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

[Texas Snowman]

CBS 42 reports that Tuscaloosa mayor reports at least 15 fatalities in his town...

[Texas Snowman]

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/48909/todays-tornado-onslaught-cente.asp

As of 9:45 p.m. EDT, there have been 126 reports of tornadoes, according to the Storm Prediction Center. Most of these tornadoes have touched down in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.

'74 Super Outbreak was 148.

Count is now up to 127...

[Bunkertor]

935
WFUS54 KBMX 280200
TORBMX
ALC017-280300-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0135.110428T0200Z-110428T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
900 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 900 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR CAMP HILL THAT HAS PRODUCED DAMAGE ON THE
GROUND. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

[Dave]

Talked to my sister in Knoxville TN and her car has been basically destroyed by baseball & larger size hail. Also holes in the roof of the house. They were going back to their safe room as we were speaking because of another tornado warning issued just to their south. All are ok...no injuries.

[GCANE]

Torando approaching Lafayette AL


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
900 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 900 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR CAMP HILL THAT HAS PRODUCED DAMAGE ON THE
GROUND. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE...STROUD...LANETT...VALLEY...RIDGE GROVE...WEST
CHAMBERS...STURKIE...OAK BOWERY...TRAMMEL CROSSROADS AND PENTON.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 77 THROUGH 79...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

[GCANE]

Cell approaching Clanton AL looks bad.

50K ft, TVS and moving into STP bulls-eye.

[Bunkertor]

Talked to my sister in Knoxville TN and her car has been basically destroyed by baseball & larger size hail. Also holes in the roof of the house. They were going back to their safe room as we were speaking because of another tornado warning issued just to their south. All are ok...no injuries.

Sh1te

[GCANE]

Looks like Atlanta is starting to cap.

[Texas Snowman]

Don't know what his source is, so take this with a grain of salt.

But Bart Comstock (@SvrWxChaser) is reporting via Twitter that a three story hotel has collapsed due to the tornado near Rome, Georgia.

He says multiple victims reported.

If true, this is apparently from the same tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.

EDIT: @TWCBreaking (The Weather Channel Breaking) is now reporting the same thing via an emergency management official.

[Halah]

Don't know what his source is, so take this with a grain of salt.

But Bart Comstock (@SvrWxChaser) is reporting via Twitter that a three story hotel has collapsed due to the tornado near Rome, Georgia.

He says multiple victims reported.

If true, this is apparently from the same tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.

EDIT: @TWCBreaking (The Weather Channel Breaking) is now reporting the same thing via an emergency management official.

WSB-TV reported the same thing but I haven't heard anything further.

[Texas Snowman]

Again, not sure where his source is (I think it may be from ABC 33/40, he just quoted them on another statement).

Just heartbreaking news continues to come out of Tuscaloosa...


@SvrWxChaser (Bart Comstock)
#BREAKING: EMA in AL expecting fatalities to rise exponentially in Tuscaloosa in the wake of a possible #EF5 #Tornado

[Texas Snowman]

@TWCBreaking: "Extensive damage reported in Dadeville, AL. "Direct hit", per emerg. manager."

By my count, that makes Cullman, Tuscaloosa, Brimingham metro, Hackleburg, Pleasant Grove, and who knows how many other Alabama towns have been hammered today...

[GCANE]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0646
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0920 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...AL AND FAR SERN MS

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 235...

VALID 280220Z - 280245Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 235 CONTINUES.

A NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL BE COORDINATED SOON FOR ERN...CENTRAL AND
SRN AL...AND FAR SERN MS GIVEN A TORNADO THREAT EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

MID EVENING REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY SHOWED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
OVER SERN TO ERN AL WITH THIS ACTIVITY LOCATED ALONG A PRE-FRONTAL
CONFLUENCE ZONE. ADDITIONAL DISCRETE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE COLD FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL AL TO SERN MS. WARM SECTOR
AIR MASS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR
IN EXCESS OF 50 KT MAINTAINING LIKELIHOOD FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELLS.
WSR-88D VADS OVER SERN AL INDICATED STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET /50+
KT/ WHICH IS SUPPORTING ENHANCED LOW LEVEL SHEAR /0-1 KM SRH 475 M2
PER S2/. GIVEN THE INSTABILITY/SHEAR VALUES...A CONTINUED TORNADO
THREAT IS EXPECTED AS STORMS DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT ADVANCING EWD.

..PETERS.. 04/28/2011

[Ivanhater]

@TWCBreaking: "Extensive damage reported in Dadeville, AL. "Direct hit", per emerg. manager."

By my count, that makes Cullman, Tuscaloosa, Brimingham metro, Hackleburg, Pleasant Grove, and who knows how many other Alabama towns have been hammered today...

My friends family lives in Dadeville. Extensive damage reported in the Stillwaters community where they live. Trying to get updates. What a horrible day

[Texas Snowman]

@TWCBreaking: "Extensive damage reported in Dadeville, AL. "Direct hit", per emerg. manager."

By my count, that makes Cullman, Tuscaloosa, Brimingham metro, Hackleburg, Pleasant Grove, and who knows how many other Alabama towns have been hammered today...

My friends family lives in Dadeville. Extensive damage reported in the Stillwaters community where they live. Trying to get updates. What a horrible day

Yep, nightmarish day for sure.

Never thought I'd see something like this. One continous monster wedge tornado after another ripping through populated areas.

We'll talk about 4/27/11 for years to come.

[GCANE]

Cells ahead of front in Mid AL still very potent.

Air is uncapped and a very strong STP. CAPE 3000. LI -6.

[Texas Snowman]

@WeatherChannel reporting on Twitter 130 tornado reports so far today (I know, official number will take days to actually determine).

@TxStormChasers (Texas Storm Chasers) reports on Twiter that ABC 33/40 is reporting "53 fatalities today in Alabama alone."

[Texas Snowman]

Cells ahead of front in Mid AL still very potent.

Air is uncapped and a very strong STP. CAPE 3000. LI -6.

Yeah, going to be a very long night for folks under that air mass.

Doubt I'd be sleeping if I lived there the threat is so strong.

[RL3AO]

Any idea what the most strong and violent tornadoes in a day since the super outbreak has been?

[Texas Snowman]

Anyone know if that tornado warned cell SW of Blairsville, GA is the same one that has produced the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham tornado?

If it is...and if a tornado is still on the ground...it's got to be less than an hour away from crossing into Tennessee.

That would make FOUR states it traveled through on a continous track (assuming it hasn't lifted up).