STORM2K

Posted: **Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:40 pm**

On December 16, 2000, an F4 tornado struck Tuscaloosa, AL. 11 people were killed and 125 injured. 40 homes and 70 mobile homes were completely destroyed.

This was the deadliest tornado of 2000 (along with the Camilla, GA tornado.) This was also the deadliest December tornado since 1957.

A WBMA tower cam caught the tornado live and meteorologist James Spann received an Emmy Award for his broadcast on the tornado.

Here is the tower cam footage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Jyqy7qhsQ

Posted: **Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:53 pm**

That was one of the early gems of storm coverage. If the TowerCam hadn't caught the tornado to give the most obvious warning available, the death toll could have been much higher.

December tornado outbreaks aren't exactly common either...

Posted: **Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:20 pm**

WOW

That footage is amazing. :eek:

Posted: **Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:44 pm**

I remember that day well, I was watching that station live when that happened.

It snowed the next day. It was so odd.

Posted: **Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:25 pm**

Wow!

That tower cam operator is a moron though.

Posted: **Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:46 pm**

Category 5 wrote:Wow!

That tower cam operator is a moron though.

Well, some of the people commenting on YouTube said that tower cams can be difficult to operate. Sometimes, there can be a delay between movements.

STORM2K

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