The tornado weakened more as it neared Highway 77 and dissipated shortly after crossing County Road 114. Kay Ivey said in a statement that she has received reports of loss of life., Significant and dangerous weather continues to impact portions of Alabama, and I urge all folks in the path of these tornadoes and storm systems to remain on high alert, she said. The tornado crossed University Blvd in the Alberta City community. Vehicles were tossed 200 yards. Theres also a cap in place a few thousand feet up a layer of warm, dry desert air that will prevent air near the ground from rising most of the day. 2:43 p.m. - An EF-4 tornado cut through the heart of downtown Cullman, damaging more than 800 homes and 94 businesses, altering the cityscape before continuing on into Morgan and Marshall counties. It also was similar to the path. Several vehicles were picked up and thrown, and one pickup truck had its cab separated from the bed. (Video: Cesar Villasenor via Storyful), Storm updates between Thursday afternoon and evening. (2011, May 3). In all, 240 people died and more than 2,000 people were injured. NOAA National Weather Service. The weather service said numerous homes were damaged -- some significantly -- on River Run Road and the adjacent side streets. The tornado has a history of producing damage as it tracked from just south of Tuscaloosa to just south and east of Birmingham. As of 615 pm , there are currently no active warnings in effect in central Alabama. That especially includes areas near and north of Interstate 22 and along and south of Interstate 40, where the most widespread severe weather can be expected. Severe Storms. The tornados damage path appeared to be about a half mile wide as it passed south of the two communities, a vast expanse of downed trees and wires visible. Stephen Quinn, a reporter for the Birmingham ABC television affiliate, tweeted that, according to the local fire department, multiple people [were] pulled from their homes in Eagle Point subdivision and hospitalized from the tornado that passed about 10 miles southeast of the city in the Eagle Point subdivision. Just downstream, several manufactured homes in a cluster were shredded and thrown considerable distances, the weather service said. One of the survivors, Kelly Dobbs, made it through the collapse of a Hackleburg pharmacy where she worked that day, summing up the fine line between devastation and survival. The tornado lifted just to the west of Alabama Highway 79, about 2 miles north of the city of Tarrant, though the storm was not done. The tornado is one of the 10 longest tornado tracks on record in Alabama, coming in at No. Path of the F4 tornado that ravaged Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham, Alabama areas on April 27, 2011. That was certainly the same parent storm that produced what is likely to be more than one tornado along its trek across our area, weather service meteorologist Gerald Satterwhite said Friday via email. As the tornado approached Interstate 359, several buildings were destroyed including the Tuscaloosa County Emergency Operations Center. The frame of a manufactured home was thrown 250 yards and into a field. On the street corners and in the neighborhoods, thousands of citizens transformed into heroes by aiding the injured, searching for the missing, clearing debris, and volunteering from dawn to dusk. 2:30 p.m.: Tornado warning for Meridian, Miss. The tornado hit several homes along Sandy Ridge Road, where some of the deaths occurred. Instigating the severe weather is a high-altitude weather disturbance that ejected east out of the southern Rockies early Wednesday after passing through the Four Corners region. Winter Weather Warnings #alwx pic.twitter.com/U6DpeZeXIq, 6:00 p.m.: Tornado emergency extended into Columbiana and Wilsonville, about 30 miles southeast of Birmingham. pic.twitter.com/6yArwiZEz4. in Greene County. Special thanks to Sergeant Rocco Renno of the Hoover Police Department and Officer Chad Allinder of the Jefferson County Sherrif's Department for their assistance withground damage surveys in the Birmingham area. Residents across the Deep South NEED to prepare for significant weather today, including the very real potential for violent, long track tornadoes, wrote the Weather Service office in Jackson, Miss. Non-Precipitation Warnings Housing type, which includes large numbers of mobile homes, and the structure of communities, coupled with population density, puts more people in harms way, while trees and thick vegetation, along with rain-wrapped storms, frequently make it impossible to see a tornado coming. The tornado warning for Shelby and Talladega Counties has been cancelled. The warnings are in effect until 6 p.m. 3:55 p.m.: Tornado warning in northwest Georgia from same rotating storm that tracked across Alabama. At least 30 people were injured as the tornado carved a 10-mile (16-kilometer) path through Birmingham's northern suburbs, an area severely damaged by a much larger tornado a decade ago. But weather forecasters were already warning of worse to come that afternoon. Storms laid waste to state parks at Guntersville and Bucks Pocket, with an EF-2 tornado crossing the lake, toppling trees and destroying cabins, a chalet, a wing of the lodge, campers, cars and boats. The tornado continued northeast and struck the Chastain Manor Apartments at the north end of 34th Ave E. Buildings on the east side of this new 2 story apartment complex were completely destroyed, with only a pile of debris remaining and a few walls set into the hillside. The volume of snapped trees was enough to assign an EF-3 rating for this segment of the tornados path, the weather service said. Another tornado, an EF-3, had a 29.24-mile path through Perry, Bibb and Shelby counties and injured two people. The watch indicates a near certainty (95 percent chance) of at least one strong tornado that produces EF2 or higher damage on the 0 to 5 Enhanced Fujita scale. The tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011 cemented itself in the consciousness of every Alabamian who experienced it. [10][13][14][15] The tornado exited the Tuscaloosa area and weakened to low-end EF3 status while contracting back to .5 miles (0.80km) wide. Several suburbs in the area sustained catastrophic damage from the tornado as it tore through the west side of Birmingham, resulting in twenty fatalities. Know the location of the nearest shelter, or business that is open 24/7, wrote James Spann, a veteran meteorologist at ABC 33/40 in Birmingham known for walking Alabamians through scores of historic outbreaks. View annotated composite image. That means being able to shelter in a basement, storm cellar or interior room, away from windows, on the lowest floor of a site-built location at a moments notice. It continued through a dense forest towards Birmingham, this time downing thousands of trees and flattening more rural homes. Acquired May 2, 2011, this natural-color image shows a tornado track through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in the wake of a series of violent storms in the U.S. Southeast. This was the first video evidence that the tornado had touched the ground; the video, along with NEXRAD evidence of a tornado debris signature, prompted the National Weather Service office in Birmingham to declare a tornado emergency. However, with only manufactured homes in the path, there appear to be no damage indicators that will allow a higher rating.. Storm Spotters (SKYWARN) The tan-toned, debris-filled path passes through the center of town, affecting both commercial and residential properties. In fact, there were three just last year. Storms ranged from momentary supercells that laid waste to trees and power lines, to mile-wide behemoths leaving paths of more than a hundred miles through several counties. More EF-3 damage occurred along County Road 18, where the weather service said vehicles were moved or flipped, numerous trees were snapped, one site-built home was destroyed and others heavily damaged. Severe thunderstorms will break out in multiple zones shortly after lunchtime along the cold front near and east of the Mississippi River, and farther east across eastern Mississippi, northwest Alabama and Middle Tennessee. Spann also called for Alabamians to be a hero to call or text others to make sure theyre aware of the severe weather threat. The tornado maintained its strength as it continued through the neighborhood of Alberta City, leveling and sweeping away numerous block-foundation homes, and completely flattening two more apartment buildings and a shopping center along University Boulevard. Specific threats will depend on where one is in relation to the overarching storm system, but storms are expected to be both unusually widespread and intense across a large swath of area. Land The tornado that passed through Tuscaloosa caused more than 1,000 injuries and at least 65 deaths across several towns and cities, the highest number of fatalities from a single tornado in the United States since May 25, 1955. Twenty-four tornadoes were confirmed on December 16, 2000. Hazardous Weather Outlook, Current Conditions *Note: This story was updated to reflect the adjusted path of the Autauga tornado, which upon further analysis from the National Weather Service had a path length of 82.31 miles. The National Weather Service has spent the past few days tracing the path of Alabama's deadliest tornado since 2019. Meanwhile, radar indicated a rotating thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado over northeastern Birmingham at 4:45 p.m., sprinting northeast at 55 mph. Although the most widespread severe storms will threaten central and northeast Mississippi, much of Middle Tennessee and northern and western Alabama, the threat of at least a few tornadoes extends as far north as Louisville or Indianapolis. The tornado rapidly strengthened as it approached the Old Kingston community and reached EF-3 intensity. The weather service said the tornado continued northeast into Chambers County, causing EF-0 to EF-1 damage. The tornado passed south of downtown Brent and Centreville, sparing the most heavily populated neighborhoods, but several structures were heavily damaged or destroyed on Belcher Road. One of the deadly tornadoes that ripped through Lee County, Alabama, was upgraded Monday to an EF-4 after meteorologists determined it brought 170 mph winds and left a track almost a mile wide. The collected donations included toiletries, nonperishable food, bottled water, diapers, clean-up supplies and much more. The weather service said the tornado touched down in Autauga County and remained on the ground until it reached Chambers County on Alabamas eastern border with Georgia. Current Hazards It had top winds of 150 mph in several spots along its long path. "Just as cities and towns from all over Alabama came together to support Tuscaloosa in the aftermath of the devastating April 27, 2011 tornado, the City of Tuscaloosa will support the City of Selma on their road to recovery," Mayor Walt Maddox said when the drive was . It combines visible and infrared data to reveal damage unseen in conventional photographs. Along the way, it stripped a school bus down to its chassis. At least 7 now dead in Autauga County after storms, tornado strike Alabama, Did historic Selmas homes, monuments withstand possible tornado? The tornado then crossed the northern section of Lake Martin, damaging additional lakefront homes. This was the third tornado to strike the city of Tuscaloosa in the past decade, and the second in two weeks. Images of tornado damage near Tuscaloosa, Ala., seen on May 4, 2011. By the time the tornado reachedInterstate 65, it was evident that the storm was losing its energy. Alabama was hit the worst, with the first reported tornado hitting Marion and others hitting Tuscaloosa, Chilton County, and other locales. The supercell produced a large wedge tornado in rural Greene County, Alabama, which tracked towards the adjacent Tuscaloosa County at EF2 intensity, uprooting numerous trees and causing minor damage to structures. In the Concord area, the tornado became violent once again with total destruction noted to a few small retail shops along County Road 46. Tuscaloosa AL US 35487-0104: Primary Place of Performance Congressional District: 07: Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): RCNJEHZ83EV6 . State highways 45, 20 and 72 in Mississippi, as well as the Natchez Trace Parkway, Highways 43 and 72 in Alabama, and Highways 64, 43 and 412 in Tennessee are among the major routes that could be impacted by especially dangerous weather. 5:30 p.m. - An EF-3 tornado began a 71-mile path through Greene, Hale and Bibb counties, killing seven and injures more than 50. Farther south and north, severe thunderstorm activity may be a bit more scattered in nature, but some tornadoes, including a few significant ones, are possible in eastern Arkansas and southern Kentucky surrounding the moderate and high-risk areas. Cinder block construction homes in the surrounding neighborhood were completely destroyed, and in a few cases debris was swept away from the site. The tornado reached a maximum path width of 1.5 miles (2.4km) during its track through Tuscaloosa, and once again when it crossed Interstate 65 north of Birmingham, and attained estimated winds of 190mph (310km/h) shortly after passing through the city. The Storm Prediction Center even took an unusual step in mentioning potentially violent, long-track tornadoes, the term violent corresponding to twisters of EF4 to EF5 strength, the most extreme levels on the scale. Even a decade later, it seems hard to believe. The Storm Prediction Centers language in its forecast discussion is even stronger compared with the high-risk event last week, signaling the significant potential for an extreme event. Flash Flood Warnings On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Running roughly parallel to the tornado track is a contrail from a plane. At least two homes were shifted from their foundation. And, if they fall in a tornado warning polygon, call them or text them to let them know about the threat! #alwx pic.twitter.com/cpMwa23Q8L. "Some people designate this as a. All rights reserved (About Us). The storms had cut power to over 35,000 customers in Alabama. Help is needed #ALwx pic.twitter.com/UVRV6lOXRB, 4:50 p.m.: Tornado emergency south of Tuscaloosa due to large twister, while new tornado warning issued for northeast Birmingham, Massive tornado west of Greensboro, AL pic.twitter.com/KjFAG2bJfB. pic.twitter.com/ByAPwZ6JJK, 7:00 p.m.: Risk of tornadoes and severe weather lower but not eliminated into the evening. The Bethel Baptist Church also sustained significant damage to its roof, though the main structure of the building was still intact. Storm chaser footage provided confirmation of the large, dangerous tornado. The tornado crossed the river near Neely Road on the west bank and Kelly Road on the east bank. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. [8:05 PM]: An EF-1 tornado was confirmed by @NWSHuntsville meteorologists today across portions of Lawrence, Morgan, And Limestone counties. Meteorologists have rated the tornado that took seven lives in Autauga. The suburbs of Concord, Pleasant Grove, and McDonald Chapel, along with residential areas in northern Birmingham itself, were devastated. On March 1932, 33 tornadoes ripped through the southeastern United States and killed 359 people in six states over the course of two days. Tree trunks were snapped relatively close to the ground, and the bark was ripped from them. The tornado that killed seven people in Autauga County had a path that was 82 miles long and stretched through several counties. xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'">. Latest update on Tuscaloosa from Mayor Maddox. A single tornado may account for multiple reports along its path. Multiple locations were found. Many stations, including WIAT, the WBMA trimulcast, CBS affiliate WTVY (channel 4) in Dothan and NBC affiliate WSFA (channel 12) in Montgomery, showed television cameras capturing the event as the tornado which appeared wider than its estimated width during that section of the path as the condensation funnel was partially obscured by a debris cloud and a dense rain shaft moved east-northeast across the western and northern suburbs of Birmingham at high-end EF4 strength around 6:00p.m. CDT (23:00 UTC). The weather service said that the damage intensified as the tornado neared the Autauga-Elmore county line, where several site-built homes lost most of their roofs along County Road 68 East near Poplar Springs Road. In Florence, in the northwest corner of the state, a police officer was struck by lighting while setting up street barricades. 6:25 p.m.: Tornado warning discontinued for twister that tracked south of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Updated severe weather graphic with expands the higher threats areas farther southeast. Heres a look at the updated track of Thursdays deadly tornado from the preliminary storm report from the National Weather Service in Birmingham: The tornado touched down at 12:40 p.m. Jan. 12 west of U.S. Highway 82 near Independence, causing damage to nearby farms. A massive tornado tears through the town of Tuscaloosa, destroying everything in its path (from Tornado Rampage 2011) Show more. There have been reports of downed trees and damaged homes and businesses in Calhoun County and across the state, with some houses reduced to rubble. #alwx pic.twitter.com/0lqKYP5OwS. Radar confirmed tornado, with a history of producing damage, is moving down the SR-119 corridor, toward Meadow Brook, Inverness. The storm packed winds of 190 miles (310 kilometers per hour) and left a path of debris running southwest to northeast. 11:20 a.m. - An EF-1 tornado touched down in Decatur Industrial Park, damaging roofs and leaving damage. 8:12 p.m. - An EF-4 tornado killed nine along a 44-mile path through Elmore, Tallapoosa and Chambers counties in the Lake Martin area. The greatest risk exists across portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, where the moderate and high-risk categories are drawn. A marina on Holt Lake was significantly impacted, with numerous boats and a restaurant destroyed; some boats were tossed over 330 feet (100m) in this area. The Weather Service had already received reports of 24 twisters, 59 instances of damaging winds, and 49 reports of large hail. Its a call to prepare. April 27, 2011 Tornado outbreak remembered. Local Climatology He also recommended having multiple ways to receive storm warnings and not to rely on tornado sirens, which often cannot be heard indoors. National Weather Service The tornado formed near Moundville, which was also hit by a tornado during the outbreak last week. Tornado damage in Old Kingston and Marbury,AL. Meteorologists found at least EF-3 damage in the Kingston area of Autauga County, where seven people have died, and at least EF-2 damage in the Selma area. (Patch.com) TUSCALOOSA, AL The National Weather Service has issued a . javascript is enabled. #alwx #tornado #ohatchee pic.twitter.com/bPorzsebOY. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Zoom in on the map above and click or tap the icons to get more information about each reported tornado. Here is how the storms developed that day. A confirmed tornado, about 30 miles southwest of Birmingham, was sweeping to the northeast at 40 mph and headed in the direction of Birminghams southern suburbs. It was right in my face, he said. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration On April 27, 2011, a devastating tornado tore through Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Fire Weather Police were using the Sawmeal Restaurant as a checkpoint for southbound travelers, turning back the majority who did not live in the area. 6 on the list. [3] By the morning of April 27, the SPC upgraded to a high risk of severe weather,[4] noting that a dangerous tornado outbreak capable of producing several violent EF4 tornado or stronger on the Enhanced Fujita scale and long-track tornadoes was expected. Probably the closest video to the storm your going to see.. Drought Monitor Local Climate Data, Warnings and Other Products Your browser or your browser's settings are not supported. One fatality occurred at the destroyed mobile home seen at about :27 seconds in. [10][18], The National Weather Service determined the path length of this violent tornado to be 80.68 miles (129.84km) with a maximum damage path width of 1.5 miles (2.4km), or 2,600 yards (2,400m). Throughout the afternoon hours, in the wake of an earlier mesoscale convective system, the airmass across western and northern portions of Alabama began to quickly destabilize, with mixed layer convective available potential energy (CAPE) estimated in the 25004000 j/kg range and low-level dewpoints of 7072F surging northward from Louisiana. In total, five fatalities occurred along Sandy Ridge Road at three separate homes, the weather service said. The tornado then moved toward Coven Abbett Road and then Elbert Road, damaging several homes and destroying several boat houses. StormReady A long-track, destructive tornado continues plowing east, south of Birmingham, where a tornado emergency, the most severe alert for twisters, is in effect until 6:30 p.m. made it through the collapse of a Hackleburg pharmacy. This article was published more than1 year ago. As the tornado moved across a coal yard in this area, a 35.8-tonne (78,925lb) coal car was thrown 391ft (119m) through the air. At 5:15, The tornado Entered Alabama, the tornado turned slightly to the north hitting double springs, the tornado ground scoured up to 6 feet, suggesting the windspeed to be 297 mph, Bare slabs were left with slightly cracked roads and slabs. The following detailed information was obtained fromNWS survey teamdamage experts. Hurricane Preparedness Previsin de 7 Das In all, 299 Alabamians were killed in the outbreak. Its just destruction in those areas, Brown said. 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