yoda Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 **** Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 241 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ALC125-172000- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210317T2000Z/ Tuscaloosa AL- 241 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY... At 241 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located near Shelton State Community College, or 9 miles south of Tuscaloosa, moving northeast at 30 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Public confirmed tornado. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible. Locations impacted include... Tuscaloosa, Moundville, Coaling, University Mall, McFarland Mall, Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Bryant Denny Stadium, Englewood, Little Sandy, Maxwell, University Of Alabama Quad, Taylorville, Hull, Mound State Park, Duncanville and Stillman College. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob1 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Rather ominous TDS on the tornado approaching Tuscaloosa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Nice cc drop storm south of Tuscaloosa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob's Burgers Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Very large TDS 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayman Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Yeah, the Tuscaloosa TOG is confirmed and headed towards the old McFarland Mall, Cottondale, Holt, and Lake Tuscaloosa areas of the east side of the Tuscaloosa urban area It's a multi-vortices TOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Confirmed TOG SE of Miller, AL in Marengo County and another TOG near Quinton/Dora AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderately Unstable Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I was wondering how long the pds on that was going to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 To think we got another 13 hours of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowenOutThere Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Strong Debris ball on the Tuscaloosa Tornado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob1 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 The TDS south of Tuscaloosa is getting ridiculous, something bad is happening unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrklem10 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayman Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 There are 5 TOGs from what I am hearing right across Central Alabama. 2 are within the Greater Birmingham area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Hopefully those are mostly just trees on that Tuscaloosa debris ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 248 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ALC073-172015- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210317T2015Z/ Jefferson AL- 248 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY... At 247 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Cardiff, or near Sumiton, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. Locations impacted include... Gardendale, Adamsville, Graysville, Brookside, West Jefferson, Cardiff, Sayre and Partridge Crossroads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeNormanStormin Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Anyone with a stream of the Tuscaloosa storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUWX Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Seems like it may be weakening now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Sounds like we are going to be really lucky if one of these tornados today doesn't hit a highly populated area with as many as there have been already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayman Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, Brick Tamland said: Sounds like we are going to be really lucky if one of these tornados today doesn't hit a highly populated area with as many as there have been already. Yes, we would be for sure. These storms are dangerously close to the urbanized areas along I-20/59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamabonners Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherguysc Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, lilj4425 said: Hopefully those are mostly just trees on that Tuscaloosa debris ball. It's moving into a residential area with schools as I type based on radar position verse google maps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Trees and telephone poles down on Patrick Reilly's stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamabonners Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Oh dear... I pray folks are in shelter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob1 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, weatherguysc said: It's moving into a residential area with schools as I type based on radar position verse google maps. Rotation looks pretty broad ATM thankfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, LakeNormanStormin said: Anyone with a stream of the Tuscaloosa storm? https://livestormchasing.com/chasers/brad.arnold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Ominous sky on Brad Arnold's stream. May be a tornado in there somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Rotation very broad on Tuscaloosa storm thankfully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUWX Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Tuscaloosa may get hit again. There’s another storm right behind the current one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamabonners Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Second storm moving into tuscaloosa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLarsen34 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 SPC just issued a MD mentioning that the threat for strong-violent tornadoes should be increasing in the next 1-3 hours back in W MS, SE AR, and NE LA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryHavoc Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 A large number of cars on John Humphress stream are driving directly toward a tornado that's on the ground. Insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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