Tag Archives: tornado
Tornado Warning – Jackson County
These are very rare in summer in Alabama… BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 311 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… … Continue reading
Kids Tell Their Story
I had a very touching visit today to Pleasant Grove Elementary. Many of the kids there have lost their homes, and are still sporting cuts and bruises from their wounds from the April 27 EF-4 tornado. Some told stories of … Continue reading
NASA Spacecraft Sees Tornado Tracks
Even from 438 miles above the Earth, you can tell that something very significant happened around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham April 27th. For the first time, an energy-sensing instrument aboard a NASA spacecraft has been used to identify tracks left by … Continue reading
New Angle Of The 4.27 Tuscaloosa Tornado
Thanks to Kimberly Madison of 95.3 “The Bear” for forwarding this image to us. This photo is from the UPS driver — under the 31st Street Bridge overpass at I-359. The UPS truck is the damaged vehicle depicted in the … Continue reading
Helping The Youngest Victims
I posted some images last night concerning the children that are victims of this tragedy… I took this picture below near Cordova yesterday… So many kids are homeless, orphaned, or both. The Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes and Family Ministries (ABCH) … Continue reading
The Youngest Victims
Please remember the children. Many kids are orphaned, and homeless. I met many children today in Walker County; the parents of these kids survived, but they do not have a home. Fortunately, they are able to stay with relatives or … Continue reading
A Good Story
I came across this fellow in Pleasant Grove this evening; he lost everything, but was so happy to find his dog alive buried under the rubble of his home this afternoon.
Tuscaloosa Suitcase Found in Jeff Co
Amazing story here… a suitcase (not a paper or book!) from Tuscaloosa was found by a family in the Virginia Mines community in western Jefferson County… the suitcase was aloft for almost 50 miles.
Your Pictures
They tell the story better than we can.
From Bill Castle
My long time associate and ABC 33/40 Chief Photographer Bill Castle just landed from flying the track of the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham tornado. He has seen it all over the years, and just told me this looked much worse that the April … Continue reading
