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WxFreak
Posted 27 April 2011 - 07:27 AM
Just got to a computer to be able to post this. Exit 97 off I59/20 has been hit hard. There is a tractor trailer that was converted to a fireworks stand that is laying on it's side and leaning on a power pole next to the shell station. All up and down eastern valley road between Woodstock and McAdory numerous trees and power lines are down. Massive trees down all over tannehill valley. There is a suspect area off of I59/20 Northbound just south of Exit 100 that a very large area of trees were twisted off. This is in line with the radar signature shown this morning, and seems to line up well with the other damage that is indicative of a small tornado. We will have to wait on the NWS survey, but I am confident that a tornado did touch down just east of Vance and stayed on the ground to around I459. All of the signs at the surrounding service stations are heavily damaged, and a few billboards around the RV center about 1/4 mile south of Petro at exit 100 have been completely destroyed. The eastern valley road corridor is completely blocked off. Every exit route is blocked by trees and power lines, and there are cars with people trapped inside due to trees and power lines down on their cars. This was a nasty line, with what I'm sure will be determined later, a few small tornadoes. Did anyone else have a problem with their NOAA weather radio not going off when the tornado warning was issued for Tuscaloosa county?
Posted 27 April 2011 - 07:27 AM
Just got to a computer to be able to post this. Exit 97 off I59/20 has been hit hard. There is a tractor trailer that was converted to a fireworks stand that is laying on it's side and leaning on a power pole next to the shell station. All up and down eastern valley road between Woodstock and McAdory numerous trees and power lines are down. Massive trees down all over tannehill valley. There is a suspect area off of I59/20 Northbound just south of Exit 100 that a very large area of trees were twisted off. This is in line with the radar signature shown this morning, and seems to line up well with the other damage that is indicative of a small tornado. We will have to wait on the NWS survey, but I am confident that a tornado did touch down just east of Vance and stayed on the ground to around I459. All of the signs at the surrounding service stations are heavily damaged, and a few billboards around the RV center about 1/4 mile south of Petro at exit 100 have been completely destroyed. The eastern valley road corridor is completely blocked off. Every exit route is blocked by trees and power lines, and there are cars with people trapped inside due to trees and power lines down on their cars. This was a nasty line, with what I'm sure will be determined later, a few small tornadoes. Did anyone else have a problem with their NOAA weather radio not going off when the tornado warning was issued for Tuscaloosa county?
