Alabaster Tornado

Thanks to Tony Griffin of this image of the tornado that moved through Alabaster late yesterday… this was taken from the drive through at Jim and Nicks a little after 7:00… The NWS reports trees and power lines down and roof damaged on house in the Stoney Meadows subdivision near cr 44 and cr 17…in the Fox Valley area…

And, this video is from Jeff Beabout, who writes:

“Hey guys- here’s a video I shot a few minutes ago in Alabaster near the Publix on old 119. You can’t see the best on the video because it was shot on my iPhone. But there was DEFINITE rotation and a small amount of debris below it. Amazing to watch it- and glad the damage was not too bad for those. This was heading away from Maylene area..

And, this shot is from Anna McEwan, who took this image from her back porch in Lacey’s Grove subdivision off Hwy 17:

Below is a collection of more shots of the tornado… many of these are from Kristi Atwell. Also, shots from John De Block of the National Weather Service are included. John writes:

“I was driving home from work on County Rd 12 (Smokey Rd) in Alabaster, rounded the curve and so low hanging clouds through the trees. When I came to a clearing, I saw a definite wall cloud with a funnel shaped appendage. I actually stopped the car, got out, and confirmed the rotation and possible tornado. The condensation funnel was not in contact with the ground, but I saw a puff of debris/condensation rotating up from the ground in the distance. The pictures were taken at 7:00 PM from in front of Meadowview Elementary School, looking northwest.

I can confirm a tornado, but the exact start and end points, and magnitude won’t be available until daylight tomorrow. Based on what I’ve seen so far, we are talking about a low end tornado at this point. We’ll get the survey details out as soon as possible early tomorrow.”

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