kanc2001 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Confirmed to be multi-vortexed. What a violent tornado this is... one mile wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Doubtful that that cell hits birmingham.... Tuscaloosa about to get pounded again check out that velocity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose4 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Oh hell, is that a second hook west of Tuscaloosa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triadwx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Another one in Tuscaloosa popping up on the radar.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 More TW's coming out of RAH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 DCH Regional Medical Center damaged and nearby mall REPORTEDLY destroyed. Hospital is not destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 University mall destroyed along with a medical center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Jesus another one in Tuscaloosa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 the video on channel 33 with span IS INSANE Watching it. He's a great TV met. Awesome coverage! 1 mile wide..huge destruction from this already, I can't imaging how horrific its going to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Gardendale, Tarrant is in deep trouble from the tuscaloosa tornado... I would call anyone who lives there and warn them to take cover immediately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Look out near Winston-Salem, tornado warning s starting to pop up nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose4 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 North Carolina: New warning for the Greensboro metro area: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 619 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHEASTERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 700 PM EDT. * AT 618 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLFAX...OR 6 MILES WEST OF HIGH POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLFAX... SUMMERFIELD... LAKE TOWNSEND... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 That's was some of the best footage I've seen.....may be up there with May 3, 1999 Moore Ok. Another funnel cloud on the Tuscaloosa cam. This is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 If that destroyed the medical center then some of the Alabama campus is destroyed... cause it is right inside of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Another confirmation of a tornadic storm west of Tuscaloosa. No one over there should leave from their shelter spot just yet. Velocities suggesting this could wind up being something significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 OMG another one for Toscaloosa ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 University mall destroyed along with a medical center. "Some windows blown out, awning off, trees down" checking for structural damage, and a bunch of fire alarms going off, sounds like a mess, but not destruction as first mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triadwx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 North Carolina: New warning for the Greensboro metro area: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 619 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHEASTERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 700 PM EDT. * AT 618 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLFAX...OR 6 MILES WEST OF HIGH POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLFAX... SUMMERFIELD... LAKE TOWNSEND... That storm just came through here, nothing but heavy rain. It has come from no where, and now a tornado on the radar. This is happening all real quickly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Little surprised nothing has fired in eastern Alabama and western Georgia.......there are supercells surrounding north Georgia everywhere except to the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 "Some windows blown out, awning off, trees down" checking for structural damage, and a bunch of fire alarms going off, sounds like a mess, but not destruction as first mentioned Hard to keep track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Cell heading straight towards Birmingham Metro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 "Some windows blown out, awning off, trees down" checking for structural damage, and a bunch of fire alarms going off, sounds like a mess, but not destruction as first mentioned I was just going to post that. Hopefully it is much better than first reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Weather Monger Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Somber evening weather warriors. Pray that wedge tornado that went through Tuscaloosa winds down soon. Headed straight for Birmingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Just got myself in a bad situation in High Point, NC. In case anyone is wondering, the place not to be in a tornado warned cell with 2" hail is a dugout at your kid's baseball practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 For the cell nearing Birmingham: Tornadic Thunderstorm Tuscaloosa County, AL 65 dBZ Severe Hail: 100% Max Size: 2.00" Echo Top: 58,000 ft. (Nice top) VIL: 86 kg/m² Radar Site: DGX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I was just going to post that. Hopefully it is much better than first reported. Critical infrastructure, Police, Fire, EMS, seem to be fully operational there per the Mayor, so in that regard, they faired pretty well considering and are staffed and capable of dealing with the situation. Police headquarters had a close call, but did ok, as did the hospital it would appear. Some reports of damage at UA, but unconfirmed atm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I know the focus is on the BHM tornado but the wording from spc was pretty amazing in their update I can't imagine if this tornado makes it into BHM as strong as it currently is. TWC is showing new video and it's breathtakingly scary. TORNADO OUTBREAK WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF MS/AL INTO NORTHWEST GA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS/LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! CITIES AND AREAS AT GREATEST RISK INCLUDE BIRMINGHAM...HUNTSVILLE...THE I-59 CORRIDOR OF NORTHERN AL...AND I-65 NEAR/NORTH OF BIRMINGHAM. A NUMBER OF SEMI-DISCRETE/LONG-LIVED TORNADIC SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO FORM WITHIN A PRE-DRYLINE/PRE-COLD FRONTAL WARM SECTOR FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL MS NORTHEASTWARD INTO MUCH OF NORTHERN AL. OTHER TORNADIC STORMS CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A MODIFYING EFFECTIVE WARM FRONTAL-TYPE BOUNDARY ACROSS FAR NORTHERN AL IN THE GENERAL VICINITIES OF DECATUR/HUNTSVILLE. THE SPATIALLY WIDE WARM SECTOR IS VERY UNSTABLE AMID MIDDLE-UPPER 60S F SURFACE DEWPOINTS...WITH LOWER 70S F SURFACE DEWPOINTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN/MS. MLCAPE VALUES ARE AS HIGH AS 2000-4000 J/KG WITHIN THE WEAKLY CAPPED WARM SECTOR. RECENT REGIONAL WSR-88D VWP DATA IS INDICATIVE OF AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL WIND SPEEDS/HODOGRAPH CURVATURE OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...WITH 0-1 KM SRH VALUES NOW ESTIMATED TO BE IN EXCESS OF 300-400 M2/S2 AND 0-3 KM SRH IN EXCESS OF 600 M2/S2 PER BIRMINGHAM/HUNTSVILLE WSR-88D VWPS. THIS WILL REMAIN HIGHLY FAVORABLE FOR LONG-LIVED STRONG/POTENTIALLY VIOLENT TORNADOES WITH ANY SUSTAINED SUPERCELLS WITHIN THE BROAD/VOLATILE WARM SECTOR INTO THIS EVENING. WHILE STRONG TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUSTAINED SUPERCELLS WITHIN PDS TORNADO WATCH 232/235...THE RELATIVELY HIGHEST CONCERN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WOULD APPEAR TO BE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL AL AND NORTHERN HALF OF AL INTO FAR NORTHWEST GA. HERE...IN ADDITION TO THE AFOREMENTIONED RESIDUAL SURFACE BOUNDARY...RELATIVELY STRONG/BACKED LOW LEVEL FLOW IS EVIDENT IN 21Z SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS AMID A RELATIVE MAXIMA OF 2-HR PRESSURE FALLS...ESPECIALLY ALONG/NORTH OF I-20 IN NORTHERN AL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Weather channel was just showing a live feed of the tornado.. Unreal.. The thing is tremendous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieBlizzard Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Guys, that coverage was one of the most emotional things I have ever seen. I have most of family between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Please keep them in your prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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