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re: 11 years ago today was a rough day
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:29 pm to The Spleen
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:29 pm to The Spleen
The early morning round was part of the challenge for the NWS and local news Mets to get warnings out. A whole bunch of people lost power with the most dangerous tornado day in memory about to happen that afternoon.
There were about enough storm reports from that round to confirm the high risk day, even before the unforgettable parade of tornadoes that afternoon.
There were about enough storm reports from that round to confirm the high risk day, even before the unforgettable parade of tornadoes that afternoon.
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Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:29 pm to The Spleen
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That early morning line of storms is often forgotten.
North AL got three significant rounds that day. The first and third were expected. The second wasn't. Unfortunately, that second round wasn't enough to cut the legs out from under the atmosphere that day.
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:34 pm to The Spleen
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That early morning line of storms is often forgotten. A small tornado came through the Cahaba Heights area of Birmingham that morning. Wife’s company at the time had an office there and they were without power for over a week. The afternoon storms barely impacted Birmingham. It didn’t even rain at my house, while 10-15 miles away Pleasant Grove was getting leveled
Yeah, and the early morning line of storms did a massive amount of damage over most of the state. That line was a major event in itself. It also really hampered the ability to get warnings out during the afternoon round of violent tornadoes, since over 200,000 people had no power and couldn't watch TV coverage, and it knocked out at least one NOAA weather radio transmitter (in NW Alabama).
This post was edited on 4/27/22 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:37 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I turned it to 19, and the B crew was on because Dan was MIA for the biggest weather day of his career.
That day has always stained Satterfield's reputation for me. The biggest weather event in the modern history of Alabama, and Satterfield is more concerned about going to a climate change conference or whatever he was doing at the time.
This post was edited on 4/27/22 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 4/27/22 at 2:48 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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That day has always stained Satterfield's reputation for me. The biggest weather event in the modern history of Alabama, and Satterfield is more concerned about going to a climate change conference or whatever he was doing at the time.
This is from the article announcing his departure from WHNT:
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Dan Satterfield, WHNT News 19's chief meteorologist for over 17 years who helped take weather coverage and technology in this area to another level, told station officials he's ready for a new journey in his life and will depart Dec. 2.
WHNT station manager/news director Denise Vickers made the announcement to her staff today. She said Satterfield informed station officials earlier this year he would begin a new journey and explore new opportunities, possibly one day returning to his home state of Oklahoma.
He ended up in OK, and wasn't without a job for very long, if at all.
Posted on 4/27/22 at 3:05 pm to Pisco
I had only $30K damage on my roof, etc. I was one of the lucky ones.
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