“We’ve Been Hit”

Image courtesy of John Brasher, who maintains an excellent blog on the tornado.

May 27, 1973 is a red letter day in Alabama weather history. A late season rash of severe weather impacted Alabama in several waves on that Memorial Day weekend Sunday. An F5 tornado struck the town of Brent during the evening, killing 7 people. This tornado was on the ground for 135 miles, one of the longest tornado tracks in Alabama history. Another tornado killed one man in the northeastern part of Birmingham.

I wrote a 3,500 word story about the Brent Tornado on the MyWARN website. I put it over that because of its length (3,500 words). I think you will enjoy it.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Met 101/Weather History