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The Tupelo tornado did indeed damage the mall adjacent to Hwy 78.
One person was killed, according to this morning's report.

Atlanta getting severe weather this morning - lots of power outages there.

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Broadcast interrupted when tornado hit Tupelo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTWQUy76paA

Tupelo live broadcast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTf_1MbTbZM

Tornado from a car on Hwy 78.  Language warning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFMd_uoNncE

Kimberly, AL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxdGywh_4qI

Kimberly tornado as it hit.  Language warning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5C_1Hmx82M

Louisville, MS (just SW of Starkville) tornado.

Athens, AL tornado.  Language warning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MA8HwaUQUs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlrKlA7-hA

http://www.myfoxal.com/story/25375885/university-of-alabama-swimmer-killed-in-severe-weather?utm_content=bufferc1b2a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Bama swimmer killed.

From a friend.


Part of an e-mail from the campus ministry coordinator sent to the friend.

That is a very sad story but uplifting at the same time. My heart felt prayers go out to John's family and friends. Praise the Lord that John found and was involved with his campus ministry group.

I have been praying everybody was alright. Our members here and others elsewhere are family to me. I agree with the minister GOD has a plan and Jesus his son will see it through. Love everybody. God Bless! RTR!

This is incredible footage.  They drive right into the tornado, and you see the immediate damage to houses, trees, and barns.

Incredible drone footage of tornado aftermath in Bessemer, AL.

Brace yourself, 2.  It's a golf course leveled!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW1GK9jLSOk

 :(

Tuscaloosa tornado - Monday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPHeVYD4wL4

Hate to make light of it, but even I could hit that fairway now!

That's a very clear path, for sure. It was, indeed, leveled.

Lightning is ripping through here, close by. I'm surprised we still have power.

Saw on the Memphis news yesterday that a house was hit by lightning and caught fire.  The owners didn't know until neighbors called them.

Anybody know what part of Tuscaloosa that tornado touched down in? None of my family members were affected, and since they are spread out all over T-town and Northport, I am quite curious as to its path. It wouldn't surprise me if it was in Taylorville, since that area tends to really attract the storms.

By the way, did someone manage to get 2 breathing again after seeing the golf course?

Man I can't understand guys/gals people hear it round the clock place of safety or safe place. Why don't they listen and give themselves a chance to live through these storms? I hate to see a life taken in a storm but I guess we just pray and hope for peace. RTR!

Southern part of Tuscaloosa.  Watch the video on the previous page.  It shows the track and area affected.

AT 520 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTICELLO...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

That's Monticello, MS (just west of Hattiesburg).   :o

Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPHeVYD4wL4

Yeah, that's about where I thought it would have touchdown.

Turns out, this is the Frank House Municipal Golf Course (and Carver Park) in Bessemer.  It's an old course.  Sad.

Fortunately, few people were injured by the tornado.  Looks like the old course took the bullet for the people of Bessemer.
 :(

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/04/bessemer_residents_suffered_fe.html

 :pray: Thank the Lord there were no fatalities.

The storm actually began forming in Fosters and it first touched down close to Shelton State College on Highway 69 South. This is about one mile South from where the deadly tornado started three years ago. It's route from there carried it just South of HillCrest High School then it did some big damage to Taylorwood Estates and houses on Bear Creek Rd , crossed Highway 82 to Hargrove Rd E where it did a lot of damage to the southern part of Woodland Forrest. It actually just missed Woodland Forrest Elementary, Eastwood Mid School, and Bryant High School. From there it crossed/followed I20/59 to Brookwood and on to the B'ham area.

Wow! So glad there were no fatalities associated with it. It is so remarkable how tornado tracks seem to repeat themselves. Pretty scary. T-town is for sure a true tornado alley.

Getting hammered here by the weather. Extreme lightning, very heavy, extensive rain and just came out of a tornado warning. We had very heavy winds a few minutes ago. DirecTV is out because of the weather and the power going off & on. I think I'll go back to the Keys.  :unsure:

The rain is relentless. I've never had my pool flood into the yard before, but it is now. It's a salt water pool, so my back yard is in trouble. It's still raining with more to come.

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Answer: ATU's house. That's where. Happily, no one was hurt and my home remains habitable.

ALTUp, you okay?  How much damage did you have?

Glad everyone is ok. :pray:

Glad you are ok, ATU.

This information was forwarded to me in an email. No link.

This photo was taken in Bessemer/Birmingham Monday night.

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That is an amazing picture to look at, but, horrifying to think that was headed in your direction. I would have hated to be the one taking the picture,

WOW!!!!

I think it's the same tornado twice.  To photograph lightning, a camera shutter is left opened.  The lightning strike exposes the film.  Leave the shutter open for a few seconds and get 2 or more strikes.  It appears that those 2 strikes exposed the tornado twice.

I used to take photos of lightning behind bridges and other scenes. 

Still, that's a great photo.   :worship:

I didn't even think or consider that when I first saw the picture. Thanks for pointing that out and explaining it.

Awesome pic, for sure!

I have an old college friend who forwards me and everyone he knows emails all the time of random stuff. I don't know who took this photo. I had wondered if it was real. Regardless I thought it was a great photo.

Either way you take it, it could have a life taking situation in a heart beat. RTR!

Glad to hear you and yours are OK, ATU.

Thanks fellas. We are fine and insurance has everything covered and repairs are underway. If you could see our WF neighborhood you would be a amazed by how many trees fell and how few direct hits there were on houses. And no one suffered as much as a scratch. Talk about dodging a bullet.

 #+ ALT. Glad to hear this. I had to applaud you for such great  news. Keep safe and GOD Bless! All the children there also. RTR!

Great news, ATU!!!  #+

I live here in Kimberly and this is my church. The tornado came within 100 feet of my house and didn't raise a shingle. Praise God.
We open our church to the community for a storm shelter and 25 people were in the church when it hit. A few bumps and cuts was the worst that happened.
Lot of destruction here but no lives lost.

:clap:  Great story.  Glad ya'll are OK.

Somebody was looking out for y'all.  :angel:

 :pray: :pray: :pray:, thankful you all are OK. We pray for you and the community. Please know we are here anytime you need to use a shoulder. Our love to the family. RTR!

My wife, sister, BinL were visiting my mom back on 2011 when we had that epic tornado breakout. My wife and I were visiting my mom this year a week before this breakout. Maybe we need to change months for visiting? :tinfoil:

I think from now on on April 26 I'm going in a hole and not come out 'til the 28th.

 :tinfoil:

rough few days , glad everyone here is good  :clap:

hope those affected can be back to normal soon

never seen hail like we had here  :unsure:
and that is including even out in the mid-west

busted out our sky-light  :wall:
space age plastic crap like the windows on the space Shuttle

when water starts to drip from the poot fans in the bathrooms ?
you know you have a problem 

but all in all , we were very lucky and VERY BLESSED  :worship:

X, you have a gift for narrative.  Thanks!  :worship:

Glad you made it through ok, X.

I'm glad all of you made it though with minimal issues.

I don't know what to make of this weather. Being born and raised in Bama, we get used to bad weather in Spring. But not to the extent that we have seen over the last few years.

I'm beginning to think a storm shelter would be a very good investment.  :unsure:

you guys over in P'cola got the worst of it on the coast , 2

glad you made it through it as well ...
at least we were not dealt out the twisters  :dunno:

I was worried about ya' and several more CRS loved ones
worried about Chech up there in the new tornado alley south  :unsure:
seems like he gets the action first ...


 :pray:

We're on watch here at Fort Chech.

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Turns out, that photo was a fake.  It's been used numerous times.
Here's a video about fake weather pics, including that one.

http://www.weather.com/video/beware-fake-weather-pictures-48339?

After going through a tornado night, you could make me believe anything. ;)

The weather damage survey here has discovered that there were 6 different tornados in the county that night.