bad weather

[Beachbummette]

They just said on NBC news 13 that 13 people have died in Alabama today. 8 in Enterprise and I can't find out yet where the rest are. Will post when I hear more.

Just heard the other 5 are in Miller's Ferry which is close to Selma/Montgomery.

 

[Hop]

just awful...

 

[JB]

They just said on NBC news 13 that 13 people have died in Alabama today. 8 in Enterprise and I can't find out yet where the rest are. Will post when I hear more.

Just heard the other 5 are in Miller's Ferry which is close to Selma/Montgomery.

The toll is surely to rise. My understanding is the BOE in Enterprise made a late decision to close the school. The students were all preparing to leave when the tornado hit. Poor thinking with tragic results.

We have been under two separate tornado warnings in Tuscaloosa today. Luckily, no real damage here.

 

[Beachbummette]

The toll is surely to rise. My understanding is the BOE in Enterprise made a late decision to close the school. The students were all preparing to leave when the tornado hit. Poor thinking with tragic results.

We have been under two separate tornado warnings in Tuscaloosa today. Luckily, no real damage here.

I just saw on the news a home in Tuscaloosa with it's roof ripped off. They stated they were not sure if it was straight line winds or a tornado.

We live in Hoover but work in West Jefferson and we have had warning all afternoon here in Hueytown....I am ready to go home!

 

[njackie]

How is the weather today in Seagrove?

 

[beachmouse]

Very windy and cloudy, but the really severe stuff tends to need to get a bit inland before it really cranks up.

 

[Mango]

I just saw on the news a home in Tuscaloosa with it's roof ripped off. They stated they were not sure if it was straight line winds or a tornado.

We live in Hoover but work in West Jefferson and we have had warning all afternoon here in Hueytown....I am ready to go home!

Horrible news about the kids. Get home safe BB and anyone else in the area.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I just received a report from my mom, and a tornado touched down a few miles near her (she lives in tornado alley -- SW GA), and destroyed all of the probably 200 year old Oak trees around my cousins house and in the yard, which once belonged to my Great Grandfather. No injuries to people, and no damage to the homes, but trees are down everywhere and the power is out and some roads blocked, but she said the event has resulted in a family reunion, with all of the extended families coming to check on everyone. She sees tornadoes hitting in the area at least once every year, and you can usually follow the path of the storms from aerial photos.

 

[goofer]

I am watching the news here in AZ. It seems devastating in Enterprise, AL. My wife was a teacher in Newburgh, NY for thirty years. About 15 years ago there was a big tornado that killed 8 children in our town !! Tornadoes are unheard of in NY. There was no warning at all....very scary.

 

[Smiling JOe]

From what I understand, there wasn't much warning on these storms either, as the weather was moving at speeds of 50-60 mph.