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Historic Tornado Outbreak April 27, 2011


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This says a lot, from the NWS met who worked the Greensburg tornado.

Mike Umscheid This is the greatest Delta-V I have ever seen on wsr-88d.

I haven't been at it very long, but I know my velocity would max out at 250 gate to gate, and I had 240 for a scan. That statement doesn't surprise me, unfortunately.

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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

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WFAA - Saying that the town of Phil Campbell was "wiped out".

"Wiped clean." Like I said 200 kt was what the gate to gate shear of the Parkersburg EF-5 was. Hopefully it is not as bad. 1 person confirmed dead in Tuscaloosa. Tornado emergency for Birmingham. Good grief please let up.

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