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re: Tenth Anniversary of the 2011 Super Tornado Outbreak
Posted on 4/26/21 at 1:53 pm to AU66
Posted on 4/26/21 at 1:53 pm to AU66
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I lived in Russellville at the time and heard the same from multiple people, as bad as the tornado in Tuscaloosa was the Hacklebhrg/ Phil Campbell one was worse, I drove through Hacklebhrg a day after and houses were stripped away down to the slab.
I saw what it did through Harvest and points west of Madison and that storm was worse than the Tuscaloosa storm without a doubt, which is saying a lot given that entire neighborhoods in Tuscaloosa were stripped to the foundation.
Short of Joplin it doesn’t get any worse than what happened from Phil Campbell through to almost the TN line.
This post was edited on 4/26/21 at 1:55 pm
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Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:05 pm to tide06
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Short of Joplin it doesn’t get any worse than what happened from Phil Campbell through to almost the TN line.
Research the Smithville, MS EF5. That tornado was very likely the strongest of the day, and is often forgotten in discussions.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:10 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Research the Smithville, MS EF5. That tornado was very likely the strongest of the day, and is often forgotten in discussions.
Technically, though, the Hackleburg/Phil Campbell tornado was slightly stronger based on NWS estimated wind speeds. But really, when you're talking about tornadoes with wind speeds over 200mph, the destruction is going to be so complete that a slight difference in the winds between the two just doesn't matter.
This post was edited on 4/26/21 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:19 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:22 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Thought I would share some radar images of some of the worst tornadoes from the outbreak.
Tuscaloosa-Birmingham EF-4 tornado:
This was as it came through Tuscaloosa.
As it approached Birmingham.
Hackleburg, AL/Phil Campbell, AL/Harvest, AL EF-5 tornado:
As it went through Hackleburg:
Cullman, AL EF-4 tornado:
Cordova, AL/Blount Springs, AL EF-4 tornado:
Just after it passed Cordova, AL.
Philadelphia, MS EF-5 tornado:
Smithville, MS EF-5 tornado:
Tuscaloosa-Birmingham EF-4 tornado:
This was as it came through Tuscaloosa.
As it approached Birmingham.
Hackleburg, AL/Phil Campbell, AL/Harvest, AL EF-5 tornado:
As it went through Hackleburg:
Cullman, AL EF-4 tornado:
Cordova, AL/Blount Springs, AL EF-4 tornado:
Just after it passed Cordova, AL.
Philadelphia, MS EF-5 tornado:
Smithville, MS EF-5 tornado:
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:23 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Anyone here watched the documentary "I'm with Phil"?
I haven't, but I will check it out. I remember a story when clean up was going on that people from all over the United States that were named Phil Campbell came to the town of Phil Campbell to help clean up. I think there was even a Phil Campbell from Australia who came.
EDIT: Apparently, what I am talking about is what the documentary is about.
This post was edited on 4/26/21 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:27 pm to LegendInMyMind
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WHNT19 chief meteorologist Dan Saterfield
That's the outbreak that beat the crap out of Gary Dobbs from WAAY when it struck his house in Mount Hope? That poor fellow, it beat him pretty bad and he didn't last too much longer on the air.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:36 pm to BillBrosky
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That's the outbreak that beat the crap out of Gary Dobbs from WAAY when it struck his house in Mount Hope? That poor fellow, it beat him pretty bad and he didn't last too much longer on the air.
Yep, the Hackleburg/Phil Campbell tornado hit his house and he was there reporting on it live over the phone to the station. You can read his story here: LINK /
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:45 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
This is the Hackleburg/Phil Campbell storm right after it crossed the Tennessee River (where I had watched it from maybe three miles to the Southeast) between the river and Tanner where it crumpled multiple high tension power lines and knocked out power to thousands.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:46 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I question the sanity of anyone that lives in Hueytown, Oak Grove, or Pleasant Grove. You couldn't pay me to live out there.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:47 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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Yep, the Hackleburg/Phil Campbell tornado hit his house and he was there reporting on it live over the phone to the station.
We had our vehicles pulled under a huge awning that covered what used to be a loading dock where I worked. By that time power was out and we had a couple different radio channels playing coverage with the windows down. I remember hearing his coverage and Saterfield covering the storms from the Nashville Airport.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:50 pm to Aubie Spr96
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I question the sanity of anyone that lives in Hueytown, Oak Grove, or Pleasant Grove. You couldn't pay me to live out there.
Much like I question those who live in Tanner, specifically the formerly Lawson's Trailer/RV park and now the Swan Creek Trailer/RV park. It is the classic path of North AL and was wiped out in 1974 and again in 2011, with multiple other storms doing damage.
There are very few tenants there now, with most being RV spots.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:57 pm to Aubie Spr96
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I question the sanity of anyone that lives in Hueytown, Oak Grove, or Pleasant Grove. You couldn't pay me to live out there.
There is certainly a long list of violent tornadoes that have hit the western and northern parts of the Birmingham metro. Places like Oak Grove, Pleasant Grove, Hueytown, Concord, Sylvan Springs, Pratt City, Smithville, and Fultondale.
There are several classic tornado paths in Alabama.
This post was edited on 4/26/21 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 4/26/21 at 3:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
One pic of the high tension power lines just across the river from Decatur in Limestone County.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 3:35 pm to LegendInMyMind
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One pic of the high tension power lines just across the river from Decatur in Limestone County.
Just bent them like a paper clip or something. Truly incredible. If the winds had been much stronger, it probably would have just pulled them out of the ground.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 4:02 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Have a brother-in-law whose family owns a large tow truck operation in north Alabama. I trekked up there on the 29th, not to gawk but to help. On that Saturday we were on the road from 5am until 10PM hauling trashed vehicles, boats, trailers, farm equipment, you name it.
One of the last pickups of the day was a few miles west of Decatur where one had came through. The family's house was roofless yet they wanted to stay there for the night because they had no vehicle and no where to go. We carried them to a hotel and I footed the bill for the night. Not a hero, just compassion takes over sometimes.
We get a Christmas card from them every year.
One of the last pickups of the day was a few miles west of Decatur where one had came through. The family's house was roofless yet they wanted to stay there for the night because they had no vehicle and no where to go. We carried them to a hotel and I footed the bill for the night. Not a hero, just compassion takes over sometimes.
We get a Christmas card from them every year.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 4:06 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Even further down the path at the Hwy 72 and Mooresville Road intersection, there were about five or so concrete rebar-reinforced power poles that were sheared off about 4 ft. above the ground. They were relatively new poles that weren't broken or crumbled, they weren't pushed over at the base, they were sheared off....rebar and all.
I remember seeing that a couple days later. I was driving with my Pops and aunt with me. The intersection was clear, but with no stoplights it was a four-way stop. The truck behind us eased around me because I was just staring. The guy said, "I did the same thing yesterday when I saw that. It is just unreal." It was unreal.
I remember seeing that a couple days later. I was driving with my Pops and aunt with me. The intersection was clear, but with no stoplights it was a four-way stop. The truck behind us eased around me because I was just staring. The guy said, "I did the same thing yesterday when I saw that. It is just unreal." It was unreal.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 4:20 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
This is what I posted on one of my social media pages on the evening of April 26, 2011:
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It looks like we're going to have some pretty dangerous weather on Wednesday. 41 tornadoes touched down in Alabama during the April 15 outbreak. Can we top that on April 27?
Posted on 4/26/21 at 4:23 pm to RollTide1987
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This is what I posted on one of my social media pages on the evening of April 26, 2011:
That reminds me of a post from April 26, 2011 on a weather forum I read. It was from a meteorologist from Alabama (not a TV met) who knows pretty much everything about severe weather in the southeast. Super knowledgeable guy. He is the kind of poster who everyone paid attention to when he posted. Anyway, the night of April 26th, he had a post that said something along of the lines of “I’m not one to overhype events, but this is the most dangerous/violent setup I have seen in all of my years studying severe weather.”
That was the moment that it really hit me that we were likely in for a historic event.
This post was edited on 4/26/21 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 4/26/21 at 4:26 pm to BillBrosky
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Have a brother-in-law whose family owns a large tow truck operation in north Alabama. I trekked up there on the 29th, not to gawk but to help. On that Saturday we were on the road from 5am until 10PM hauling trashed vehicles, boats, trailers, farm equipment, you name it.
One of the last pickups of the day was a few miles west of Decatur where one had came through. The family's house was roofless yet they wanted to stay there for the night because they had no vehicle and no where to go. We carried them to a hotel and I footed the bill for the night. Not a hero, just compassion takes over sometimes.
We get a Christmas card from them every year.
That’s an awesome story, Bill, and I commend you. Those type of stories are one of the good things that came out of that horrific event. As terrible as it was, it brought out the love and kindness in the people of the states hit so hard.
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