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Today is the 10th anniversary of one of the most underrated severe weather outbreaks
Posted on 4/14/21 at 10:41 am
Posted on 4/14/21 at 10:41 am
April 14-16, 2011 was a red letter outbreak for the Deep South and the Great Plains. Over the course of those three days, nearly 180 tornadoes touched down with 29 of those touching down in the state of Alabama on April 15 alone. 43 people were killed in the outbreak with an estimated $2.1 billion done in property damage.
That outbreak would have ranked as the worst for the year at almost any other point in recorded history. As it stood, it wouldn't even rank as the worst of the month as Mother Nature had one more brutal card to play for the month of April in the year 2011.
That outbreak would have ranked as the worst for the year at almost any other point in recorded history. As it stood, it wouldn't even rank as the worst of the month as Mother Nature had one more brutal card to play for the month of April in the year 2011.
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Posted on 4/14/21 at 10:43 am to RollTide1987
Finger of God.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 10:50 am to RollTide1987
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Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:02 am to RollTide1987
That shite was horrific.
Joplin was around that time too.
Joplin was around that time too.
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 11:03 am
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:07 am to TheFonz
North Carolina actually took the brunt of this outbreak
24 deaths in the Tar Heel State... 12 alone in Bertie County
the 12 fatalities in Bertie County equaled the number of fatalities in all other states combined during this outbreak
5 of the 13 EF-3 tornados from this outbreak happened in NC (there were no EF-4s or EF-5s in this outbreak)
24 deaths in the Tar Heel State... 12 alone in Bertie County
the 12 fatalities in Bertie County equaled the number of fatalities in all other states combined during this outbreak
5 of the 13 EF-3 tornados from this outbreak happened in NC (there were no EF-4s or EF-5s in this outbreak)
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:11 am to RollTide1987
I remember it well. Looking out the basement window and seeing countless debris falling from the sky was wicked at hell.
The next morning we found all kinds of things on our property like siding, clothing, bills, etc. One of the bills was to an address 90 miles from where it landed in my yard.
We were lucky the long track tornado lifted before it got to us.
The next morning we found all kinds of things on our property like siding, clothing, bills, etc. One of the bills was to an address 90 miles from where it landed in my yard.
We were lucky the long track tornado lifted before it got to us.
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 11:12 am
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:15 am to RollTide1987
Brown Ferry Nuclear plant had to be shut down.
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 11:16 am
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:36 am to rt3
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Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:38 am to RollTide1987
That was 10 years ago?
Good fricking lord I feel old.
Good fricking lord I feel old.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:42 am to RollTide1987
was this the one that wrecked parts of alex box?
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:58 pm to RollTide1987
I actually tried to chase the one that came through the southern part of Tuscaloosa that day. Due to heavy rains and a few other things that got in the way, I was unable to make contact with the storm. However, there is one video of the April 15 Tuscaloosa tornado that was taken. It was definitely nowhere near as big as the one that would come through just 12 days later.
April 15, 2011 Tuscaloosa-Cottondale Tornado
April 15, 2011 Tuscaloosa-Cottondale Tornado
Posted on 4/14/21 at 6:00 pm to RollTide1987
Well shite....I completely forgot about my April 2011 weather thread.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 6:03 pm to RollTide1987
Here is a link to the National Weather Service SPV day-by-day storm report pages. Just clicking through April 2011 and reading is sobering.
Storm Prediction Center storm reports by day with maps
Storm Prediction Center storm reports by day with maps
Posted on 4/14/21 at 6:04 pm to goofball
quote:
That shite was horrific.
Joplin was around that time too.
Joplin was around a month later, May 21st IIRC.
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