DUNWOODY, Ga. - A 20th anniversary commemoration of the tornado that devastated Dunwoody on April 9, 1998, is planned Sunday and Monday, April 8 and 9.
Coordinated by the Dunwoody Preservation, the city of Dunwoody and the Dunwoody Crier, events are free and open to the public.
A community gathering will be held Sunday, April 8 at 2 p.m. at the Kingsley Racquet and Swim Clubhouse. A panel of guests will discuss the scope and rebuilding process that displaced 1,500 Dunwoody families and destroyed 750 acres of land.
On Monday, April 9, a tree-planting will be held at the Donaldson-Bannister historic property in commemoration of the Replant the Dunwoody Forest initiative that brought 20,000 new trees back into the community.
PHOTOS: The tornado of 1998
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