Historic Multi Day Tornado/Flooding Event 4/23-28/2011

apocalypt-flyer · #401 Postby **apocalypt-flyer** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:11 pm

Yes Holy "This will get you banned" indeed. Good GOD.

#402 Postby **Texas Snowman** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:12 pm

Bunkertor wrote:Tusca = Moore

I'm afraid you may be right. Horrifying tornado moving through a heavily populated area. EF5?

#403 Postby **RL3AO** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:13 pm

Bunkertor · #404 Postby **Bunkertor** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:16 pm

Picking up in S IL

#405 Postby **RL3AO** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:18 pm

180kts shear over Tuscaloosa.

#406 Postby **Texas Snowman** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:19 pm

ABC 33/40 reports numerous homes flattened in Tuscaloosa County.

TV station's storm spotter says the Tuscaloosa tornado is one mile wide.

Did it pass through the University of Alabama campus?

#407 Postby **RL3AO** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:20 pm

This thing is heading straight towards the Birmingham metro.

#408 Postby **wxman57** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:20 pm

Just installed a free 21 day demo of GR Analyst 2 (takes seconds):
http://www.grlevelx.com/gr2analyst/

You can create volumetric scans of the tornadic cells in Alabama, like the one below. Seeing some tremendous rotation in some of the cells today. Here's a scan of the tornado near Tuscaloosa, AL:

#409 Postby **Ivanhater** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:21 pm

Oh my God

#410 Postby **RL3AO** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:23 pm

Radar velocity suggests at minimum an EF4.

Bunkertor · #411 Postby **Bunkertor** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:23 pm

Hopefully the F word users get pardonned by vmfrank :cry:

#412 Postby **badger70** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:25 pm

Second tornadic circulation headed for Tuscaloosa.

EDIT: DCH medical center and ___ mall -- total destruction. (per ABC 33/40 mets)

#413 Postby **Texas Snowman** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:25 pm

Ham radio report out of Tuscaloosa: destruction at University Mall and at the medical center

#414 Postby **brunota2003** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:26 pm

TFGQ · #415 Postby **TFGQ** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:28 pm

anyone got a count of how many watches and warnings that have been issued in the last 2 days

#416 Postby **badger70** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:28 pm

Funnel over Northport (per ABC 33/40 mets).

#417 Postby **Dave** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:29 pm

JOHNSON IL-WILLIAMSON IL-
527 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
WILLIAMSON AND EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

AT 522 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 4
TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF MARION. THE LINE OF STORMS PRODUCING THIS FUNNEL
AND POTENTIALLY ADDITIONAL TORNADOES EXTENDS FROM PITTSBURG TO 4
MILES EAST OF VIENNA...IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SIMPSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3786 8872 3734 8872 3734 8891 3762 8891
3786 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 244DEG 40KT 3778 8880 3742 8878

#418 Postby **Extratropical94** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:30 pm

watches:
April 26: 212-224 -> 13 watches
April 27: 225-240 -> 16 watches
29 watches in 2 days

Bunkertor · #419 Postby **Bunkertor** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:32 pm

#420 Postby **brunota2003** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:35 pm

Please save cam images if you see a tor on cam, I have duty tonight and will be away from the comp most of the night.

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