The morning of March 2, 1975 dawned warm and humid across Georgia. As the day wore on in Atlanta temperatures continued to climb, meanwhile across the Mississippi Valley a strong cold front was heading eastward. As that system gathered momentum and pushed into the warmer weather a strong line of severe thunderstorms erupted across Alabama. By afternoon violent weather was approaching Atlanta and tornadoes developed.

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