SmokeEater Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 607 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC007-065-105-125-272345- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0115.000000T0000Z-110427T2345Z/ PERRY AL-HALE AL-BIBB AL-TUSCALOOSA AL- 607 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA... BIBB...NORTHERN HALE AND NORTHERN PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR HARPER HILL...PHIPPS...AND WATEROAK... AT 604 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AKRON...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF GREENSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BRENT...CENTREVILLE...MERTZ...LOW GAP...HARRISBURG...EOLINE...WEST CENTREVILLE...VANCE...TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST AND WEST BLOCTON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 This may the worst storm I have seen since the Moore-OKC 5/3/99 F5. I hope I have exaggerating a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 As bad as this is, it is VERY fortunate that it moved more left as it approached Birmingham and missed the heavily populated downtown and south side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 4 miles northwest of downtown Birmingham public reports buildings missing via TWC twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongoose Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Normally with these early reports I would urge caution with taking them verbatim, but coupled with the radar signatures unfortunately this type of damage is not only possible but probable. Agreed I urge caution. But coupled with signatures this is an EF4-EF5 tornado. However it doesn't matter. EF4 or EF5 is incredibly life threatening. Good grief we can only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEHOCEY77 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Cell to the SW of BHM just as bad. Direct track towards the KBXM radar site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Debris ball heading towards Centreville, AL it looks like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbo Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Wall cloud on cam just north of Downtown Birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongoose Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 82 reports so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 WFUS54 KBMX 272318 TORBMX ALC009-073-115-280015- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0119.110427T2318Z-110428T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 618 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 715 PM CDT * AT 614 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR CENTER POINT...OR NEAR PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. AT 600 PM A LARGE TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN NORTHERN METRO BIRMINGHAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Parts of Tuscaloosa reported as unrecognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Absolutely INCREDIBLE video from Tuscaloosa... http://www.twitvid.com/4W6PU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Side note tornado warning for south DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Those storms along nrn AL seem to be taking in all that helicity from the retreating cold pool acting like a warm front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Sirens going off here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongoose Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Hey! Thanks to you ALL for your dedication for reporting the latest weather information. Organization is weakining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Debris falling out of the sky on Mike Phelps cam, clothing, sheet metal, etc. http://stormscapelive.com/michael-phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 621 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC049-272345- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110427T2345Z/ DEKALB AL- 621 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY... AT 615 PM CDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR GERALDINE...HEADING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH TOWARD GROVE OAK. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PEEKS CORNER...FYFFE...GUEST...LEBANON...SHILOH...COLLBRAN...POWELL... RAINSVILLE...DOG TOWN...PINE RIDGE...FORT PAYNE...SYLVANIA AND ADAMSBURG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 65 DBZ debris ball heading directly towards Eoline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongoose Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 "Total destruction" in Fultondale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 TWC reporting a mile-wide damage path is Tuscaloosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 TWC just reported 32 total fatalities from this event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 my cousin just confirmed to me that the hospital in Tuscaloosa is "destroyed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Tuscaloosa mayor says his city is "devastated" and "catastrophic" 1 fatality, "parts of the city have literally been obliterated" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Jasper TN intense couplet heading for the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlebrick Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 mayor of tuscaloosa saying parts of tuscaloosa are obliterated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHWxWatcher Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Just as a note to the size of the system overall, there are tornado watches from the Canadian border to not quite the Gulf of Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Anymore silly posts from anyone (yes you mongoose) and you will be immediately 5 posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 John Brown on SevereStudios looks to have just headed for shelter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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