Was on the ground for 80 miles… TORNADO 8…TUSCALOOSA/BIRMINGHAM (GREENE/TUSCALOOSA/JEFFERSON COUNTIES) PRELIMINARY DATA… EVENT DATE: APRIL 27, 2011 EVENT TYPE: EF-4 ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): UP TO 190 INJURIES/FATALITIES: OVER 1000 INJURIES/AT LEAST 65 FATALITIES. EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: … Continue reading →

The NWS has rated the tornado that impacted Tuscaloosa on Friday as EF-3… due to damage near the Black Warrior River down toward Maxwell Loop road. It was on the ground for 19 miles before lifting just west of the … Continue reading →