with a hook that defined....berry is about to get pounded

if it stays on the same track....cullman will get it again

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 5:37 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2011 5:36:31 PM

a little below the Bham dot... there's a system near Tuscaloosa heading towards us



oh Jesus Christ... this guy just said the supercell they're watching right now is reminiscent of the major one they saw in 1974

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 5:47 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2011 5:39:40 PM

Is the supercell the one in tuscaloosa?

4/27/2011 5:48:48 PM

no, the one near Cordova and Berry

but they mentioned the one near Tuscaloosa is starting to get just as serious

4/27/2011 5:50:38 PM

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ABC-33-40-Main

holy shit live tornado near Cordova

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 5:52 PM. Reason : sorry not Tuscaloosa]

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 5:53 PM. Reason : officially calling a tornado emergency for Tuscaloosa and Northport]

4/27/2011 5:50:59 PM

This is what I get to look forward to in an hr or so

4/27/2011 5:53:24 PM

roll tide

4/27/2011 5:54:29 PM

stay safe Kiwi

4/27/2011 5:55:07 PM

You too Samwise! We have a basement thank god, and we rarely get tornadoes like your area but they've had several in knoxville already sooooooooo we just might.

I saw the Raleigh damage this weekend and am hoping we don't have that here!

4/27/2011 5:58:16 PM

tornado sirens downtown are going off right now

4/27/2011 6:00:51 PM

How close are you to downtown? Might be a good time to take cover girl.

4/27/2011 6:01:17 PM

From listening to the news it sounds like those horns may be for the storm well north of Birmingham

4/27/2011 6:02:57 PM

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ABC-33-40-Main


omg huge tornado heading towards downtown Tuscaloosa

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 6:03 PM. Reason : ^ either way, they use them as warnings]

4/27/2011 6:03:00 PM

yeah, Tuscaloosa is FUCKED

4/27/2011 6:04:06 PM

holy shit

it's bee-lining for the middle of Tuscaloosa

the weather man is saying it's a "once in a career" type day for these tornadoes

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 6:09 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2011 6:08:44 PM

wow that 'nader in Tuscaloosa

4/27/2011 6:09:25 PM

damn!!! Hope people are running for cover!

4/27/2011 6:10:07 PM

HOLY SHIT

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 6:11 PM. Reason : am I the only one watching this shit?!?!?!]

4/27/2011 6:11:20 PM

camera came back with a vengeance!

4/27/2011 6:11:46 PM

damn camera keeps going out.

4/27/2011 6:12:00 PM

near the UA stadium

4/27/2011 6:14:43 PM

oh what the fuck


he said it could head directly towards the Bham metro area

4/27/2011 6:15:39 PM

That was so hot.

4/27/2011 6:19:14 PM

Dang I missed a lot. Hope everyone is safe


The scale at the top of the image is screwed up. Normal scales go from green to yellow to orange to red to burgundy to pink to white. Basically if you see pink or white it's time to GTFO.

Their scale, however, is jacked. It's saying that the most potent part of the system is in a burgundy ring around the not-so-bad pink center.

4/27/2011 6:22:57 PM

stay safe Sam and anyone else down there!

4/27/2011 6:24:34 PM

damn. And another possible one just coming to the west of Tuscaloosa.

4/27/2011 6:25:42 PM

watching a mile-wide tornado coming towards Tuscaloosa again


DCH regional medical center and university mall - "total destruction"

4/27/2011 6:26:12 PM

Oh man, just opened up that feed that's a few posts up - says that the word to describe the local hospital and mall is "Destruction."

Stay safe folks!

4/27/2011 6:26:51 PM

I think they mean a part of UA's campus when they say university mall... could be wrong tho... either way, it was close to the stadium and campus

4/27/2011 6:28:32 PM

Quote :

" A storms a brewin"

Nooooo doubt. That meatloaf I had for lunch is starting to percolate.

4/27/2011 6:28:40 PM

You're more likely to know that I, as I'm in Raleigh. Either way, "Destruction" is a scary word for them to be using - and that it had to come in over a HAM radio transmission

Good luck!

4/27/2011 6:30:03 PM

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=46735

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 6:31 PM. Reason : whew, hospital still intact but fucked up]

4/27/2011 6:30:18 PM

Sounds like the hospital took a hit, but they were in emergency mode and so according to preliminary reports, no injuries. Good to hear! Keep hanging in there!

4/27/2011 6:31:44 PM

Be safe Sam!

4/27/2011 6:32:29 PM

fucking hell, headed towards downtown Bham

thunder is starting, sirens are starting to go off

4/27/2011 6:33:58 PM

Are you in Birmingham or outskirts or where?

4/27/2011 6:34:35 PM

I am 1 mile south from downtown

4/27/2011 6:35:28 PM

get downstairs if you can sam....

i just tried to view the traffic cams in tuscaloosa - all of them are out.

trying to view bham now

4/27/2011 6:36:09 PM

Well hang tight - Interior rooms, pillows/blankets etc., and just stick it out. Good luck!

4/27/2011 6:36:39 PM

Don't forget Gambit

4/27/2011 6:37:06 PM

South of Birmingham doesn't look like a good place to be on that current track

4/27/2011 6:37:16 PM

# of viewers on this ustream has doubled to 20000 since i started watching

4/27/2011 6:38:52 PM

What channel is the weather channel on twc

4/27/2011 6:42:04 PM

It looks like a multiple vortex tornado from the relative velocity images.

4/27/2011 6:44:18 PM

I am waiting to see what he says because I don't want to lose my video stream... but I am dressed and have my bag packed, Gambit's harness is on, and a pillowcase is waiting for Banana (his cage is unlocked)

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 6:44 PM. Reason : my flippin classmate was saying she doesn't believe it (meaning literally)]

4/27/2011 6:44:23 PM

Props on being prepared - looks like the mess is coming in a few, but then you should be somewhat clear for a bit.

4/27/2011 6:45:37 PM

is the university mall the mall in tuscaloosa?

4/27/2011 6:46:19 PM

Samwise says it might be the mall on the UA campus i.e. like the National Mall in D.C. is a big green area. Dunno though - we'll find out eventually.

4/27/2011 6:47:09 PM

I'm going with neighbors to the basement

PEACE

4/27/2011 6:47:20 PM

the one outside the library near the stadium?

just checked, university mall is what i am thinking of. its the mall right on 15th across from the unversity, i usually stay right beside there when i'm in alabama.

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 6:52 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2011 6:47:46 PM