04/27/11: A CLOSE UP OF THE APRIL 27th, 2011 TUSCALOOSA TORNADO THAT I WAS CHASING ON STORM TOUR 3 WITH JOSH KELLY ... WE STARTED TO CHASE THIS AS AN EF-1 FROM EASTERN MISSISSIPPI TO A POSITION JUST ACROSS THE STATE LINE WITH ALABAMMA BEFORE WE LOST SIGHT OF IT ONLY TO LATER FIND OUT IT LATER REACHED EF-5 STATUS JUST BEFORE IT TOUCHED DOWN IN TUSCALOOSA & THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA TOOK THIS PHOTO !!!
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** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, January 14, 2012 4:12:39 AM
708 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EASTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 745 AM CDT
* AT 709 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PINE
RIDGE…OR ABOUT NEAR FORT PAYNE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE…
HENAGAR.
MENTONE.
BEATY CROSSROADS.
SULPHER SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME…A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.