On this date in 2000… an EF4 tornado tore through the southern part of Tuscaloosa, killing eleven people and injuring over 100. Nine of the fatalities occurred in mobile homes, one in a vehicle, and one in a commercial building converted to residential use. Six of those killed were females and five were males. Ages […]
On December 16, 2000… an EF4 tornado tore through the southern part of Tuscaloosa, killing eleven people and injuring over 100. Nine of the fatalities occurred in mobile homes, one in a vehicle, and one in a commercial building converted to residential use. Six of those killed were females and five were males. Ages ranged […]
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Ronald Hughes for these images taken at Forest Lake on 15th Street, which was directly in the path of the April 27 EF-4 tornado. He writes… “They have began draining the lake for a much needed clean up. Full of debris and silt from the tornado. I was told it […]
Even from 438 miles above the Earth, you can tell that something very significant happened around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham April 27th. For the first time, an energy-sensing instrument aboard a NASA spacecraft has been used to identify tracks left by the devastating tornado that tore through central Alabama. Here’s what the damage path looks like […]
This spanish speaking family is lucky to be alive as the tornado passed so close to their apartment complex in Tuscaloosa April 27. And, this image below is from a security camera at Hunt Oil, just west of downtown Tuscaloosa on the Black Warrior River…
Thanks to Kimberly Madison of 95.3 “The Bear” for forwarding this image to us. This photo is from the UPS driver — under the 31st Street Bridge overpass at I-359. The UPS truck is the damaged vehicle depicted in the far right of the photo. UPS Driver is Jimmy Jones, seen in the video below […]
This video was taken by Lauren McCullough at Logan’s Roadhouse off Skyland on Friday 4/15. The NWS rated this tornado today an EF-3, due to the damage near the Black Warrior River around Maxwell Loop road.
It was like it happened yesterday. A warm balmy day, nine days before Christmas in 2000. The account below is from Bill Murray. December 16, 2000 was a Saturday. We were finishing up our Christmas shopping, as were a lot of folks. There was a threat of severe weather, with the Storm Prediction Center issuing […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
