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[11] [12] In Alabama alone, 238 tornado-related deaths were confirmed by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and the state's Emergency Management Agency. [ 2 ] [ 11 ] April 27's 316 fatalities were the most tornado-related fatalities in the United States in a single day since the " Tri-State " outbreak on March 18, 1925 (when at least 751 people ...
Radar loop showing storm development and path. At around 5:45 p.m. CDT on the evening of April 27, the supercell thunderstorm began to re-intensify in northeastern Alabama. Initially, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the region, before a tornado warning was issued for the Lakeview community and surrounding areas at 6:10 p.m. CDT.
On the afternoon of April 27, 2011, a large, long-tracked, and powerful multi-vortex tornado moved across north-central Alabama, in the U.S., striking numerous towns along its 47-mile (76 km) track, including Cullman, Fairview, Arab and Ruth. The tornado killed 6, injured over 40, and impacted hundreds of structures.
This radar imagery of the Hackleburg-Phil Campbell EF5 tornado on April 27, 2011 during the 2011 Super Outbreak as it was approaching the town of Tanner, Alabama. Note the debris ball evident of a violent tornado in progress.
Radar image showing the supercell and hook echo of the storm that produced the Smithville tornado. The environmental conditions leading up to the April 2011 Super Outbreak were among the "most conducive to violent tornadoes ever documented". [2] On April 25, a vigorous upper-level shortwave trough moved into the Southern Plains states. [3]
A National Weather Service technician monitors Hurricane Carla on a WSR-57 radar on Sept. 10, 1961. (NOAA) For more than 60 years, Hurricane Carla has been the benchmark for landfalling hurricanes ...
An area of low pressure consolidated over Texas on April 26 and traveled east while the aforementioned shortwave trough traversed the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys. [4] Another 50 tornadoes touched down on this day. [2] The multi-day outbreak culminated on April 27 with the most violent day of tornadic activity since the 1974 Super Outbreak.
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