A view from the air of the shopping center on McFarland Blvd. in Tuscaloosa that I have featured in previous posts. This shot is simply unimaginable. It's pretty much a miracle the toll isn't higher when you think that this storm touched down and razed through a commercial zone at about 5 PM CT, when people are doing errands after work. Other pictures of this area are unbelievable. Photo from Tuscaloosanews.com.Thursday, April 28, 2011
Bird's Eye View Of Tuscaloosa Devastation
A view from the air of the shopping center on McFarland Blvd. in Tuscaloosa that I have featured in previous posts. This shot is simply unimaginable. It's pretty much a miracle the toll isn't higher when you think that this storm touched down and razed through a commercial zone at about 5 PM CT, when people are doing errands after work. Other pictures of this area are unbelievable. Photo from Tuscaloosanews.com.
Tuscaloosa: McFarland Blvd. Damage
The remains of a shopping center in Tuscaloosa, with a Hobby Lobby crafts and hobbies store the only building still remaing, but barely so. This is the same store that has appeared in two prior postings.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death Toll Is Becoming Unbearable **UPDATED**
**UPDATE BELOW**
1;05 AM CT, April 28, 2011
The death toll at last report from the Associated Press from Wednesday's outbreak is 72, with 58 in Alabama. This update, however, is from two hours ago with officials concerned the Alabama toll could go up and the toll from Georgia almost certain to go up. Meanwhile, other tornadic storms are ongoing in Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia and upstate New York. Also, there are concerning reports coming out of East Tennessee, particularly Greene County, of people missing.
Either way, the toll has just gone up from that last AP update, because the Georgia Emergency Management Agency has just upped the toll in Catoosa County by five to seven total currently. This area, just south of Chattanooga, Tenn., was hard hit by the same supercell that slammed Tuscaloosa, Ala. and western portions of Birmingham. There are reports out of semis and other vehicles blown off of Interstate 75 in Catoosa County, as well as numerous homes destroyed and the collapse of a 3-story hotel. The hotel report is not confirmed at last update though.
Here are the current totals from Wednesday, which are added to approximately a dozen or so others in the toll from the outbreak the previous two days.
ALABAMA - 58
MISSISSIPPI - 11
GEORGIA - 2 (Now seven in the updated toll)
TENNESSEE -1
TOTAL - 77
**BREAKING NEWS UPDATE** 1:20 AM CT 4/28/11
Greene County, Tenn. Emergency Management confirms at least 3 dead in the Camp Creek area there. This confirms my concerns in East Tennessee. Also, breaking word from the Georgia EMA of two dead in Dade County. Going by the Associated Press toll from about 11 PM ET, the new toll stands at 82.
1;05 AM CT, April 28, 2011
The death toll at last report from the Associated Press from Wednesday's outbreak is 72, with 58 in Alabama. This update, however, is from two hours ago with officials concerned the Alabama toll could go up and the toll from Georgia almost certain to go up. Meanwhile, other tornadic storms are ongoing in Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia and upstate New York. Also, there are concerning reports coming out of East Tennessee, particularly Greene County, of people missing.
Either way, the toll has just gone up from that last AP update, because the Georgia Emergency Management Agency has just upped the toll in Catoosa County by five to seven total currently. This area, just south of Chattanooga, Tenn., was hard hit by the same supercell that slammed Tuscaloosa, Ala. and western portions of Birmingham. There are reports out of semis and other vehicles blown off of Interstate 75 in Catoosa County, as well as numerous homes destroyed and the collapse of a 3-story hotel. The hotel report is not confirmed at last update though.
Here are the current totals from Wednesday, which are added to approximately a dozen or so others in the toll from the outbreak the previous two days.
ALABAMA - 58
MISSISSIPPI - 11
GEORGIA - 2 (Now seven in the updated toll)
TENNESSEE -1
TOTAL - 77
**BREAKING NEWS UPDATE** 1:20 AM CT 4/28/11
Greene County, Tenn. Emergency Management confirms at least 3 dead in the Camp Creek area there. This confirms my concerns in East Tennessee. Also, breaking word from the Georgia EMA of two dead in Dade County. Going by the Associated Press toll from about 11 PM ET, the new toll stands at 82.
Milo's In Tuscaloosa
Another stunning image of the devastation in Tuscaloosa Wednesday afternoon. This used to be a Milo's hamburger restaurant. If you look close at the background, you can see the same Hobby Lobby store visible in my previous post.The tornado bypassed the University of Alabama campus, but did tremendous damage to residential areas and the commercial zone near University Mall. The mall itself is said to have been hit hard as well.
Image submitted by Phil Owen to AL.com
TUSCALOOSA DEVASTATION
Tuscaloosa was devastated by a tornado that formed in Mississippi and still is producing devastation hours and about 300 miles later. Here is a photo from the hometown of the University of Alabama. That is a Hobby Lobby store in the background. The death toll is up to 15 in the city with at least 100 of the injured in area hospitals. My prayers are with all affected.
SNAPSHOT OF AN OUTBREAK
A snapshot in time of the current watches and warnings from The Weather Channel. This is just stunning.
DEVELOPING: TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
A tornado emergency is in effect for Birmingham as the same massive tornado that hit Tuscaloosa has been working its way towards Birmingham. The storm now looks to have passed through on the north side of the city.
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