Archive Severe threat April 26-27, 2011

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skywatcher22
Posted 28 April 2011 - 01:50 AM

Near Athens, AL

 

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Weather William
Posted 28 April 2011 - 01:52 AM

Power just came back on here in Starkville. We were never directly affected by a tornado but the power was out for about 10 hours across the entire city/campus.

 

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TNThunder
Posted 28 April 2011 - 02:21 AM

That's the number I'm getting too... I'd imagine the official number won't go much higher as the storms have been out of the state for a while. Deadliest tornado day in MS since... IDK when. Too busy to look it up. At least since 92.

I did see a higher number of fatalities for the Smithville tornado mentioned in the MEG NWSChat after the LSR went out, but that number hadn't been confirmed.

 

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steveklein
Posted 28 April 2011 - 02:46 AM

i'm still worried the death toll in tuscaloosa and jefferson counties in alabama (at 15 and 6 i believe at the moment) could rise significantly.

i heard 13 were killed in walker county, i think the majority (all?) from that tornado that moved through cordova.

 

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Harlequhn_Boy
Posted 28 April 2011 - 03:04 AM

I did see a higher number of fatalities for the Smithville tornado mentioned in the MEG NWSChat after the LSR went out, but that number hadn't been confirmed.

Hmm. CNN is reporting Mississippi Emergency Management is only confirming 18 deaths in MS. I keep getting 27 like you did, but either they are behind or there is double counting/misinformation. Either way... deadliest day in MS in a long time. TN is up to at least 8 fatalities also..

Fatalities in AR, MS, TN, AL, GA, and VA. Wow. And tornadoes in quite a few more states.

 

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steveklein
Posted 28 April 2011 - 03:10 AM

AP is reporting 83 dead, 63 in Alabama.

 

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will2013
Posted 28 April 2011 - 03:30 AM

Not really important.. but related to the storms.

Design and layout of the Decatur Daily was moved to the Florence production facility beginning at 6p.m. Wednesday and completed about 8:30p.m. In addition to the Decatur Daily and the Times Daily, the Florence production facility last night also printed the Cullman Times, Athens News Courier, and weekly newspapers for Pell City and Leeds. All four papers are normally printed in Cullman at the Cullman Times, and all are owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI), based in Birmingham, AL. The Cullman Times facility was damaged by a tornado yesterday.

Edited by will2011, 28 April 2011 - 03:51 AM.

 

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steveklein
Posted 28 April 2011 - 04:30 AM

Jeff Morrow out in Pleasant Grove, AL where not many cameras have been yet. It looks absolutely terrible out there.

All the morning shows will be very interesting yet somber to watch as the light reveals what happened.

 

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steveklein
Posted 28 April 2011 - 04:57 AM

per CNN blog... 123 fatalities in Alabama alone yesterday, from emergency management.

 

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RollTide18
Posted 28 April 2011 - 05:58 AM

More deaths than the Superoutbreak in 1974. I hate typing this stuff but....i just have the feeling to.

 

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ZackH
Posted 28 April 2011 - 06:26 AM

More deaths than the Superoutbreak in 1974. I hate typing this stuff but....i just have the feeling to.

The Super Outbreak killed more than 300 if I recall correctly so let's not quite jump to conclusions yet even though I fear that this storm could overtake that seeing the populated areas it has decimated.

 

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RollTide18
Posted 28 April 2011 - 06:33 AM

The Super Outbreak killed more than 300 if I recall correctly so let's not quite jump to conclusions yet even though I fear that this storm could overtake that seeing the populated areas it has decimated.

I mean in Alabama

 

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Psalm 148:8
Posted 28 April 2011 - 06:41 AM

Using phone...excuse errors....head end in lagrange caught fire so not sure when we will have internet service again...from our local lagrange news tv station....2 confirmed tornado reports.....one unconfirmed in north Troup county....the two confirmed reports were in south troup....one was confirmed last nite by sherriff .....the other hit the West Point Kia plant and it is closed today...numerous reports of damage especially in southern part of county....have not heard of reports or injuries.

 

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Psalm 148:8
Posted 28 April 2011 - 06:42 AM

Using phone...excuse errors....head end in lagrange caught fire so not sure when we will have internet service again...from our local lagrange news tv station....2 confirmed tornado reports.....one unconfirmed in north Troup county....the two confirmed reports were in south troup....one was confirmed last nite by sherriff .....the other hit the West Point Kia plant and it is closed today...numerous reports of damage especially in southern part of county....have not heard of reports or injuries.

 

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Psalm 148:8
Posted 28 April 2011 - 06:42 AM

Using phone...excuse errors....head end in lagrange caught fire so not sure when we will have internet service again...from our local lagrange news tv station....2 confirmed tornado reports.....one unconfirmed in north Troup county....the two confirmed reports were in south troup....one was confirmed last nite by sherriff .....the other hit the West Point Kia plant and it is closed today...numerous reports of damage especially in southern part of county....have not heard of reports or injuries.

 

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xtreme weather
Posted 28 April 2011 - 06:53 AM

per CNN blog... 123 fatalities in Alabama alone yesterday, from emergency management.

128 confirmed by AL EMA and rising....

 

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bingcrosbyb
Posted 28 April 2011 - 06:57 AM

This is worse than '74 folks.

 

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Ghost
Posted 28 April 2011 - 07:26 AM

This is worse than '74 folks.

Yes it is in Alabama...

 

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Guest_duckfetchr_*
Posted 28 April 2011 - 07:33 AM

It has a big bow echo blowing through much of north central Alabama during the first half of the day.

Check.

I think that was a pretty amazing event in itself. Probably be forgotten now tho...

I guess that would "use up" a lot of our instability if it happened?

It would. It just remains to be seen whether that actually happens or not.

I guess that answers that...

 

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ga_stormchaser
Posted 28 April 2011 - 07:36 AM

Tornado as it approached Blountsville