Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

[TWCmatthew]

Wow, the tornado that went through Tuscaloosa may have been an EF4, perhaps EF5...

[Localonthe8s]

Wow, the tornado that went through Tuscaloosa may have been an EF4, perhaps EF5...

It has to be an EF5, no way an EF4 would completely destroy everything in its path like that. That tornado was a monster

[TWCmatthew]

Wow, the tornado that went through Tuscaloosa may have been an EF4, perhaps EF5...

It has to be an EF5, no way an EF4 would completely destroy everything in its path like that. That tornado was a monster

If this is an EF5 tornado, then it's the first one of 2011 (as far as I know.)

[toxictwister00]

Hmm, Dr. Forbes mentioned the supercell south of Tuscaloosa could hit Atlanta within the next 3 hours and he said a debris ball looks to be developing. I'm gonna keep monitoring it as it gets closer. Boy, you see tornado damage all the time, but when it's this extreme, it really hits you hard in the heart.  I haven't been this jumpy from a tornado outbreak in a while.

EDIT: As a side note, it's still 80° here.

[gt1racerlHDl]

Tornado Emergency Declaration: Birmingham, AL 6:07pm CDT 4/27/2011

Tornado Emergency Declaration: Birmingham, AL 6:07pm CDT 4/27/2011

[tpirfan28]

TOR:CON has hit 10 for northern AL; apparently the first time ever.

[TWCmatthew]

I have a feeling that many more deaths are possible, since search teams are going to have lots of trouble navigating ith dark/rainy conditions.

Hope and pray that no one else will die from this outbreak.

[toxictwister00]

The same storm that produced the Tornado in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham is on it's way to Rome, GA

Here's a link on the live coverage  from one of our affiliates if you're interested in watching it.
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/27695563/index.html

EDIT: I read from a member who lives in North GA from another forum that our FOX affiliate said that a report of a tornado of possible a mile wide touched down in Cave Spring, GA then apparently the member said they cut back to Americal Idol WOW, Really? WTH?

Also, NWS in Birmingham has taken cover, NWS in Mobile will take over for them.

[Localonthe8s]

Death toll from the storms is 72, but that could change as numbers are still sketchy..
http://www.freep.com/article/20110427/NEWS07/110427043/Deadly-storms-rake-South-72-dead-buildings-obliterated-

[Pop Light Brown]

Tornado Emergency for Birmingham, AL. Watch TWC live, Jeff Morrow's live shots have it! You cant tell where the tornado is b/c the lowering is so large.

That was the most surreal thing I have seen since the May 3, 1999 Oklahoma City/Moore tornado. I will never get that footage out of my head.

[Donovan]

As per Stephanie Abrams twitter: Shows will start @5AM tomorrow morning. Not sure if WUWA will be on or just YWT. They are working Dr.Forbes too hard tonight, so strange to see Bryan Norcross covering severe weather. Makes me wonder what he and Knabb do all year?

[Pop Light Brown]

Bryan wasn't just doing hurricanes before he joined TWC. He was on TV in Lexington, Ky. and San Francisco before going to Miami and finally TWC, so it's not unusual for him to do severe weather. Plus Jim isn't there tonight because he's on the road. Has he been on at all tonight?

[Donovan]

Bryan wasn't just doing hurricanes before he joined TWC. He was on TV in Lexington, Ky. and San Francisco before going to Miami and finally TWC, so it's not unusual for him to do severe weather. Plus Jim isn't there tonight because he's on the road. Has he been on at all tonight?

Jim gave reports from the field earlier this evening. I believe all the live crews are resting or on the way back to ATL. Goodloe @ the expert desk, they should do this kind of coverage more often.

[Pop Light Brown]

Tuscaloosa tornado footage courtesy of bamawx.com (ABC33/40 Birmingham weather department)

http://www.youtube.com/embed/T0FHTG9VETY

How do yall embed YouTube videos on here?

[Donovan]

Forecast for tomorrow. Not expected to be as bad.