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The "forgotten" tornado outbreak of April 15, 2011
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:27 pm
Tax Day. Five years ago today. On that day 45 tornadoes touched down in the state of Alabama - a record at that time. That record would not stand for long, however, due to the Super Outbreak of 2011 that took place just 12 days later.
A weak tornado even hit Tuscaloosa that day, crossing at the intersection of Skyland & Highway 82. It was a prelude to the monster that would strike the city on April 27.
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A weak tornado even hit Tuscaloosa that day, crossing at the intersection of Skyland & Highway 82. It was a prelude to the monster that would strike the city on April 27.
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Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:42 pm to RollTide1987
Yeah, I won't forget it. I remember that day vividly. It would have been hard to believe that day would be dwarfed in a couple of weeks.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:43 pm to RollTide1987
I've always wondered why Alabama gets more tornadic action than Louisiana.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:54 pm to Paul Allen
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I've always wondered why Alabama gets more tornadic action than Louisiana.
Higher concentration of trailer parks?
/s
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:54 pm to Paul Allen
I believe the jet stream has a lot to do with it. The jet stream can move southward a little when that happens alonhg with cold air from the north and warm air from the gulf it can make it interesting.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 1:00 pm to RollTide1987
I remember it all with $35K damage to my house (roof, etc.) from an F2 at 5:30 am and watching that monster tornado on TV at FIL's house once we got his generator running. Horrible,day all around.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 1:10 pm to RollTide1987
It's not forgotten. Gumps post about it all the time
Posted on 4/15/16 at 1:12 pm to RollTide1987
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Tax Day. Five years ago today. On that day 45 tornadoes touched down in the state of Alabama - a record at that time. That record would not stand for long, however, due to the Super Outbreak of 2011 that took place just 12 days later.
I won't ever forget it. I was driving to talladega that day. It was storming the entire drive and we couldn't set up camp till almost midnight. When the rain finally quit the entire camp grounds was blind drunk
Posted on 4/15/16 at 1:20 pm to RackensackRazorback
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It's not forgotten. Gumps post about it all the time
I believe you are confused. There were two outbreaks in April that had tornadoes strike Tuscaloosa.
The first was on April 15. A weak tornado hit the southern part of the city before strengthening to an EF3 around Cottondale. Nevertheless, there was very little damage associated with that storm in Tuscaloosa.
The second was on April 27. This is the one us Gumps never stop talking about because of the high-end EF4 tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and killed 44 people in the process (including several UA students).
I still think that 4/27 storm was an EF5 when it got to Alberta City. They found damage consistent with EF5 wind speeds and one surveyor team rated it as such. They were overruled, however, because the sturdiness of the structures that sustained EF5 damage were called into question.
This post was edited on 4/15/16 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 4/15/16 at 1:24 pm to Paul Allen
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I've always wondered why Alabama gets more tornadic action than Louisiana.
I think Alabama is first or tied for first as the state that he received the most F5/EF5 tornadoes since the 50s.
Dixie Alley
This post was edited on 4/15/16 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 4/15/16 at 1:58 pm to Paul Allen
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I've always wondered why Alabama gets more tornadic action than Louisiana.
Alabama leads the nation in tornadoes per year. Fortunately, we have enough topography to keep them from getting big most of the time.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 2:05 pm to GetCocky11
What the hell kind of map is this?
Posted on 4/15/16 at 2:09 pm to JamalSanders
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Alabama leads the nation in tornadoes per year. Fortunately, we have enough topography to keep them from getting big most of the time.
They're harder to chase here due to the topography as well. That's why you don't get as many dramatic videos like they get in the flatlands. I was standing in the parking lot of work in Trussville around 5:30-6:00 PM on April 27. There was random debris falling all around us. Small pieces of insulation, shingles, siding, etc. Probably from the one that smoked Pleasant Grove/Tarrant/Fultondale. Scary day. If you go in the woods around here these days, there's still debris hung up in trees.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 2:10 pm to slackster
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What the hell kind of map is this?
Its actually a connect the dots. I think its a schooner.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:33 pm to RollTide1987
I remember this one.
IIRC, it was fairly bad, but no one died.
We had only thought we had seen the worst that spring 2011 was going to offer....
IIRC, it was fairly bad, but no one died.
We had only thought we had seen the worst that spring 2011 was going to offer....
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:39 pm to East Coast Band
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IIRC, it was fairly bad, but no one died.
The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa wasn't bad at all.
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Now it did damage when it got to Cottondale, however. I think it reached EF3 status before it finally dissipated.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:40 pm to GetCocky11
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Arkansas put up a wall and made the tornadoes pay for it.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:46 pm to RollTide1987
I see a massive F5 pole in that video. 
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