushed me away where I became separated from my parents. I was lightly battered by panicked masses until I was picked up by a kind woman and carried back to my parents. It so happened that same woman lived in our local area in our state and became my pediatrician shortly after we got home. It was scary situation, but it must of happened for that reason.
In all seriousness, I found out that if the game DIDN'T go into overtime, thousands of people would've been in the street with the tornado right on top of them. Whoever made the game-tying shot may have saved thousands of lives.
ESPN Films did a special SEC Storied episode on this tournament and mentioned the same thing, the buzzer beater shot kept fans in the stands (instead of being outside when the tornado hit).
Mykael Riley I think his name was
@@TheHaas123 Yes. And he was actually on the cover of Sports Illustrated
Those sportscasters deserve an award for keeping their cool under extreme conditions. I would imagine they are trained to expect fights, riots, and man-made disasters, but a tornado?
As a former professional radio DJ, I can attest that it is *much* harder to improvise a cohesive account for something that you hadn't imagined could happen in your wildest dreams. In my town a van load of kids from a Methodist church had won (of all things) a basketball tournament, and I was supposed to go live to the arrival of the van at the central town square, where the Mayor was going to say some nice things and give them all sashes or whatever. The van was late but nobody thought much about it ... until I got a call from the State Trooper barracks saying that the van had been pulverized in a head-on with a drunk driver, about two miles from home, and all those kids were gone. That was in 1986 and I still think about it every day.
Thank God no one was hurt. Could you imagine what would have happened if the game was never tied and did not go into overtime. Many people would have been on the street when the tornado came through. That's a miracle.
I've got to admit, whoever made that shot to put the game into overtime probably didn't realize at the time that he saved over thousands of lives. And If I was there, I would run as fast as I could to the bathroom. I also like when everybody stood up and tried to leave when they heard the tornado.
Calm down. He probably did save some lives but THOUSANDS of them? Wrong, Honey!
@@jilljones3664 no. It was thousands. The fans would have left the stadium after the game, which would have ended if he didn’t make the shot.
@@jilljones3664 u wrong he was right
Imagine that on your resume "Took the shot that tipped a game in overtime and saved an entire arena of fans from getting hit by a tornado."
@@jilljones3664there was 14,000 fans in the stadium so yes Mykal Riley did save thousands of lives...
i remember that day clearly. Could have gone to the game that was to be played right after this one, and if I had, me and my friend would likely have been on the street heading for the Dome when the tornado struck. It's funny how, at the time you make it, you don't realize that you may have made a life-saving decision.
I could be wrong, but I was told by a friend that when you walk into the Dome, you're actually already on the main concourse level. If so, that would mean the field is actually below ground. The people on the lower level of seating would have been the safest, but there's a lot of concrete in the Dome.
The Pit in Albuquerque is like that.
the tornado was about 150 yards from the Dome, if it would have taken a direct hit then it would have been much worse. The dome is only built to withstand wind to 80mph and the tornado was about 150mph
An EF1 a 150? No way
Man, that's freaky stuff. Glad everyone was okay.
That was crazy
Ended up being a 63 minute delay too. Glad no one got hurt in there.
I just heard on the Weather Channel that someone in the arena was injured and is in critical condition at an ATL hospital..hope they make it..pray for the best.
Was just reminded of this had never seen video of it... never seen a tornado, just a funnel cloud one time that didn't touch down.
We were in Auburn for my grandpa's funeral and were watching this live. It was crazy.
It was scary to be there, too! It hit right behind me.
i love how they use the telestrator and analize it like its part of the game. LOL. go sports announcers go!
Ummm...it WAS part of the game.
@@jilljones3664 he was talking about the tornado you idiot
I'm guessing the deep voice was the announcer stating that there was a severe storm/tornado near by. And possibly thunder or rain deepening his voice, but it was hard to tell with the chants and talking in the background.
It was, he was saying "Ladies and gentlemen, severe weather conditions still exist in Downtown Atlanta"
And btw, why did the P.A. announcers voice get real low and slowed down at the very end of this video?
It was severe weather..they weren't sure if a actual tornado hit the arena..
I was at the old Club Europe and went right through this same tornado.
lol "a dome is the safest place you can be during a tornado" "uh i hope you're right"
Thanks for uploading this. Also, it was the quarterfinals, not the championship.
Its the GEORGIA DOME, built tough!! Real tough!
Now..The GEORGIA DOME Is No More😪🤦🏾♂️.
Rip but at least we have one of the biggest and most modern stadium in the us
This was crazy.My brother was at this game an he said it sounded like a train was coming trough the building.#HailState
LOL I'd be getting out from under the swinging rafters
@CHICKENNUGGETS1011 I don't believe Atlanta has (or had) sirens.
Wow! SURELY they do have. Northern Georgia is in Dixie Alley. It didn't take the poeple at the game long to figure out what they were dealing with, either. That roar like a freight train clatterting down the track is a sound you don't forget once you've heard it and a lot of people in Georgia probably HAVE heard it before.
You can actually hear it at the start 😳
i juss watched storm stories and i forgot all about this and this was a wild night down there...i got relatives in atlanta and norcross.
Wow you got all the action and thisjust happend few minutes ago.Nice! Im glade we are all ok. Pretty scary how the sound is just like a train.
"Debris, Dusty we have debris!"
"Debris?!"
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Paxton (don't leave us too soon Helen Hunt)
Timestamp?
Sorry about that..hope everything gets better..
just imagine if Bama didn't make that shot
IKR! I can't even imagine how many people would have probably died if the game didn't go into overtime
the last 3 seconds when the commenter's voice slows down to a demonic growl. ahahahahaha
That was hilarious
Crazy... There are a lot of buildings in Atlanta that are damaged.
was @ the game when this happened. the audio in the clip deosn't come close to doing it justice. everyone there was uneasy even after the game resumed.
This game aired on WTTO CW21.
My brother was at this game, and caught a piece of debris.
@HurtTurtle69420 christ all mighty I do now
A year before the DTV Transition
i still cant believe that a tornado hit ATL.
That would be scary.
Oh wow, I think I would have literally panicked! That is a scary scene!
hey, thanks for posting.
I'm actually surprised it didn't take the Southern Company highrise down
I like how at 0:09 before they say there is a torndao warning they all get up fast and walk leave
Yeah, If I was there I probably would have done the same thing and then run into the bathroom.
Who was the player who hit that game-tying shot at the buzzer?
Mykal Riley for Alabama.
I would have freaked out if I was there!
Same here!
yes, i get your point but would you rather be outside?
There's supposed to be more severe weather in the Atlanta area today...
Homeless Guy: Never go into dome buildings, once you go in, you never come out.
Me & my friend were watching this game when the storm hit and we were waiting on the UK vs UGA game then we found out what happened and the next day we were hit by a strong ef1 tornado
Lateral thinking
Yeah, today wasn't fun. I think downtown didn't have anything that compared to last night, but the rest of North Georgia didn't have a very good day.
Thats a good point. That would have been REALLY bad.
FTR, a domed stadium like that is supposed to be one of the safest places during a tornado. Even the commentators mentioned that.
Those fans were pretty lucky, and I'm glad no one was hurt by this.
Pretty neat video.
Just letting you know that during a tornado, one of the worst places you could be in under a bridge.......
thats a good point i never thought of that that may be true
at 1:13 you can see insulation flying through the camera's view. that wouldve been scary. my pants would be pissed if i was there!
That must have been scary.
I was inside the Georgia Dome watching this game when it was hit. It was very scary. Looked up and the scoreboard was rocking back and forth. People were pushing each other to get up the stairs and into the more "guarded" areas up inside the concourse of the Dome. You can sort of see that happening if you look at the stands at the begininng of this video.
Sorry bout the double post..
I think the storm probably has passed by now..
That was probably very scary.
I couldn't get tickets to the game, so I worked the night shift for a coworker that did have tickets.
That is wrong. With a freespan roof like that, a dome is one of the WORST places to be in.
The roof is made of fabric
A dome is one of the safest places to be during a tornado or a hurricane it is built underground with lots of concrete
"were hearing some rumbling behind us"
Looks like God wasn't happy with that fail lol
agreed, very very well said
(WEATHER MAN)whats that? folks it is 4:45 back to college basket ball
Well I would hope they take the camera people down. Then again, you couldn't pay me enough to be up there, and that's one more reason why!
lol the funny part is that u can here sum people screaming to get out. Your in a dome for gods sake, u cant get much safer than that!
i hope your right....wow
So the tornado didn't harm the dome just some debris?
A new stadium for The Falcons is in the works..
Earthquake!!!!!
Well, rule # 1 in a game, expect the unexpected!
Electric AF!!
The protection of GOD!
Aye, it's the stupidity of the people. They're screaming to get out because the scaffolding is swaying back and forth and there's a tornado, however, they weren't taking time to actually think about why it was moving. Running to leave the building so you can brave the tornado on your own? Smart.
How bout in Orlando or Miami
alright buddy... get over it...
Wow.
I hear it oh my its loud
i wish i was there!
Amazing.
@7inchesSoft only if god existed would that actually make sense
@irishcajun85 *Fortune 500 COMPANIES, mah bad ;)
i would've panicked!!!
You're just that stoned.
The Falcons nest is round
No corners for the wind to grab ahold to and ripp off.
It is safer
God was totally there..I can't believe it passed right by them.
Ahhh! Cloverfield!
It only takes seconds, maybe a minute, for a tornado to pass a place
No, not necessarily. It depends on the size of the tornado and what its forward speed is.
@@jilljones3664it took the el Reno tornado 40 minutes to pass through a highway in 2013.
What idiot lets them continue to play while under a tornado warning.
That's what I said!
@@ninaouellette1059they probably didn’t know.
awesome
Forget the thousands of people watching... save the teams!
OMG
lol at the last 3 seconds
intence
God is a Gator fan and was sore that they lost.
@xake19 How many political views and religions did you just blend together? And how much better are you for wishing death and destruction on anyone? An open-mind is supposed to rely on intelligence and understand the need to enlighten people, not play on stereotypes. BTW, Atlanta ranks No. 4 in cities with Fortune 500 cities within its borders, behind NYC, Houston and Dallas....to be clear, that's ahead of ANY city in NJ, CA, MA, and CT, and not behind any of them :))) R.I.P. the victim...
go gamecocks!