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Today is the ninth anniversary of the April 27 tornado outbreak
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:45 am
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:45 am
It was on this day in 2011 that 219 tornadoes touched down across the southeastern United States, killing 316 people (249 in the state of Alabama alone). It was the most tornadoes to ever touch down in a 24-hour period and the second most number of tornado-related fatalities (eclipsed only by the "Tri-State Tornado" of 1925).
The deadliest tornadoes of the outbreak were the Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado which killed 72 people and the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado which killed 64. The Hackleburg-Phil Campbell, AL storm along with the Smithville, MS storm, were likely the two most intense tornadoes of the outbreak. Both tornadoes had winds in excess of 210 MPH.
The deadliest tornadoes of the outbreak were the Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado which killed 72 people and the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado which killed 64. The Hackleburg-Phil Campbell, AL storm along with the Smithville, MS storm, were likely the two most intense tornadoes of the outbreak. Both tornadoes had winds in excess of 210 MPH.
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Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:49 am to RollTide1987
That was a wild day.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:50 am to RollTide1987
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ninth anniversary of the April 27 tornado outbreak
I thought that fell on the 28th this year.
This post was edited on 4/27/20 at 8:51 am
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:53 am to TDsngumbo
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I thought that fell on the 28th this year.
Yeah. And the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attack will fall on 9/13 this year.
No need to be a smart arse.
This post was edited on 4/27/20 at 8:54 am
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:53 am to RollTide1987
That’s what I thought 
I remember that crazy day. Can’t believe it’s been 9 years already.
I remember that crazy day. Can’t believe it’s been 9 years already.
This post was edited on 4/27/20 at 8:54 am
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:59 am to RollTide1987
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Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado which killed 72 people
The beast was on the ground for like 130 miles and ripped the roof of an underground storm shelter IIRC.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:18 am to MsState of mind
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That was a wild day.
Yeah it was. I'm in a suburb of Birmingham, and there were some crazy storms that came through that morning. Straight line winds snapped the tops off of trees in nearby suburbs. I was working down in Alabaster at the time. We ended up leaving work several hours early to get everyone home safe before the second round came through. I was hunkered down in my mother-in-law's basement. Power was out at my house from the morning, but hers was still on. I remember listening to Finebaum on my way home and it was just so strange that he was doing weather coverage.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:22 am to RollTide1987
Craziest day of my life. Lived in university downs on 15th street in Tuscaloosa. Was about 250 yards away from the path of the storm. Walking out of the closet we had sheltered in to see the insane destruction was surreal. A day I will never forget
This post was edited on 4/27/20 at 9:27 am
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:26 am to RollTide1987
I remember being holed up in a shelter for a few hours, then walking out after dark and it was complete darkness. Listening to the calls come in on the radio and report the damage was the strangest thing. People literally found out through radio, hour by hour, how severe the damage was to the rest of the state.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:27 am to RollTide1987
Didn’t hit my house in Baton Rouge. Therefore, it was a dud.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:32 am to RollTide1987
I'll never forget that day...
I remember I lived off campus in Clinton.... and the power at the dorms went out and several of my friends,most don't post here but Peaster does I think came over then as well, because I had electricity and A/c...
I remember there was a bank right off I-20, and it ripped the ATM out and money was strewn all over the interstate/ surrounding area.
I remember I lived off campus in Clinton.... and the power at the dorms went out and several of my friends,most don't post here but Peaster does I think came over then as well, because I had electricity and A/c...
I remember there was a bank right off I-20, and it ripped the ATM out and money was strewn all over the interstate/ surrounding area.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:35 am to RollTide1987
2011 was a helluva year for tornadoes.
You had the outbreak like two weeks before the 27th (which most forget about) then the Joplin tornado a month later.
Then the Mississippi River flood that year on top of all that.
You had the outbreak like two weeks before the 27th (which most forget about) then the Joplin tornado a month later.
Then the Mississippi River flood that year on top of all that.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:35 am to RollTide1987
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Yeah. And the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attack will fall on 9/13 this year.
No need to be a smart arse.
it is leap year
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:36 am to ksayetiger
what a terrible day that was.
I forgot that was 2011. doesnt seem that long ago
I forgot that was 2011. doesnt seem that long ago
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:42 am to ksayetiger
I remember that being apart of the War Eagle Roll Tide documentary.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:45 am to TU Rob
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I'm in a suburb of Birmingham, and there were some crazy storms that came through that morning.
The forgotten tornado is the F3 that hit Cahaba Heights that morning. My neighborhood got hit hard. I lost (20) trees that day. We were extremely lucky that nothing hit the house. My neighbor had their house cut in half by a pine tree.
You can still see the track that it followed off 459. It's not as clear as it was, but it's still there. It turned off into Liberty Park about 500 yards before getting into where I live.
I ran a chainsaw for a week straight. I'll never forget waking up one morning and not being able to close my hands. The vibration of the chainsaw had made it impossible.
We were sitting in a local restaurant eating and drinking after we first chainsawed out of our neighborhood. I'll never forget sitting there and watching the news about the tornado going through Tuscaloosa. We always get what Tuscaloosa gets. My wife and kids started crying as we had to go home and get in the basement again. This time without power. Think we were without power for two weeks.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:46 am to RollTide1987
We lived in Anniston at the time and watched James Spann all day.... scary day.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 10:15 am to Possumslayer
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We lived in Anniston at the time and watched James Spann all day.... scary day.
you can relive that day if you'd like
ABC33/40 Birmingham (so... James Spann) Severe Weather Coverage 4/27/11 - Morning Storms
ABC33/40 Birmingham (so... James Spann) Severe Weather Coverage 4/27/11 - Afternoon Storms
Posted on 4/27/20 at 10:25 am to RollTide1987
I remember after it went through Bessemer watching cars drive south on 20/59 and I'm yelling at the TV for those idiots to get off the road. Then it hit me, I'm on the 3rd floor of an apartment on the Fultondale/Gardendale line and it's coming right toward me. I'm on the phone with my wife and she's telling me to please go to one of the 1st floor apartments and see if someone will let me ride it out there when the power goes out and my phone goes dead. I ran in the bathroom and got under the counter thinking this might be the end, I wait about 5 min and nothing happens so I go outside and the courtyard is littered with trash and you can still see debris in the air. I still don't have any phone service and I need to call my wife and let her know that I'm ok so I start driving around until I get a signal and I call her and she is crying saying she thought I hadn't made it.
A day that really did change my perspective on storms.
A day that really did change my perspective on storms.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 10:27 am to rt3
Nothing really "spooks" me like seeing pictures and footage of that day, or really even talking about it. Like my body has a natural, emotional reaction to anything related to that day, and the aftermath. I lived on Reed Street in Ttown at the time, so it missed us by about 2 miles, but I helped friends and strangers who were affected, and general cleanup, for months after.
Since then, I get VERY edgy when there is a bad weather threat.
Since then, I get VERY edgy when there is a bad weather threat.
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