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Historic Tornado Outbreak April 27, 2011


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These storms aren't even safe to chase... if you don't watch your back, you're liable to have another twister spin up behind you. Everybody should just hunker down in the basement for the rest of the day until this threat has passed.

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WFUS54 KBMX 272100

TORBMX

ALC057-107-125-127-272200-

/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0106.110427T2100Z-110427T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

400 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 356 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR REFORM.

DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

BERRY AND BANKSTON AROUND 425 PM CDT.

BOLEY SPRINGS AROUND 430 PM CDT.

OAKMAN AROUND 440 PM CDT.

PARRISH AROUND 445 PM CDT.

JASPER AND CORDOVA AROUND 450 PM CDT.

LYNNS PARK...SIPSEY AND CURRY AROUND 455 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE MOORES BRIDGE...NEW

LEXINGTON...WEST CORONA...CORONA...GAMBLE AND MANCHESTER.

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These storms aren't even safe to chase... if you don't watch your back, you're liable to have another twister spin up behind you. Everybody should just hunker down in the basement for the rest of the day until this threat has passed.

with infrastructure damage, spotters are a valueable tool in giving out warnings and alerting local townships/cities... they're pro's out there, stay safe. (extremely dangerous situation though)

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Agreed, currently 33 separate tornado warnings, many for multiple counties. I don't remember the last time I've seen this. Unbelievable.

and they out number t-storm warnings 2 to 1..shows how discrete the storms are..

this is the worst outbreak i have ever followed even in the plains and I also recall following the April 1998 AL event from the NIU weather lab , and this is over more populated areas then the plains and this is rare even there,,,,,and if storms stay disrete many more hours of this

history in the making

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

358 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC107-125-272115-

/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-110427T2115Z/

PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-

358 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA

AND EASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR REFORM AND LUBBUB...

AT 356 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM

SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS

TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REFORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

ASHCRAFT CORNER AROUND 405 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE LUBBUB AND MOORES

BRIDGE.

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Agreed, currently 33 separate tornado warnings, many for multiple counties. I don't remember the last time I've seen this. Unbelievable.

I can't say I've seen anything like this. I experienced the 3-13-90 and 4-26-91 outbreaks in Kansas and I have never seen this many supercells producing large violent tornadoes. More hooks than a bass tournament. BTW I am from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

409 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC057-107-125-127-272200-

/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0106.000000T0000Z-110427T2200Z/

PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-FAYETTE AL-WALKER AL-

409 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WALKER...SOUTHERN

FAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES

UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR NEW LEXINGTON...COCNORD...AND

MOORES BRIDGE...

AT 405 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM

SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS

TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ASHCRAFT CORNER...OR 10

MILES NORTH OF GORDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

BERRY AND BANKSTON AROUND 425 PM CDT.

BOLEY SPRINGS AROUND 430 PM CDT.

OAKMAN AROUND 440 PM CDT.

PARRISH AROUND 445 PM CDT.

JASPER AND CORDOVA AROUND 450 PM CDT.

LYNNS PARK AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BELOIT AROUND 455 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE NEW LEXINGTON...WEST

CORONA...CORONA...GAMBLE AND MANCHESTER.

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This is rediculous..

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

408 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC063-065-107-119-125-272145-

/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0104.000000T0000Z-110427T2145Z/

SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL-PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-

408 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA...

SOUTHERN PICKENS...NORTHERN GREENE...NORTHERN HALE AND NORTH CENTRAL

SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR GEIGER AND PANOLA...

AT 405 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM

SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS

IS AN EMERGENCY FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND STORM TRACKING OUT OF

MISSISSIPPI. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW WEST GREENE...OR 10

MILES SOUTH OF ALICEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

MANTUA...BENEVOLA AND UNION AROUND 420 PM CDT.

JENA AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF KNOXVILLE AROUND 425 PM CDT.

NORTHPORT...COKER AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK

AROUND 440 PM CDT.

BRYANT DENNY STADIUM AND MCFARLAND MALL AROUND 445 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE LEWISTON...SNODDY...

PIONEER...RALPH...ROMULUS...FOSTERS...FOSTERS BOAT LANDING...OLIVER

LOCK AND DAM...TUSCALOOSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND STILLMAN COLLEGE.

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This is rediculous..

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

408 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC063-065-107-119-125-272145-

/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0104.000000T0000Z-110427T2145Z/

SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL-PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-

408 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA...

SOUTHERN PICKENS...NORTHERN GREENE...NORTHERN HALE AND NORTH CENTRAL

SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR GEIGER AND PANOLA...

AT 405 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM

SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS

IS AN EMERGENCY FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND STORM TRACKING OUT OF

MISSISSIPPI. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW WEST GREENE...OR 10

MILES SOUTH OF ALICEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

MANTUA...BENEVOLA AND UNION AROUND 420 PM CDT.

JENA AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF KNOXVILLE AROUND 425 PM CDT.

NORTHPORT...COKER AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK

AROUND 440 PM CDT.

BRYANT DENNY STADIUM AND MCFARLAND MALL AROUND 445 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE LEWISTON...SNODDY...

PIONEER...RALPH...ROMULUS...FOSTERS...FOSTERS BOAT LANDING...OLIVER

LOCK AND DAM...TUSCALOOSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND STILLMAN COLLEGE.

Geiger got hit by a wedge in the last event.

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