Author Archives: AWXVTEC FEED
High-resolution aerial imagery
NOAA has now posted high-resolution (25 cm) aerial photographs over the TCL-BHM tornado track and the Cordova tornado track. Just click in a box, and you can get a thumbnail or a full-resolution image. These were taken from a King … Continue reading
Birmingham tornado video
Here is the video of the Birmingham tornado that Brian Peters and I got from downtown on I-65 and I-59. Some radar pictures are included to show our location relative to the storm. Below is the one-minute resolution pressure trace … Continue reading
Ohatchee Tornado Upgraded to EF-Four
TORNADO 13…ARGO/SHOAL CREEK/OHATCHEE/FORNEY TORNADO (JEFFERSON/ST. CLAIR/CALHOUN/ETOWAH/CHEROKEE COUNTIES) PRELIMINARY DATA… EVENT DATE: APRIL 27, 2011 EVENT TYPE: EF-4 ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): UP TO 180 INJURIES/FATALITIES: NUMEROUS INJURIES/UNKNOWN. EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 33.6792/-86.5699 AT 623 PM EVENT END LOCATION AND … Continue reading
The Small Town Situation
There are a host of small towns that were greatly impacted, and in some cases, completely wiped out by Wednesday’s tornadoes. My wife and I just returned from a supply run to Eoline in Bibb County. Eoline is a small … Continue reading
Before/after aerial photography
(NOAA) James asked me to post on this. The NOAA King Air plane is flying the tracks of the BHM-TCL tornado and the Cordova tornado today, providing high-resolution before and after pictures of the tornado damage, similar to what they … Continue reading
Preliminary review from storm survey
(Tree stripped of all leaves, most branches, and bark. This is a strong indication of EF4, and possibly EF5 damage.) I spent the day surveying damage in the Bimingham tornado…mainly in Forestdale, Pratt City, Smithfield, and Mulga, with a USA Today reporter. … Continue reading
Tornado tracks from space
(Click on image to get much larger picture) The streaks occur because most or all of the trees are down and the ground looks more brown/gray than green.
Cordova tornado video
Brian Peters and I did something we never encourage anyone to do…we punched the core of the storm moving SE on I-22, racing the tornado that was moving NE toward Cordova. We made it south of the tornado track and … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning : BMX@ 4/28/2011 12:02:15 AM
Here is a new weather bulletin from AlabamaWX.com. Stand by for more details. WUUS54 KBMX 280501 SVRBMX ALC001-011-051-081-085-087-101-109-123-280600- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0210.110428T0501Z-110428T0600Z/ BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1201 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 THE … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning : BMX@ 4/28/2011 12:01:31 AM
Here is a new weather bulletin from AlabamaWX.com. Stand by for more details. WUUS54 KBMX 280501 SVRBMX ALC001-011-051-081-085-087-101-109-123-280600- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0210.110428T0501Z-110428T0600Z/ BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1201 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 THE … Continue reading
