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There is the possibility that the Hackleburg tornado is the same one that hit Smithville, MS, we shall see what HUN finds.

That poor town can't ever catch a break. A F5 and F4 the same day, now a probable EF5 takes em out, again.

A very large tornado in Athens, AL (Limestone County), this is the same storm that has pretty much obliterated Tanner from survey reports.

I like how BMX has a status update chart on the damage surveys in their CWA. Of note that Tuscaloosa and JeffCo will take several days. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event_04272011_surveystatus

This "what if" talk is starting to get old, honestly.

Part of the latest PNS from WFO Birmingham: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1122 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 ...UPDATED FOR JEFFERSON AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTY SURVEYS... IN REGARDS TO THE JEFFERSON AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTY DAMAGE...SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WILL BE ARRIVING TODAY TO ASSIST WITH SURVEYS...AND DAMAGE RATINGS WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT IS CONDUCTED.

these storms had tops well over 40k ft, no way a plane would dare try to fly over that mess. I can tell you right now, they avoid these cells like crazy because they technology is more than there for that. Having worked in Navy Aviation, this is for fact.

I've sort of disregared the pavement thing ever since the Americus tornado back in March 2007, same day as the Enterprise EF4. It was a strong EF3 and ripped pavement off, but the grass part may be more telling.

New footage from Cullman. Sirens can be heard in the background. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U1asLiDYB0

that is wayyyy too large to be a vehicle. Likely a large section of roof or something of the sort. The closest video is the one I posted from University Mall and it was really too shaky to see if vehicles were flying, but guaranteed they were.

? The Tuscaloosa/B'ham cell is in Georgia.

the Tuscaloosa probable EF5 is this decade's Andover in terms of visibility and videos

I believe so, pretty ironic.

No kidding, he is lucky the periphery winds didn't flip his vehicle.

From Bamawx:

Unreal footage from University Mall in Tuscaloosa. 3:00 min in is where the action starts really cranking.

Did you bother to look over there first? http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/17385-next-severe-weather-event-april-26-29/page__st__960

in a strange way, that's slightly amusing

just started to post that. The sound is unreal, even more shocking are the horizontal vorticies just flying around the funnel.

Don't see this often: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 754 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA SOUTH CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA WEST CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 750 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ALABASTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER NOW! * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLUMBIANA...CHELSEA...WILSONVILLE...HARPERSVILLE...CHILDERSBURG AND VINCENT

almost exactly like a video clip from Moore in 1999 of a home on fire amid total destruction. I can say with 95% confidence, we've got our EF5.

uh, is BMX going to ditch the office and take cover?

unbelieveable footage

Another PDS Tornado Watch is on the way for Mid TN and AL. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0626.html

We may have had a tornado here in north Murfreesboro. Extensive tree damage, fences blown out, and roof damage in the subdivision to the south of me. Clocked a 74mph gust before a limb took it out. Will get pics later. The path of the highest damage is very narrow, but is a perfect SW-NE line.