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The tornado reached a maximum path width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) during its track through Tuscaloosa, and again when it crossed I-65 north of Birmingham, attaining estimated wind speeds of 190 mph (310 km/h) shortly after passing through the city. It then went on to impact parts of Birmingham at high-end EF4 intensity before dissipating.
The tornado killed 20 people and injured hundreds more along its 48-mile (77 km) path across Catoosa, Hamilton, Bradley, Polk, and McMinn counties. The tornado was given a rating of EF4 with peak wind speed of 190 mph (310 km/h). The damage path of the tornado was 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) wide.
A low-end EF3 tornado initially touched down just inside Greene County, snapping or uprooting dozens of trees before crossing into Tuscaloosa County. Hundreds more trees were downed and a radio transmission tower was destroyed before the tornado came into range of the ABC 33/40 tower camera in the southern part of town, near the track of the ...
It's probably not the one you remember most, but it was also deadly and destructive.
List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, April 25, 2011 [nb 1] EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time Path length Max width Damage [nb 2] EF0: NE of Fulton: Hempstead: AR: 1405 – 1413 7.58 mi (12.20 km) 100 yd (91 m) $0
The tornado weakened a little but continued to cause extensive tree damage and downed power lines and poles as it moved east-northeast toward De Kalb, Mississippi. As the tornado crossed MS 16 west of De Kalb, it destroyed several mobile homes, heavily damaged the second story of a frame home, and caused roof damage to other frame homes ...
Some of the most notorious twisters in U.S. history were wedge tornadoes, including the EF5 that leveled Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, and the El Reno tornado, which was a jaw-dropping 2.6 ...
It was the first fatal tornado of 2011. Another strong tornado, rated EF3, resulted in houses destroyed near Eminence, Kentucky. [11] [12] Concentrated tornado activity also occurred in parts of Missouri and Illinois with 22 tornadoes in the region, some as strong as EF2, related to a series of squall lines with many embedded tornadoes. None of ...