Tornado outbreak February 28-March 2, 20 dead, EF4 in Kansas

#262 Postby **jasons2k** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:41 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
437 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

ALC073-012315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-070301T2315Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
437 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR
JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 432 PM CST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR PLEASANT GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BIRMINGHAM AND HOMEWOOD BY 445 PM CST
BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT...TARRANT...MOUNTAIN BROOK AND FULTONDALE BY 450
PM CST
IRONDALE BY 455 PM CST
CENTER POINT BY 500 PM CST
TRUSSVILLE AND PINSON BY 505 PM CST

ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM WAS INDICATED IN NORTHEAST JEFFERSON COUNTY
JUST NORTHWEST OF PINSON. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

#263 Postby **jasons2k** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:42 pm

#264 Postby **jasons2k** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:44 pm

#265 Postby **Pebbles** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:49 pm

The 8 deaths that happened in Enterprise are from the high school. No number on how many of those were students/adults.

13 total deaths so far in AL. And the outbreak is not over yet *sighs*

#266 Postby **jasons2k** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:04 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
444 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

ALC073-012315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-070301T2315Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
444 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 440 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOWNTOWN
BIRMINGHAM...NEAR THE INTERSECTIONS OF INTERSTATES 65 AND 20.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT...TARRANT...FULTONDALE AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GARDENDALE BY 450 PM CST
CENTER POINT AND IRONDALE BY 455 PM CST
PINSON AND PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE BY 500 PM CST
TRUSSVILLE BY 505 PM CST

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

Website · #267 Postby **Brent** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:07 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
501 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

ALC073-012315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-070301T2315Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
501 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR JEFFERSON
COUNTY...

AT 457 PM CST...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR THE BIRMINGHAM
AIRPORT. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION...
DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH
STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF NORTH
JOHNS...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING NICKEL HAIL IN ADDITION
TO ROTATION.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HUEYTOWN AND SYLVAN SPRINGS BY 510 PM CST
PLEASANT GROVE...BRIGHTON...MIDFIELD AND FAIRFIELD BY 515 PM CST

#268 Postby **simplykristi** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:10 pm

What time did the tornado hit at the high school? Some of us work.

Kristi

#269 Postby **Pebbles** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:13 pm

simplykristi wrote:What time did the tornado hit at the high school? Some of us work.

Kristi

I believe it was about 1:15 local time.

HurricaneBill · #270 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:13 pm

Pebbles wrote:The 8 deaths that happened in Enterprise are from the high school. No number on how many of those were students/adults.

13 total deaths so far in AL. And the outbreak is not over yet *sighs*

What are the other 5 deaths from?

#271 Postby **simplykristi** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:15 pm

That is sooo sad about all the deaths.

Kristi

Website · #272 Postby **Brent** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:15 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:
Pebbles wrote:The 8 deaths that happened in Enterprise are from the high school. No number on how many of those were students/adults.

13 total deaths so far in AL. And the outbreak is not over yet *sighs*

What are the other 5 deaths from?

Millers Ferry in Wilcox County.

The local met just said 13 in Enterprise, 5 in Millers Ferry. :cry:

#273 Postby **Pebbles** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:15 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:
Pebbles wrote:The 8 deaths that happened in Enterprise are from the high school. No number on how many of those were students/adults.

13 total deaths so far in AL. And the outbreak is not over yet *sighs*

What are the other 5 deaths from?

Wilcox county... believe the are from a mobile home park

P.S. a picture that was taken of the enterprise tornado just came over a live feed. It looks like it was a pretty large wedge.

snoopj · #274 Postby **snoopj** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:21 pm

Pebbles wrote:P.S. a picture that was taken of the enterprise tornado just came over a live feed. It looks like it was a pretty large wedge.

When I was watching it on radar, I was getting values from the storm that showed it was intense. I felt sick watching that move through Enterprise.

--snoopj

#275 Postby **jasons2k** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:21 pm

Another one:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
514 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TARRANT...PLEASANT GROVE...MOUNTAIN
BROOK...MINOR...MIDFIELD...LIPSCOMB...IRONDALE...HUEYTOWN...
HOMEWOOD...FULTONDALE...FORESTDALE...FAIRFIELD...CENTER POINT...
BRIGHTON...BIRMINGHAM...BESSEMER

* UNTIL 600 PM CST

* AT 510 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HUEYTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR...
FAIRFIELD...MIDFIELD...BRIGHTON AND PLEASANT GROVE BY 520 PM CST
HOMEWOOD AND FORESTDALE BY 525 PM CST
BIRMINGHAM...FULTONDALE AND MOUNTAIN BROOK BY 530 PM CST
BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT BY 535 PM CST

#276 Postby **Pebbles** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:24 pm

snoopj wrote:When I was watching it on radar, I was getting values from the storm that showed it was intense. I felt sick watching that move through Enterprise.

--snoopj

Ditto on the sick feeling watching it.

I hate to keep sharing such sad info but know some are at work and may not be able to keep tabs with live feeds.
It's being reported so far there are also 40 injured in Enterprise.

snoopj · #277 Postby **snoopj** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:28 pm

snoopj wrote:That storm near the AL/FL border looks about ready to hit the Enterprise, AL area. Getting impressive Storm Relative Velocity values near each other -68kt/+63kt. Also, GR2Analyst includes another rotation value called NROT. Anything above 1.0 is for concern. Anything 2.5 and above is extreme. This storm has a value of 2.4.

--snoopj

This is what I had at the time. I noticed a 2.7 value shortly after as it rolled through. Ugh. I still feel sick thinking about just watching it live again.

#278 Postby **Dean4Storms** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:41 pm

Reports of Homes destroyed in Winston County.

#279 Postby **CrazyC83** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:44 pm

Tornado in Birmingham now...

HurricaneBill · #280 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:49 pm

Pebbles wrote:
P.S. a picture that was taken of the enterprise tornado just came over a live feed. It looks like it was a pretty large wedge.

Wow, I wonder if it might possibly have been an EF4.

Tornado outbreak February 28-March 2, 20 dead, EF4 in Kansas

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