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If there is some bit of encouragement the death toll in Tuscaloosa proper has not risen since yesterday, I know there were some reports yesterday that it might rise significantly. From past experience there tends to be misinformation in these types of situations.

Just watching some aerials from Hackleburg here. Devastation. Simply no other way to put it. Houses with just foundations left. Large industrial facilities completely mangled with dozens of tractor trailers tossed around and smashed.

that 213 number includes 30 in TN now...... Regarding the coverage. The problem with the Cable news channels is after 4 pm they go to shows where the host is supposed to focus on some specific subject, usually politics. As such to tend to ingnore things like single day severe weather events.

From ABC6 via twitter "Bill Castle just came in from our chopper. Reports EF-4/EF-5 type damage non-stop from Tuscaloosa to north of B.." 20% of the state of AL has no power right now also.

This CNN Report had 149 fatalties in AL and 32 in MS. This AP Story with 194 does not include the 21 additional ones from AL. . Sad to think these numbers may still rise. as they do much search and rescue in the daylight today.

Just shows that while advanced warning and better radar technology can and undoubtedly has reduced the loss of life in these events in the last 10-20 years especially, when you are dealing with high end events, in some cases it is just not much people can do. Hard to get out of the way of a 1/2 mile-mile wide EF4+ going through a populated area at high speed. Note that if one tries to compare the Tuscaloosa storm to events such as is Moore 5/3/99 F5, that storm while very intense also, was a very slower mover. Allowed more time to people to shelter, etc.

CNN now reports 32 fatalities in MS, 11 GA..173 in total

The SPC LSR's report 9 GA deaths (2 in Trenton, 7 in Ringwald) as well as 1 in VA from a probable Tornado CNN just reported that the Gov. of Alabama has stated there are 128 fatalities in his state alone There is no question this is the worst Tornado Outbreak since 1974. You have to remember that our warning capability for Tornadoes is much better than in 1974.

They just stated it was just for Pleasant Grove

Cell looks for be going S of Rome at least...

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 751 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC117-280100- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0123.000000T0000Z-110428T0100Z/ SHELBY AL- 751 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR ALABASTER...CHELSEA... AT 750 PM CDT...A ***YOU FORGOT TO SELECT A DEFAULT OPTION***. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALABASTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLUMBIANA...CHELSEA...RIVERCHASE...VERIZON MUSIC CENTER AT OAK MOUNTAIN...INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE...OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK... HIGHLAND LAKES...MEADOWBROOK AND LAKE PURDY. Understandably, they are trying to gets things out very quickly..

Still have 3 TORE's active at the moment,...

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 714 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC023-280030- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110428T0030Z/ CHOCTAW AL- 714 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY... AT 711 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS BETWEEN CYRIL AND YANTLEY...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUTLER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PUSHMATAHA AND YANTLEY AROUND 720 PM CDT... CROMWELL...LISMAN AND RIDERWOOD AROUND 725 PM CDT... MOLLIE...HALSELL...JACHIN AND LITTLE WALKER AROUND 730 PM CDT... THIS TORNADO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IN CLARKE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.

TORE For the cycled through Tuscaloosa-Birmingham cell SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 705 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC015-055-115-280045- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0122.000000T0000Z-110428T0045Z/ CALHOUN AL-ST. CLAIR AL-ETOWAH AL- 705 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ETOWAH...NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR AND NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR NORTHERN ST. CLAIR...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN ETOWAH COUNTY... AT 659 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAGLAND...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARKTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MARKTON...RAINBOW CITY...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GADSDEN MALL AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GADSDEN AROUND 710 PM CDT. GLENCOE AROUND 715 PM CDT. HOKES BLUFF AROUND 720 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE COBB CITY. THIS INCLUDES... INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 174 THROUGH 188...

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 659 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC023-280030- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110428T0030Z/ CHOCTAW AL- 659 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY... AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS 13 MILES WEST OF CYRIL...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF QUITMAN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CYRIL AND YANTLEY AROUND 715 PM CDT... PUSHMATAHA AROUND 720 PM CDT... LISMAN...RIDERWOOD...CROMWELL AND MOLLIE AROUND 725 PM CDT... THIS TORNADO HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR ENTERPRISE MISSISSIPPI.

..And another TORE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 658 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 MSC023-075-280015- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0162.000000T0000Z-110428T0015Z/ CLARKE MS-LAUDERDALE MS- 658 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE AND NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTIES... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA... AT 658 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLETON MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INCREASE AND SNELL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 658 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC007-021-117-121-280045- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0121.000000T0000Z-110428T0045Z/ CHILTON AL-BIBB AL-SHELBY AL-TALLADEGA AL- 658 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA... SHELBY...NORTHEASTERN BIBB AND NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR MAYLENE...ALABASTER...SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT AND SOUTHERN HELENA AND SOUTH PELHAM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT WAIT! AT 655 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILTON...OR 8 MILES WEST OF MONTEVALLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONTEVALLO...CALERA...ALABASTER...HELENA...PELHAM...COLUMBIANA... CHELSEA...TALLADEGA SPRINGS...WILSONVILLE AND CHILDERSBURG.

Gadsden needs to think about taking cover now!

Posting Tornado Emergencies like they are going out of style is not much fun. SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 637 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 MSC023-075-280015- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0162.000000T0000Z-110428T0015Z/ CLARKE MS-LAUDERDALE MS- 637 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE AND NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTIES... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA... AT 637 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STONEWALL MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAVOY...SABLE...ZERO...MIDDLETON...SYKES...INCREASE...SNELL AND ALAMUCHA

For the cell with the 65 dbZ debris ball mentioned above... SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 630 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC007-065-105-125-272345- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0115.000000T0000Z-110427T2345Z/ PERRY AL-HALE AL-BIBB AL-TUSCALOOSA AL- 630 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA... BIBB...NORTHEASTERN HALE AND NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR EOLINE...NORTH CENTREVILLE...AND SIX AND SIX MILE... AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LOW GAP...OR 9 MILES WEST OF BRENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 621 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC049-272345- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110427T2345Z/ DEKALB AL- 621 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY... AT 615 PM CDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR GERALDINE...HEADING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH TOWARD GROVE OAK. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PEEKS CORNER...FYFFE...GUEST...LEBANON...SHILOH...COLLBRAN...POWELL... RAINSVILLE...DOG TOWN...PINE RIDGE...FORT PAYNE...SYLVANIA AND ADAMSBURG.

This may the worst storm I have seen since the Moore-OKC 5/3/99 F5. I hope I have exaggerating a bit...

Another cell SE of Tuscaloosa SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 555 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC007-065-105-125-272345- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0115.000000T0000Z-110427T2345Z/ PERRY AL-HALE AL-BIBB AL-TUSCALOOSA AL- 555 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA... BIBB...HALE AND NORTHERN PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR SAWYERVILLE...NORTH GREENSBORO... HARPER HILL... AT 550 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAWYERVILLE...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EUTAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 549 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC049-095-272315- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-110427T2315Z/ MARSHALL AL-DEKALB AL- 549 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE... AT 547 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NIXON CHAPEL...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARAB...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DOUGLAS...HORTON...HIGH POINT...MOUNTAIN VIEW...RABBIT TOWN... ALBERTVILLE...BOAZ...HUSTLEVILLE...ARONA...MCVILLE...KILPATRICK... RODENTOWN...PAINTER...LATHAMVILLE...WHITON...CROSSVILLE...HOPEWELL... GERALDINE...SKIRUM AND CHIGGER HILL.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 542 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC073-117-125-272330- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0114.000000T0000Z-110427T2330Z/ SHELBY AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-JEFFERSON AL- 542 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON...EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR HUEYTOWN...BESSEMER... FAIRFIELD...AND THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND ALL SURRONDING AREAS... AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH JOHNS...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUEYTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BESSEMER...HUEYTOWN...HELENA...FAIRFIELD...PELHAM...HOOVER... HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...BIRMINGHAM AND MOUNTAIN BROOK