Massive Tornado Hits Tuscaloosa
by kleph on Apr 27, 2011 6:01 PM CDT
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A series of violent storms have blasted across Alabama over the past 12 hours and a mile wide twister just hit Tuscaloosa causing major destruction. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox says there has been at least one fatality and damage is reported across the city.
This storm is now on course to hit Birmingham and hasn't lessened a whit in power. We have a ton of folks following the storms on livestream, twitter, facebook and other sources. This thread is for folks to pass along info, data and good wishes to all our friends and family trying to get through this.
Update: Lots of pics and video going around on Twitter and Facebook, this one shows a pretty good bit of the damage at 15th and McFarland.
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writerinblack reports via twitter that the CVS on 15th Street and university mall are destroyed. DCH hit as well. live caller said officials are checking for structural damage and injuries.
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caller on ABC 33/40
15th Street “unrecognizable.” whole buildings are missing. Pawn shop, Krispy Creme, Chevron station – gone.
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along 15th street. cars on top of cars. buildings crushed. private apartments hit.
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Thanks for this, Kleph
Please be safe everybody.
Report from somebody in Tuscaloosa:
University Mall clipped, Chevron, CVS, Taco Casa gone. 15th & MacFarland with significant damage.
Milos Full Moon in the Hobby Lobby shopping area from a man on a cell phone
either hit or gone
just down the street from cvs is housing that student will rent
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by Wallacewade04 on Apr 27, 2011 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
via @_InnocentM3_
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another shot of the tornado
via @skate90
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Good God.
This is terribly sad.
All good wishes coming to you from your friends at Penn State.
Hang in there.
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by Pete the Streak on Apr 27, 2011 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you.
Pray.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
that's crimson place
between 15th and DCH just south of the railroad tracks. it’s directly across mcfarland from big lots, hobby lobby, full moon bbq and beside the shell and krispy creme – all of which are now gone.
both my daughter’s lived there 1 year each while in school. one of their roommates still lives there and she, her brother and sister, and cats were in an interior closet and said their whole damn building was shaking.
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This is probably one of the scariest pictures I've seen all day. It felt like it was trying to suck the house off the foundation.
Actually seeing what I lived through is making my hands shake all over again.
Hang on everyone!
Im watching it on TWC from the complete opposite weather down here in Miami and its making me nervous! Not even there. Use to live up there and its just tough to watch. God bless y’all in Tuscaloosa and B’ham.
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Trying not to sensationalize this...
But parts of Tuscaloosa are literally falling on Birmingham.
Death, Taxes, and Tim Duncan.
They found a Milo's cup from Tuscaloosa in Oxford, AL.
Oh, and if someone finds the rest of my mailbox, that’d be kindly appreciated.
I heard that too. Just wondering, how did they know it was from Tuscaloosa?
Did it have the location printed on it?
How much longer till kickoff?
If I was to venture a guess....
…it was pristine falling down to the ground, and there was only one Milo’s hit yesterday from what I understand.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 28, 2011 7:51 AM CDT up reply actions
I can also believe that this report is true because
my uncle who lives in Boaz, AL (south of Albertville and Guntersville) was standing on his front porch in the sunshine and stuff was falling from the sky. Insulation, bits of wood, shingles, receipts, and mail with Tuscaloosa addresses.
Stay safe y'all
This is incredible to watch on TV.
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North Birmingham is getting hit right now
also looks like more storms coming out of mississippi that might start coming around my neck of the woods in south birmingham
if you’re in south birmingham pay attention because we still got power and missed the big tornado but more shit weather is coming our way later tonight
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Having to comment from mobile because the power is out in the dorms. My roommates and I took shelter in Rose Towers. North side of campus looks pretty much untouched. It was terrifying – we were in a big crowd in Rose, all watching the news when they showed the tornado on the skycam. Half the room burst into tears. We’re really fortunate to be safe. Hoping everyone else can say the same. I’ll keep y’all posted via twitter if anything else happens.
EMA reports of people trapped in buildings
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/ema_reports_people_trapped_in.html
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our own wayne grayson on the scene for the t-town news
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Woah
I had classes with Wayne when I was there. Glad you’re ok, man!
by Bama philosophe on Apr 27, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, F5 in '98 took close to the same path, except not as close in to downtown Tuscaloosa.
I was sitting in our senior design lab listening to the radio for reports during that one.
How much longer till kickoff?
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I don’t mean to overstate, but it looks like bombs went off. Nothing left standing. Complete rubble. Cars upside down and caved in.
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It’s much worse than I could ever explain. Trying to tweet pics but towers are down. Hokkaido is gone. Just gone like it never existed.
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Apartments gone. Businesses gone. I’m on the verge of tears. Pray for us.
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Out surveying damage. It’s bad, folks. Tuscaloosa around 15th street and McFarland is gone. Total destruction. CVS gone. 15th wiped out.
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shot from ABC 33/40 of the damage on 15th street
aaronsuttles says “it looks like bombs went off. Nothing left standing. Complete rubble. Cars upside down and caved in.”
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Holy crap
I know they reported one person as dead, lets hope thats it, but i got feeling this is going to be much worse.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
another shot
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what's left of it.
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weather channel talking about a mile long path of damage
through birmingham
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Trying to get in touch with some family that lives behind the Quail Valley apartments on 15th
Anyone know if the destruction made it that far down 15th?
just got confirmation that we've heard from them... praise the Lord
continuing to pray for the other folks that are still missing.
Thats great news
stay safe
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Thats great
hopefully there is much more of that to go around
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
glad to hear it.....
I have a buddy who lives near Taco Casa on 15th street…..he says Taco Casa is just a slab of cement now and “hundreds” of houses around him are flattened…..I sent him a text saying get underground boy and he sent back “no basement”…..he was lucky as hell
Wow, glad to hear he's OK. Don't know how anyone survived in that area, if they weren't underground as you say.
Lots of houses behind Taco Casa too. Scary.
How much longer till kickoff?
Probably the worst part of all this was not being able to tell people we were ok.
Oddly enough, the only thing left standing was the cell tower on top of the ridge near the railroad tracks behind Milos. We could all recieve calls and texts from friends and family, but we couldn’t call out or text back.
Tuscaloosa mayor just said live on TWC that devastation is “catastrophic” and parts of city “have been obliterated” via Matt May
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“All of the houses surrounding the lake on 15th by mike and eds bbq are gone. Completely flattened.” Aaron Suttles
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Please remember...
…to stay inside. Take it from someone that’s been through quite a few hurricanes, you need to stay inside as there is a great threat of electrocution from downed power lines. Don’t go out unless you need to.
ABC 33/40 also reporting debris raining from the sky
from places these storms have hit earlier. so just cause the tornado has moved through don’t mean you are safe.
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in fact a drink cup from Milo's in Tuscaloosa is found near Oxford, more than 100 miles away.
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Nico
I’ll take hurricanes over tornadoes like this anyday. I grew up in florida and went through a nice bit of hurricanes. The sheer unpredictable nature of this bad boy was really creepy. I live in mountain brook and was in a dark hole in the ground basically with a few others waiting for it to hit… i could only imagine ACTUALLY being hit by it !
gah hope everyone is okay !
RTR
by lastmilefire on Apr 27, 2011 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree...
…I’d take a hurricane any day of the week. That being said, a safety reminder never hurts. Glad you and yours are safe. :)
true true
you do get those dumbasses like me who tend to run out in storms just to see what new and exciting things it brings ( i did in two different hurricanes that hit us down in florida in a month )
but this one … nah …. i wouldnt even think about f*cking around with that beast
by lastmilefire on Apr 27, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I went outside in the eye of Jeanne,
but it was calm out at that point and we don’t have above ground power lines in my neighborhood.
How much longer till kickoff?
I went out
in one hurricane with some friends .. water was up to our knees … we thought it was all fun and games until we saw a huge sheet of plywood fly over our head….. we then decided that was a good time to go back inside.
then a hurricane a month later hit us again and ( stupidly ) we went to the beach for it . the wind was strong enough where we took palm tree branches ( that had fallen ) and picked them up and were able to lean at easily 45 degrees into the wind ( we were on the edge of a pier) crazy. I was in my younger 20’s so I claim naivety and a big chunk of … Im invincible, to why i did it.
by lastmilefire on Apr 28, 2011 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions
When Katrina got up to Tuscaloosa
We got drunk and were riding around in inner tubes.
by Bama philosophe on Apr 28, 2011 8:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Now that things have calmed in Birmingham a bit...
…you can hear sirens all over the place (I’m in the city.) Hopefully nothing too serious.
According the weather channel
its bad, buildings missing, same as in T-town.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
keep us posted.
i’m trying to keep on top of info out of t-town
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yes, the path went up 59 towards Legion field
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
narrowly missed downtown proper
I imagine the west end has massive damage, and as far as what was reported it turned toward Gardendale.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
al.com has a story up on the tuscaloosa tornado
http://blog.al.com/wire/2011/04/mile-wide_tornado_strikes_tusc.html
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So sad to see all this destruction.
Y’all stay safe up there.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
Man, that's nuts!
My brother lives in the midtown apartments over by Barnes & Noble. Apparently the roof was torn off, but the apartments themselves aren’t too bad. thank god he’s alright.
Stay safe people!
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another sever storm heading towards montevallo
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tuscaloosa news has a story up on the tuscaloosa tornado
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110427/NEWS/110429732
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James Spann:
Reports that you can stand in University Mall parking lot and see Coleman Coliseum. Unreal.
Stream just said
you can see Coleman Coliseum from University Mall due to down buildings
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very good video out of tuscaloosa
showing the scale of the damage
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I can say that sounded positively evil rolling through.
Thankfully had nothing more than the evil sounding noise and freaky lightning and the house shaking. It was close enough to freak out though.
It’s now hitting Odenville where I’ve got family. And Montevallo is getting theirs too where I’ve got good friends. This is going to be a long crappy night.
Hopefully all y’all are safe.
Praying for all my Bama brothers and sisters
And my family in B-ham and cullman county. Keep me up to date, DC here could care less about this storm. Fox news and here are my only sources.
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by TheGTOJudge on Apr 27, 2011 6:51 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Talked with my father on the phone, who works in dowtown Tuscaloosa...
sounded like he was about to cry. This man never cries at anything… only saw him cry twice at my life, both at funerals for my grandfathers.
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Wow. Unbelievable.
I lived right off 15th Street for three years, and I recognize exactly the vantage point from which those above photos were taken. It looks like the place was bombed back into the 19th century.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 6:57 PM CDT reply actions
there were reports of a clear view of Coleman Coliseum from what is or maybe was University Mall
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
University Mall is apparently still there.
Reports that it was clipped but not destroyed.
house behind Mike & Eds on 15th Street
via Wayne Grayson
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any report on The Downs?
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by Wallacewade04 on Apr 27, 2011 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Did anyone else get a grim “laugh” seeing that 7 people “like” this on Facebook?
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i was a mite worried there.
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everything was north of here...
….like Nico said, it sounded evil here in Homewood, but all the bad stuff was well north of downtown.
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Trying to figure out where my grandmother is...
She lives in that Capstone Community for retired folks really close to DCH and campus.
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tweeted.
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no response yet. but i'll keep an eye on the RBR twitter feed for you.
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Tuscaloosa Mayor
is on CNN right now
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let us know what he says, please.
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I'm just reporting from Twitter
I’m in the path as we speak
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
For the record
we’re in Hokes Bluff
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Tornado is SE of you
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All I have is my phone and twitter right now
Thanks
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions
NP it was just announced
It’s moving NE
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I'm going to try to get home as soon as I can
I live close to the Talladega/Calhoun County line
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Something was mentioned
regarding movement into Talladega, you might want to sit tight
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I would
but Mom’s there and is home alone at the moment
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Was trying to get a weather map capture
but having difficulties
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They're telling us we have a window
I’m bolting…say a prayer
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions
God go with you
Be as safe as you can
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Tornado
west of piedmont
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between Hokes Bluff and Piedmont
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Piedmont, Goshen, Spring Garden
is the triangle of danger
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If you are still following
Talladega is clear now
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keep us posted on how you are faring
and if you need any info, just ask.
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Transformer just blew somewhere...
…but still have power here. I think it may be out across the street.
They just said a Tuscaloosa County license plate (63) just fell out of the sky somewhere in north Birmingham.
poor guys...
I used to go there for my phones when I lived in T-town… great guys. Hope they are ok.
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Fox News had reported
94 tornados and counting for today in this system
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My best friend lives in the house right behind Hakaido. Was not home at the time.
This is surreal.
Glad all of you are ok. Prayers for your loved ones
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Tornado sirens are not working in Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa News twitter feed says damage at The Downs...
if anyone lived there
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
A friend of mine lives across the street.
Says the Downs are demolished.
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msnbc story on the storms
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42777780/ns/weather/
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I hope all your friends and loved ones are safe
watching a tornado warning here in PA, this has been a brutal spring.
Stay safe
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a little bit of good news
Damage to the Cullman Regional Medical Center – which emergency management officials had said may have been hit by the tornado – it was confined to the roof, a witness, Summer Frost, said. No storm-related injuries at the hospital have been reported.
via CNN
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Authorities in Alabama have received unconfirmed reports of at least 12 deaths as a result of severe storms and tornadoes hitting the state, Gov. Robert Bentley said Wednesday evening.
“We don’t know exactly yet how many lives have been lost. Unconfirmed, we have at least 12, and possibly 13,” Bentley told reporters. “But we will continue, obviously, to find out that number, and we will also monitor the injuries that we have across the state and respond to those.”
via CNN
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Jefferson County EMA: unconfirmed numerous fatalities in Pleasant Grove area.
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I hope...
…everyone here and their loved ones are safe. Does anyone know if there’s more on the way for those of us in the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham areas? I see more storms coming in the next hour, but I can’t judge the severity.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 7:22 PM CDT reply actions
That's my question
and I really need to know that
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Spann is concentrating on the area East of Birmingham.
He hasn’t mentioned anything about Tuscaloosa.
Dear Lord
I just looked at some of this photos. We had such a wonderful time in Tuscaloosa in September, this makes me so sad. Praying for you all.
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Cousin was just saying
His friends in express oil in tuscaloosa jumped into the pit and the building was ripped off above them. Good god I would have dropped dead right there
TUSCALOOSA CURRENT
West of Tuscaloosa showing clear on radar….large storm cell south of Tuscaloosa heading for Demopolis.
This looks awful guys. Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected. Stay safe.
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Can anybody place
this? I can only recognize DCH.
law building?
Taken from athletic complex?
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Law school. Video faces McFarland.
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two more terrifying videos of the tornado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3mLGk1QxS0
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vimeo vid now at top of post
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Finally got through to the fam in The Highlands
No trees left, looks like a war zone. Friends house on back side of neighborhood nearly destroyed.
Thank God, all my folks are ok. Getting on the road now.
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Starting to get a weird mix and rush of emotions.
Relieved my friends, family and I are safe. Gutted that places I love are suffering death and destruction with possibly more on the way. Chills, nausea, getting a little misty eyed, but feeling grateful too. This sucks.
I am in Virginia
but I am listening to a stream of 33/40 and will do anything I can to help. Just ask. God Bless!
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Damn peoples
hope everyone is safe and stays that way.
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Words fail me...
I went to grad school at Bama from ‘88-’89. I waited tables at the old Ruby Tuesday’s at McFarland Mall. I understand it’s gone.
Thoughts and prayers, all. Prayers.
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pleasant grove sounds like it's been almost completely destroyed
many many injuries and almost certain fatalities.
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oh my god.
at least 32 dead in tuscaloosa.
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unfortunately
I think this number is going to soar.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
let us know if the official count changes
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Okay I made it
We’re close to the Talladega/Calhoun Line near the Oxford Exchange I-20 Exit
What’s the situation?
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Talladega was said to be clear now
its moved into GA from that area
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Tornado below Pell City
Moving toward 20 NE
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Yeah, Talladega is not clear right now.
Take shelter.
Sorry for the word clear
the weather guy initially said it was. I guess he meant anyone in Talladega proper and south
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Thanks guys
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
could someone...
please tell me if the McAlister’s is there on 15th. I worked there in school and know so many that still work there. I can’t find any information if it was hit. I know that they were probably made to work knowing that crappy company, worried.
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That was from the news.
Not my guessing.
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by banditref on Apr 27, 2011 7:47 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
i can't even finish reading that my eyes are so full
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 7:48 PM CDT reply actions
yeah.
that same one that hit t-town rode through birmingham. it was one seriously huge powerful mofo.
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it's still going
heading into Georgia now
by MDB Tide Roll on Apr 27, 2011 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
From ua.edu.
UPDATED 6:58 p.m. – While no structural damage has been reported on the UA campus, power outages are widespread. Areas of the community where many of our off-campus students live have been impacted. The Student Recreation Center is available to students whose off-campus residences are damaged. Counseling services will also be available. Because of the power outages, Lakeside Dining is the only dining facility open on campus. Lines will be long, so please be patient. Please stay away from community areas that have experienced damage. If you must travel in Tuscaloosa, please be extremely careful. Obey all commands of law enforcement. A Crimson Ride bus will be available to transport students in the impacted areas to the Student Recreation Center. Please call 348-RIDE.
new story from tuscaloosa news
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Steak-Out manager Ellis Ball said that he and two other employees took shelter in the restaurant’s cooler.
“We saw it spinning across the street. The next thing you know the building was crumbling down all around us. Then we just climbed out of the rubble,” he sai
Jesus Christ
Sharon and Bruce Howard were eating at Full Moon with their children Rebecca, 11, and Tracy, 10. They were huddled in the restaurant’s cooler with about a dozen employees when the building started shaking.
“I grabbed them and held them to me, then the cooler collapsed on us,” she said. “It was such a relief when we saw people trying to get us out.”
looking at pictures of that building
i can scarcely believe anyone came out of that restaurant alive.
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Wow
I figured everyone in there was dead. It’s just a pile of bricks right now…
by Bama philosophe on Apr 27, 2011 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Clean line of sight from the 15th Street to DCH...
Anybody who has ever been around that area knows all the destruction that had to take place to clear out that path.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 7:50 PM CDT reply actions
I used to live in one of those little houses behind DCH
and the railroad tracks just short of 15th, and only a few hundred yards from Milos. I feel certain that those were destroyed.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
You know they didn't have a prayer...
If it was strong enough to break acres of trees like toothpicks, I’d bet dollars to dimes that those little old shotgun houses didn’t survive.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh I know it didn't survive
those were built post WWII as shotguns, and done quickly and poorly. I was living there during the 2000 December tornado, and watched it from our porch because we knew if it head our way to get in the car and drive off as fast as possible.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone else see the video of the tornado in T'town with BDS in the foreground?
I saw it on the ABC 33/40 in Bham, it looked even eerier with the stadium in front of it. I’d love a screen shot if anyone can get one.
Heard about it, but haven't seen it.
Link?
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Matt posted it at the beginning of the thread.
I think that’s the one he’s talking about.
Thanks for the link...
…same footage but different angle. That’s intense to say the least
by twominutedrill on Apr 27, 2011 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
More from the CNN Weather guy...
“Possible winds up to 200 mph. Worse than any storms I’ve seen even in Oklahoma. Could have been unavoidable, even in a storm shelter. Nothing people could have done to survive.”
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 7:51 PM CDT reply actions
it sounded damn close to category five
those can be powerful enough to pull up pavement. i covered one in texas and it literally wiped whole towns out of existence. just gone.
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Gonna head in for now
storms heading towards Atlanta, GA. Same storm system still together towards me
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
it sounds like it's easing up as it moves east
still damn dangerous but not at the epic levels we’ve seen across western alabama.
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Praying for all you guys back in Alabama
and my family in Tennessee, stay safe.
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My understanding
The Weather Service in B-ham is taking shelter. Not good
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they are located up near shelby
and the big system is going through there now.
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There was a picture showing the Comfort Inn Suites south of Skyland,
but the tornado was pretty small in that pic.
considering there have been 94 today alone
might not have even been the same one.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Birmingham weather service
is taking shelter. Wow
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Weather Service in Birmingham has taken shelter
Rotation near Shelby County airport.
Anybody heard anything on Hargrove between McFarland and 15th?
Don’t know anyone there anymore, but my two apartments in Tuscaloosa were there, and just wondering if they are still standing.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 7:55 PM CDT reply actions
25 Dead in Alabama
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According to 33/40
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Just got home...
…to see the radar and watch the Shelby County storm that is now forming heading to the Alabaster area, where she’s living. Give her a little bump in prayer for the moment please.
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all clear from her area, just waiting on her call-back
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Tuscaloosa news reporting
Everything on 15th St. from MacFarland to Forest Lake is “gone”.
That's what I was afraid of...
As close as Forest Lake is to the intersection of 15th and McFarland, I figured it was gone.
Prayers go out to Newton, wherever he and his old lady are now.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Prayers sent from Tampa
Got a sister who is a sophomore at UA and lives off of 13th Street. She’s incredibly lucky.
I used to live in those houses behind Krispy Kreme. So sad.
DCH confirms 3 dead
and “well over 100” injured.
Just stopping by
Will keep you in my prayers. Best of luck to you.
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several of you guys have stopped by
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Okay guess we're taking shelter
We’re less then 5 miles from I-20
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stay safe
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll be on here on my phone
Try to keep me updated it’s you guys and Twitter
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Be careful man...
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
let us know if you need any info.
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Omg. One of my friends who lives in the house directly behind Hokaido was IN the house when it went down. Thought they were both out.
“smith was in the house when it got leveled
they were in that utility closet across from my bathroom
bricks were flying in hitting them while they were hiding”
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Unbelievable.
Prayers go out to them man, that sounds terrible. Hopefully they found a way to defy the odds.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Embry Cross Roads Exit of 20
Take cover
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Any news out of Decatur?
My wife’s people are there and we’re in Rhode Island.
It was too much money
by The_Tusk on Apr 27, 2011 8:02 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Dont think it's gotten that far north
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Am not hearing any hits in Decatur/Hartselle – have family there as well, am in CT
by BigBamaDaddy on Apr 27, 2011 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
My family is in Huntsville/Athens. If I hear anything Ill post
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Have had some decent hits in North AL – northern Madison County has has touchdown earlier today. 94+ tornadoes in MS, AL, TN today
by BigBamaDaddy on Apr 27, 2011 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Wife saw that Browns Ferry was offline
Wasn’t sure if it was preemptive or otherwise.
It was too much money
by The_Tusk on Apr 27, 2011 8:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Hard to say
earlier heard a report that 5 tornados were on the ground in Huntsville at the same time
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Terrible stuff...
The girl’s brother and his three daughters live in Huntsville. Hopefully they are okay.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Spann:
“Objects from Tuscaloosa found in Gadsden”
Spann:
“Awfully close to the Super Speedway”. Take care in Talladega.
yes
and likely the same tornado that hit T-town
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
This is insane.
That thing was on the ground at least from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham.
it was on the ground all the way across Alabama
by MDB Tide Roll on Apr 27, 2011 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
From Auburn:
Prayers to all of you and everyone affected.
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Thanks man
same to you guys, lets hope for the best
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you, appreciate the class.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
They are standing in the Hokaido parking lot, right?
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completely
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Oh my God...
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy fuck...
Where is that? Kind of looks like 15th, but completely unrecognizable.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
First pic is 15 St. facing West
Second pic is 15 St. at McDonald’s facing DCH.
Good God...
… you used to not even be able to see the second house off 15th from there, now it’s a clean line of sight all the way to DCH. Unreal.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy Shit
I used to live in a house in Cedar Crest. It must be totally gone. It was on the street behind Krispy Kreme.
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by That Other Dave on Apr 27, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Starting to get loud
any updates guys?
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks guys
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
according the radar
Right now you should stay put until 10:45
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
screencap of ABC
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Okay
That’s not a good thing…that’s about 5-8 miles from me
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
storm now headed right for dowtown talladega.
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south of jacksonville
heading for downtown anniston and/or northern suburb. going for highway 9 corridor.
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I just drove through that not 20 minutes ago
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Mentioning a bad cell
moving toward downtown Talladega
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Weather channel tweeted a pic of my ol' crib...
There used to be house on the right. Wow.
Don't make me do it without the fez on. Oh no.
I cant even say what I am feeling...
My prayers go out to you guys and girls where the storm hit. I cant even believe how serious this is. I am praying for you guys… man…
by tidefanstuckatlsu on Apr 27, 2011 8:09 PM CDT reply actions
Thoughts and prayers with the people affected by this
We were just issued a tornado warning in Atlanta. The strongest stuff is expected to hit downtown (west of me by about 2 miles) in about 45 minutes. This is pretty scary.
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incredible how random the destruction is
how is that second floor door still attached. I hope the residents are safe.
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Damn...
He’s got a great view from his bedroom now, that’s for sure. Other than that, whew, just be glad you live to tweet about that.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Info from Tuscaloosa News:
DCH urging those with bumps, bruises to seek another medical center or wait until tomorrow. Staff swamped with trauma-based injuries.
good grief
DCH is about a 1500 bed hospital
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Where is it guys?
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Spann:
Tornado headed right for downtown Talladega.
"Dangerous Storm"
not sure if it’s a tornado yet.
It’s not quite to us yet then but if it follows Hwy-21 or I-20 I think it’s going to get here
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
EMS reports tornado north of eclectic
will cross southern half of tallapoosa county.
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thanks guys.
we’ll keep you posted.
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Thank you.
God bless.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
ua.edu:
Students and parents who have questions may call UA’s emergency call center at 348-1001 or 877-408-1001.
My prayers for all of you tonight
May you and loved ones get through this tonight. What awful news
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Tornado north of Eclectic
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Northern Talladega county
moving up 21
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Tornado east of Jacksonville...
…get down peeps.
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ABC 33/40 screencap from just a second ago
showing the storm cell at talladega
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here's a bit further east and north
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It’s heading my way
We’re just below the word Oxford
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah. it looks pretty nasty
but not as bad as the one that hit tuscaloosa and birmingham.
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the talledega storm sounds like it is petering it out.
NWS jsut canceled tornado warning
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Okay...
I’m slipping out to check the damage if any
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
get down man and stay safe
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Arab area has a bad cell approaching
Huntsville’s radar has become non functional
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Weather Channel reporting 32 dead.
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dry line has reached tuscaloosa
the storm threat now over there.
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Weather Service has lost circulation on Talladega storm.
Talladega warning has been canceled.
Talladega warning
may be cancelled soon. Circulation seems to have petered out
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Weather Channel focusing on a storm south of Fairmount, aimed at Jasper...
…they see a hook…. :(
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Hello hometown...
The parents and my grandmother are still there, so hopefully they make it through okay. Talked on the phone with my mom earlier and she said there were already a few confirmed fatalities in Walker County, and this was around 7:00 Central.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
That was Jasper, GA...
…just saw Jasper without any other info and freaked. Maybe a Guin or a Navoo would have helped clear the air.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Beginning to wonder if that "live" icon was just for their newscast and they were reviewing the past...
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Just got word
From my girlfriend’s sister. Her family is all fine, but the house is gone.
Death, Taxes, and Tim Duncan.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A hospital in an Alabama city pummeled by a tornado has admitted more than 100 people to its emergency room. That number comes from spokesman Brad Fisher at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. He also says that the hospital has pronounced three people dead.
via associated press
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Tuscaloosa News:
Mayor has now confirmed 15 fatalities and “well over 100” injured
Based on the look of the destruction...
… I’m afraid to say it but I imagine if the fatality count is that low then we will have ended up quite lucky.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
My daugther
was in her sorority house just beside the stadium with about 30 other girls. The tornado passed real close to the stadium, they were terrified but she was safe. For some unknown reason she decided to move back on campus in this her senior year. The house she lived in last year was just off 15th St. It was totally destroyed. No doubt if she had not moved back on campus she would have been riding the storm in that house and I hate to think what would have happened.
I don’t think a tornado could do any more damage. It is a sad day for Tuscaloosa. Pray for those who were unable to escape this storm.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Thank goodness...
…for your daughter. God bless, 5026.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay we're good
thanks guys!
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Great...stay safe.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
tuscaloosa dreamland gone
http://twitter.com/#!/JenniferBarnett/status/63409443060199425
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Kleph I am calling BS.
I just can’t see how that was in the path. Maybe they mean full moon?
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i just report what i'm finding out there man
but that building wasn’t the most robust i’ve ever seen.
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I meant BS on her report, not on you.
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we're getting a number of folks on twitter
saying that now as well.
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Was this ever confirmed?
I hope not. As others said, I didn’t hear of any damage as far south as Dreamland. Hopefully it’s OK.
How much longer till kickoff?
screencap of the cullman tornado
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Weather Channel has aftermath footage
from (I believe) I-59
seriously. how much does @spann get paid by apple
for boasting about how great his mac is?
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I was thinking the same thing
…as I am on the same machine, I might add LOL
"Some people have a way with words....some people....not have way." - Steve Martin
40 people dead
Per James Spann
"What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference - the precious present moment."- Nick Saban
Total for state, not Tuscaloosa
just to clarify.
15 confirmed dead in tuscaloosa so far
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Considering the videos and pictures, while too many, this is a miracle
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm trying to be hopeful.
but it’s still very early.
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This will be one very long night for rescues...
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Weather Channel's
Jim Cantor reports from Tuscaloosa
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Dadeville under fire....
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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Tallapoosa Co.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Tornado coming at Bryant Denny Stadium
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway
Dreamland rumor is NOT true
it was Full Moon BBQ
"What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference - the precious present moment."- Nick Saban
Tuscaloosa News:
Rumors abounding on Twitter about Dreamland. Full Moon is gone, but Dreamland didn’t look to be in the storms path.
i would give anything for that rumor to be true
as long as this one is not.
I have spoken with a friend of mine that works at the hospital in Tuscaloosa. She said that there are hundreds of fatalities that haven’t been reported yet. A housing project was completely leveled and that’s where the deaths are. To quote emergency workers, “bodies laying everywhere!”
via facebook
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Agree
100%
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Mercy.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
My God.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Any word on which housing project?
Sports are a culture's way of getting at 5 or 6 great men... and then assuring that their greatness remains petty.
by zarahoopstra on Apr 27, 2011 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
this is all we've got
but the ABC report said they were pulling bodies out of at least one complex.
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Gotta go
My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone there. I’ll check in tomorrow.
"Some people have a way with words....some people....not have way." - Steve Martin
Southern Chilton County under fire.
Get down.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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Clanton may be getting a direct hit...
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
A hotel in Catoosa County, GA may have collapsed
Trying to keep people up to date if you have family in or around Atlanta/north GA
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
They called in a “mass casualty trailer”
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'10: 7th in offense, 41st in defense. Division Champions. 10-4. (6-3)
'09: 8th in offense, 88th in defense. 7-6 (4-4)
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New York Times story
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/us/28storm.html?_r=1
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It's real bad
It passed right by our apt. Thank God no damage. I have never feared for my life before. Im still shocked
by CrimsonTide229 on Apr 27, 2011 9:16 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
NBC Sports story
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Per @spann
Tornado that hit Tuscaloosa will at least be graded a FE4
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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via Tuscaloosa News
Alabama Power reported at 8 p.m. there are 375,000 Alabama residents without power. As of 6 p.m. in the city of Tuscaloosa, 50,295 customers are without power. In the western division of Alabama Power as of 8 p.m., there are 146,000 customers without power.
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Major damage up I-75 from Atlanta
In Ringgold. Per the ajc
Whitfield County EMS has received reports of damaged cars and "tossed" tractor trailers near the Ringgold exit off I-75 in Catoosa County.
This is just awful. I wish you all luck and wish well being upon your friends and family. I may have to go seek some shelter pretty soon.
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Thanks.
Stay safe.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Prayers with you.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Same.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Tuscaloosa News:
UA has cancelled classes and suspended normal operations for Thursday, April 28th.
Most of the state has suspended normal operations for Thursday.
I’m just stunned.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Capstone Village is ok, Kleph
No power there, but I heard from my grandmothers. Thanks for the help.
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
glad to hear it.
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statewide confirmed deaths now at 53
according to james spann
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Five in Argo, Walker Co. Grandfather married into a family there.
I will not be able to sleep until tonight now.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Confirmed Death Total at 53
via James Spann
I fear that with day light that number could very well triple
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I agree...
…and I hope we’re both so wrong. Glad you’re safe.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks
It looks like it died just before it passed over my house
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by Richie Grogan on Apr 27, 2011 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Clanton south to the Atauga Co line...
…head down, it’s coming to you.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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9pm numbers: 412,229 outages statewide – more than the Blizzard of ’93. 180,000 out in Bham; 158,000 in western areas; 61,000 in the east.
via alabama power
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By comparison, Alabama Power had a total of 241,000 outages as a result of Hurricane Dennis, and 239,000 outages following Hurricane Frederic.
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Thoughts and prayers from near Huntsville
A pharmacy, gas station, Piggly Wiggly and subdivision 3 miles from my house are gone. At least 2 dead. I am so very lucky. I could cry when I think how lucky my family is.
Lightning struck a house in a subdivision in the opposite direction and it sparked a huge fire.
No one in Madison County has power and the utilities chief said it may be 4-7 days before it’s back.
Much love to y’all. Prayers to everyone.
"There's no substitute for guts."
by SoundCheckMama on Apr 27, 2011 9:43 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
we are all so glad to hear you are ok, though
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Prayers for you too.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
As expected...
Governor mobilizes National Guard
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 9:43 PM CDT reply actions
Alabama 22 between Clanton and Rockford...
…take cover.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
11 Alive in Atlanta (NBC) should be slapped....
They keep cutting back to THE VOICE during all of this storm stuff.
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
Watch The Weather Channel
They’ve been covering nonstop for hours!
"Don't drink. Don't do drugs. Hate Auburn."...my 12 yr old son.
Sitting in Phoenix, AZ...
…with Weather Channel on the tube, muted, and @spann streaming.
Damn glad the weathermen and the technology doesn’t lag behind like so many other things in the south.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
you and me both
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Penn State fans
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God bless 'em.
Class always shines through.
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2011 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
If there were ever a kindred spirit to Bama fans...
…PSU fan is it. Thank you very much, Nitts.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Guys are in our thoughts and prayers
The least we could do.
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by Ben Jones on Apr 27, 2011 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I really respect PSU fans.
Definite class of the Big 10.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Football program from 1982 found in Onneona.
I hope I spelled that right.
Per @spann 33/40
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
Thank you, I'm just winging it here.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, that was Full Moon...
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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Daughter of former Bama player Shannon Brown hasn't been heard from. Her name is Loryn
per Cecil Hurt twitter
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
My brother in Fultondale has someone's Tuscaloosa car title in his yard.
I don’t think my wife (who grew up where we live in Silicon Valley) will ever go to Alabama between March and October again. Been watching Spann doin’ WORK on the stream for about 4 hours now.
I don’t miss this, for sure, I’ll roll the dice with a fault line anytime. God bless y’all, stay safe.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
Wow! Please, y'all, stay safe!
I lived through the May, ‘73 tornado there and this is really bringing the memories of that back. All I can say is that I’m praying for everyone there…and I’m really glad to be in the high desert right now.
Epic flooding will start here in a week or 2, then it will be our turn on the news.
God bless the families of the fallen. I wish I was there to help.
"All I wanna do is drive around in my truck and drink Jack Daniels... and they just don't understand."- Kenny Stabler
Was surreal talking to my mother and hearing her cry remembering the Camille tornado outbreaks of '74...
…
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
4 dead in Ohatchee and one couple I know has a baby missing….this is unreal
"What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference - the precious present moment."- Nick Saban
:(
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I may luck up and thread the needle between the two large cells
here, and for that I will be very grateful. Hopefully it goes that way.
that is breathtaking video
but easily the most stupid thing to have done in that situation.
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seconded
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I was about to say...
Forgive me for being a prick, but what a fucking dumbass. He ‘s lucky somebody’s roof didn’t land on his car. That said, the video is incredible.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
he's lucky the car wasn't thrown about
into something very big and very hard. like the ground.
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damn
that was scary, not sure if this was a kid who thought it would be cool to see a tornado and then realize how horrifying it actually is.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
you'll never be closer to the lord
and you’ll never want to be that close ever again.
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not unless everything is white and I am on the good guy list
oh man, you could tell how frightened he was at the end of that video.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Bet something warm was running down his leg.
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...and brown.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah and it might have been brown
it would have been if it were me. Thats staring into the eye of pure destruction.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
As J Tad says,
even if he thought he knew which way the storm was going and thought he was out of the path, there was still a high probability of debris flying around. Absolutely stupid to be outside right then.
How much longer till kickoff?
insane.
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
by Mr. Abe Froman on Apr 27, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I had tears in my eyes watching this.
The guy taking the video is a moron for doing what he did, but the video itself is absolutely fascinating.
First off, thank y'all so much
to everyone who tweeted and text me asking about my safety. Thank you for caring.
I was in the middle of a Western European Civilization final and we had to move to a room in the basement of Ten Hoor. Finished the final about the time the warning for an approaching; we rode it out and lost power about 5 mins into the biggest part of the storm. I couldn’t see it but I could hear it. There was a girl in the class who had survived the Enterprise storm and I was trying to help her not go into an anxiety attack.
As soon as it was all over (about 2 hours after class usually ends) we were allowed to leave.
Power is out now so I’m typing this from mobile. Thank you again for all the thoughts and genuine care.
Our city and favorite places are destroyed but our spirit is not. Roll Tide.
"this is it, all I’ve ever wanted, this is home."
by HoundstoothHeart on Apr 27, 2011 10:31 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
trying to stay positive...
I know this will really hurt the local economy…. but it does provide an opportunity for some people to come in a re-build that part of town into an even greater area.
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
I'm going to sign off
If I keep reading reports, I won’t get any sleep. Thanks you guys
"What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference - the precious present moment."- Nick Saban
Praying for you folks down there in Tuscaloosa and the rest of Alabama
You will make it through this. Godspeed!
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there is no 'O' in 'Petersen'
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by Boise State of Mind on Apr 27, 2011 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
Thank you.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Helluva day here.
I was at my mother-in-laws south of town because the power was out at our house in Northport. We knew it was on the way, but thought it was heading downtown. We were about to head to the interior hallway when my six year old said, “Hey, I see the tornado.” He was completely calm. I expected to see some trees blowing, but when I looked out the window, I was speechless. Never seen anything like it. Black and swirling against an overcast sky and bits of who knows what flying around.
It turns out we were perfectly safe – it was a few miles away. But at the time, I swear it looked like it was 500 yards away and heading right for us. That’s how big this thing was. I was terrified. I told the wife and kid to go back, but I swear I couldn’t leave that window. Stupid, I know, but I thought if I kept looking at it and praying, it would turn. And it did (or maybe it just stayed on its original path, like I said, my perspective was skewed).
Also, I haven’t seen any pictures, but Greensboro Ave. north of Skyland and the street Harry’s is on is only slightly better off than 15th/McFarland.
by Nick's Hat Band on Apr 27, 2011 10:42 PM CDT reply actions
Just realized it now. I said I was praying for that thing to turn.
That means I was praying it would turn toward someone else. Damn. I don’t feel bad about it, but there’s no doubt I’m not deserving of the good fortune I have.
by Nick's Hat Band on Apr 27, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Shit.
Not Harry’s. This is personal now.
by Bama philosophe on Apr 28, 2011 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions
to be clear
I didn’t get that far so its just a guess. Harry’s hopefully is fine. But south of their on Greensboro took it on the chin.
by Nick's Hat Band on Apr 28, 2011 8:39 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Chris England on the phone with Weather Channel right now.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
sweet mercy, that is one ornery cuss of a storm
Tornado that originated in near Tuscaloosa, AL has now gone through 4 states. Just crossed the SC/NC line headed for Asheville.
via @TornadoHunt
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That damn storm just passed south about a mile
from me. I’m between Asheville and Hendersonville. It just hit Hendersonville head on. News here keeps going back to info-fucking-mmercial… Jesus. My six year old is sleeping and his birthday is tomorrow. Well, today now. I was seconds from getting him out of bed and in to the bathroom for shelter. I have family in Bham, Vestavia, and Selma. They all escaped injuries, thank God. My prayers go out to all my brothers and sisters in Alabama. Be safe and say an extra prayer for those lost and their families. Thanks for all of the updates, y’all.
by Tider1701 on Apr 28, 2011 1:44 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm in Asheville...
How bad did Hendersonville get it? I can’t believe how bad it was for Ttown and Bham. I have friends in both cities and thankfully have heard from both that they’re ok. This is scary shit.
Not sure yet. Crappy news stations around here.
I know that around 1:30-2:30am, there was a tornado on the ground and crossed I-26 just south of me here in Fletcher, but haven’t seen any pics of damage.
by Tider1701 on Apr 28, 2011 7:30 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
any recent updates?
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
by Mr. Abe Froman on Apr 27, 2011 10:46 PM CDT reply actions
'Fraid not...
… morbid as though it may be, at this point I imagine it’s about all over except tabulating the final body count.
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by outsidethesidelines on Apr 27, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
most likely
but lets hope for some miracles
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
looking at the radar, there are still a couple cells in Alabama
and a few in GA, but we in Georgia appear to have been fortunate as the cells power have been greatly diminished.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
storms have moved through most of the region
emergency crews working to find survivors. they prolly won’t worry too much about getting a solid tally while they focus on that. when the sun comes up we’ll get a better grasp of what’s happened.
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beginning to think sleep is the present course...
…and start making calls in the morning to get a head count.
Hope everyone is accounted for in our RBR community and their families.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Maybe next year the Ice Surface at Jobing.com should be frozen with the tears of Winnipeg. - TimmyHate of FiveForHowling to a troll after it was alleged Coyote fans do not know how to ice skate.
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 27, 2011 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
screencap of the ABC 33/40 newscast
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Tornadoes are the craziest things.
I was living in Northfield, MN during this, which was only an F2. Driving out in the days following, I saw houses where the garage was absolutely destroyed, but the house was untouched. Part of the reason I find tornadoes so frightening is that they can be completely random.
Was down toward the bottom end, up by Santuck & Eclectic, on my way back to Montgomery
It has been a crazy, horrifying, eye-opening day. As an alum, looking at those pictures just brought me chills, because I used to work at the Krispy Kreme on McFarland, and like most in T-Town, spent plenty of time around 15th and McFarland. Lord only knows what we will find once daylight hits. My prayers go out to all of you in T-Town, and hopefully it won’t be as bad as I think it will be.
NIners Faithful & Hawks fan since '86, Braves fan since '90, 'Bama fan since birth
Niner checklist
1. GM (check)
2. A real head coach (check)
3. A competent coaching staff(check)
4. Two QB's (one to navigate this year, and a franchise QB for the future)
5. IMPROVE THE DANG SECONDARY!!!!!
Arlington Square Apartments
Can anyone tell me anything about the status of these apartments? My daughter was on campus but she can’t get back there to see if it still exists and we’re not optimistic. It’s in the Alberta community off 25th. She’s staying on campus tonight. And is Egan’s OK?
I will do a google search, but thats the best I can do
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
No stories on google include it today
for what its worth, don’t know on Egans, but it was probably ok give what we know of the path.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
i found this tweet from five hours ago
I’m ok tornado got everything please come to Arlington square to help dig people out
via @clcraddock
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those very apartments discussed in the Tuscaloosa News
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
This is a hard thing to break to my baby girl.
But I’m so happy she decided to go on campus to study today. Thank you all for your help. I come here 15 times to lurk but never post, but I’ve always felt like you were my family. Roll Tide.
Roll Tide
I am happy for you that you daughter is safe, lets hope for the best.
by BamaThrasher on Apr 27, 2011 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Campus has some of the safest places to be.
I remember the basement of Gordon Palmer (and several other buildings) being labeled as nuclear fallout shelters. They’re not going anywhere! lol :-\
How much longer till kickoff?
over half the buildings on campus are labeled as nuclear fallout shelters,
especially on the south side of campus. most of the old sorority houses, Resse pfifer, burke, etc…
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
by Mr. Abe Froman on Apr 28, 2011 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
My youngest brother was in the library when the tornado hit.
Due to my phone acting stupid, I couldn’t dial-out to find out if he and most of the rest of the family I have staying up in Tuscaloosa were okay and it was a maddening 20+ hour wait til my phone finally decided to quit being stupid and work. Sent my brother a text and he didn’t answer, called and got voicemail, so I ended up calling my mom who told me he was in the library and was OK and the rest of the family staying up there was fine as well. If it wasn’t for my roommate calming me down, I’d have driven from here in Dothan to T-Town in a heartbeat just to make sure they were alright.
So glad they’re okay, but my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone else and their loved ones that was affected by the storms, so stay strong and keep up the faith. ROLL TIDE!
Wow, that must've been difficult.
I was getting nervous yesterday when I couldn’t get a hold of my parents in B’ham, even though my sister had already told me they were OK. They finally called around 7 PM last night.
How much longer till kickoff?
I am not religious
but I will be saying a prayer in case anyone is listening tonight.
My condolences to those effected…
"Snap into a Slim Jim, oh yeah!" - Macho Man Randy Savage
ok folks
that’s about all i can do today. my thoughts and prayers to everyone affected. please don’t hesitate to let us at RBR know if there’s anything we can do to help.
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well put kleph.
if hadnt graduate last year, i know i would appreciate it.
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
by Mr. Abe Froman on Apr 27, 2011 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Jesus wept
I truly feel terrible for each and every one of you effected by this storm. Please be safe and stay strong.
Having lived in tornado-free places my whole life (Brooklyn, Milwaukee) I had no idea what I was driving myself through on 15th April this year until I reached my hotel that night in Tuscaloosa. I sincerely hope that you too experience some semblence of my blind luck from that day. Absolutely horrific, this destruction. Everyone, please be okay.
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Scary, scary video...
That made Gustav look ok—and that storm had 75 mile per sustained winds when it hit where I’m at and pulled up trees left and right; be safe, God bless—y’all are in my prayers.
"When a hurricane damaged my father's house, my brother rushed over with a gas grill, three coolers of beer, and an enormous F**k-It Bucket - a plastic pail filled with jawbreakers and bite-size candy bars. ("When s**t brings you down, just say 'f**k it,' and eat yourself some motherf*****g candy.")"
— David Sedaris
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
My thoughts are with everyone effected.
Anybody know if the Holiday Inn Express on 15th (across from the mall) is still there? That’s where we stayed for A-day. We walked from the hotel all the way down to Hackberry, then turned toward the stadium… pretty much the path of the tornado.
THANK YOU!
To the Roll Bama Roll Team,
THANK YOU for your amazing coverage and updates of yesterday’s horrific events. Your efforts are sincerely appreciated. RBR was the best source of information I found in trying to understand what was happening in Tuscaloosa, while living in Charlotte, NC.
Please continue to update us on how we all can help in the coming days/months. God bless you and everyone in the great state of Alabama.
Roll Tide!
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by Whistlin' Dixie on Apr 28, 2011 7:53 AM CDT reply actions
For those in or around Tuscaloosa looking to help:
Tuscaloosa County Spontaneous Volunteer Management Team will host the Volunteer Reception Center at St. Mathias Episcopal Church at 2310 Skyland Boulevard East in Tuscaloosa across from WalMart beginning at noon and ending at dark on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
The Volunteer Reception Center will be open on Friday, April 29, 2011 and Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. until dark. ALL individuals wishing to volunteer should report to St. Mathias Episcopal Church for instructions on where to volunteer and what volunteer needs are available.
Thoughts and prayers from Kentucky
I watched the live stream of the tornado as it went through Tuscaloosa and Birmingham with tears in my eyes.
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
Thoughts and Prayers from your friends up north
I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed.
My thoughts go out to all those affected by this in the South
I consider Tuscaloosa a home despite only studying there shortly. These images break my heart.
"We knew we had to turn it up or we would get beat. We ripped the knob off. We turned it up so much we broke the knob." - Roy Upchurch after beating Florida in the 2009 SEC Championship Game
by bearbryantwonit on Apr 28, 2011 8:04 AM CDT reply actions
If you're traveling in Tuscaloosa:
Stay away from I-359 if you can. It’s a mess. Backed up going both ways.
The city is urging residents to conserve water:
Maddox is also asking those served by the city’s water system to use only what is critically needed since two water towers near the Veterans Administration Hospital and Crescent Ridge Road were knocked out of operation during the storm.
“We need people to use as little as possible,” Maddox said of water use. “We will likely have homes who will lose water very quickly.”
A colleague of mine in Hamburg, Germany...
called me this morning to ensure I was OK. I’m in Mobile and had to explain that I was nowhere near the action, but that just goes to show how far reaching this news has gone.
Thoughts and prayers to all affected.
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
So where did the tornado first touch down?
All the reports I see are from 15th near McFarland. What about further west? Was downtown OK? Someone mentioned the Harry’s area and Greensboro?
How much longer till kickoff?
Very bad
Friend reports his neighborhood on lockdown, looting, bodies in trees…
by Naaman on Apr 28, 2011 9:24 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
where is this?
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
by Mr. Abe Froman on Apr 28, 2011 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Glad so many of you in the RBR community are safe and sound
Even as I’m left heartbroken by, well, so much else. Thoughts and prayers to everyone affected both in Tuscaloosa and elsewhere.
If Hollywood wanted to do Tuscaloosa a favor
(After all the people have been rescued/recovered)
They could film a Fallout movie there. From the overhead views it looks like T-Town got nuked.
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