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During the late afternoon and early evening hours of April 27, 2011, a violent and deadly high-end EF4 multi-vortex tornado, commonly referred to as the Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado or the Tuscaloosa tornado, destroyed portions of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama, as well as smaller communities and rural areas between the two cities.
It's probably not the one you remember most, but it was also deadly and destructive.
The tornado then moved back into Tuscaloosa County, causing mostly minor tree and structural damage at EF1 strength before rapidly intensifying and crossing into Fayette County once again. There, it completely destroyed at least one mobile home, with the frame being separated and the remaining debris being tossed by the tornado.
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
Tornado warnings are still in effect across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, and the threat continues overnight when tornadoes can often be their deadliest. (5:57 p.m. ET) Winds Top 80 MPH
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March 1994: 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak (8 counties) [1] May 1995: May 1995 Tornado Outbreak Sequence (Huntsville) [1] April 1998: April 1998 Birmingham tornado [1] December 2000: December 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado [1] November 2001: Arkansas–Mississippi–Alabama tornado outbreak; November 2002: 2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak [1]
Tornadoes are much less common in the US during December, averaging only around 40 – compared to the nearly 270 seen on average in May. This year, however, there have been 1,783 tornado reports ...