Severe WX Sunday March 3 Severe Threat

[warneagle]

True but dang.. And to think this storm tried it best to produce over Tuskegee. All bad.


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if it had produced earlier in its life cycle or taken a small turn north or south we would be talking about astronomical numbers of casualties no doubt

 

[SilentShadow87]

if it had produced earlier in its life cycle or taken a small turn north or south we would be talking about astronomical numbers of casualties no doubt

I'm honestly worried about what sort of death toll we'll be looking at when the sun rises. The Cairo and Talbotton tornadoes were also likely violent, and the Cairo one in particular had a massive TDS.

 

[Equus]

The Lee County toll is apparently expected to continue to rise overnight according to the sheriff's office. The scale of this is truly overwhelming. I mean, yeah, we had 4/27, but to think that a day like this would produce such a deadly tornado is hard to fathom.

 

[warneagle]

I'm honestly worried about what sort of death toll we'll be looking at when the sun rises. The Cairo and Talbotton tornadoes were also likely violent, and the Cairo one in particular had a massive TDS.

yeah, especially since the Cairo one was after dark. I heard about several injuries from Talbotton, but not any fatalities. sounds like mostly minor injuries with the other storms in central Georgia, although I haven't seen any precise figures. no confirmed fatalities thankfully.

 

[Kory]

To top this all off...

 

[andyhb]

This right here is one of the hallmarks of a high end event.

 

[Bamamuscle]

To top this all off...

I just walked out the gym and it seems like flurries may be falling here in Meridianville.


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[Taylor Campbell]

I’m home. Today was insane! I’m getting video ready.

 

[warneagle]

 

[barcncpt44]

Up to 23 now.

 

[rolltide_130]

A 6 year old has been added to the list of fatalities today.. awful..

This will sadly be an event people 40 years from now remember in Alabama weather history, and not in a good way..

 

[KoD]

Images and video primarily out of the Lee county tornado show houses wiped off their foundation, mild-moderate ground scouring and trees stripped clean. There's no doubt in my mind this will be at least an EF-4. Extremely horrific situation for the families and friends of loved ones lost and hurt. Thoughts to go out to those, and the first responders - paramedics, police, EMTs... doctors, nurses, techs at the hospitals ... The impacts are far reaching and I encourage everyone reading this to take a few seconds of pause to pay respects for all of the victims of this tragedy.

 

[SilentShadow87]

A 6 year old has been added to the list of fatalities today.. awful..

This will sadly be an event people 40 years from now remember in Alabama weather history, and not in a good way..

That is so heartbreaking. Children should never have their lives cut short before they even get the chance to enjoy life. This is beyond horrible.

 

[WesL]

I’m home. Today was insane! I’m getting video ready.

Glad you are home safe. Can't wait to see what you have

 

[Taylor Campbell]

Glad you are home safe. Can't wait to see what you have

Thank you!

 

[CAL]

I'm certainly not in a position to ascertain the official intensity of the first tornado in Lee County, however, the wind rowing of trees toward the end of the video linked below reminds me of damage associated with maxi tornadoes gone by. Will be interesting to see what the DI's permit when the weather service performs the official survey.

 

[RF16Gold]

I see where the little boy who died was Hispanic. Anyone know if there was a large Hispanic population in this area of Lee Cointy? If so, with lots of trailers and low percentage of those folks speaking English thus low chance that they may have gotten the warning equals really no chance of surviving a violent tornado. Just speculating, but could be a huge story in the aftermath.

 

[Fred]

According to Wiki citing census data:

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 115,092 people, 45,702 households, and 27,284 families residing in the county. The population density was 189 people per square mile (73/km2). There were 50,329 housing units at an average density of 83 per square mile (32/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 74.07% White, 22.65% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

 

[WesL]

According to Wiki citing census data:

The population estimates for 2018 put it a little higher at 3.8%. The estimate isn't considered as precise as the full Census but it would show a growing community of Hispanic/Latinos in the area.

Truly a horrible situation in Lee County.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/leecountyalabama#

 

[Daryl]