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April 27th tornado anniversary thread
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:24 am
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:24 am
Thoughts going out to those who lost loved ones.
I hope the last 3 years have allowed you to built back stronger...
I hope the last 3 years have allowed you to built back stronger...
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Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:25 am to NBamaAlum
Wow, doesn't seem that long ago. Tough for all involved.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:26 am to NBamaAlum
My adrenaline was pumping because I was out in the shite. I was in a parking deck, right across the street from First Baptist Church in downtown Tuscaloosa, watching it as it moved into town from the southwest.
In the moment it was probably one of the greatest, most awe-inspiring experiences of my life. The fact that people were dying as I snapped photos was well in the back of my mind. It really wasn't until an hour later, when the damage reports started reaching us at the dorms, that I realized what I had just seen.
In the moment it was probably one of the greatest, most awe-inspiring experiences of my life. The fact that people were dying as I snapped photos was well in the back of my mind. It really wasn't until an hour later, when the damage reports started reaching us at the dorms, that I realized what I had just seen.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:46 am to NBamaAlum
Smokes right, it doesnt seem that long ago. And the mid-west and "northern" southern states are going to get some nasty weather and tornadoes today and tomorrow.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 11:12 am to NBamaAlum
Hard to believe it's been 3 years. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 11:44 am to NBamaAlum
That fricker missed my house by 50 yards or so. To this day im still jumpy every time it storms
Posted on 4/27/14 at 11:46 am to NBamaAlum
What an anniversary...lookin out my window right now I feel like tornados are inevitable today
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:07 pm to beaver
That parking deck is probably a good 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile from15th street... I would have been extremely nervous in that location when that big bastard touched down!
This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:10 pm to NBamaAlum
Ttown never down.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:10 pm to NBamaAlum
Thank God that it's never happened again. Many people died such as Carson Tinker's beloved girlfriend. It's definitely been a rallying call for the state of Alabama. Look at the athletic accomplishments and everything that has happened since then.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:14 pm to beaver
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What an anniversary...lookin out my window right now I feel like tornados are inevitable today
Could be pretty rough up Arkansas way later today.
Be careful and stay safe.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:16 pm to RollTide1987
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I was in a parking deck, right across the street from First Baptist Church in downtown Tuscaloosa
The one behind city hall? I was there too. Me and a friend wanted to get a good view if something showed up and that we did. It was basically the sky cam view that Spann had on tv. I remember thinking what if this thing turns towards us, jump in the stair well I guess. Then I realized how close this thing was headed towards my apartment and sure enough it was basically across the road from where I lived at the time.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:34 pm to bigpapamac
I had left Full Moon 20 minutes before it struck. I was in my apartment on 15th and we barely made it downstairs, busted in to some dudes apartment and cowered in the laundry room with like 6 people and a dog. Two of our windows got blown out and my roommate nearly got his leg smashed by a piece of debris he dodged when we were getting into the downstairs apartment
Been petrified of storms ever since
Been petrified of storms ever since
This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:39 pm to bigpapamac
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Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:41 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:42 pm to bigpapamac
Posted on 4/27/14 at 12:55 pm to NBamaAlum
As bad as the toll was, I was surprised it wasn't worse once I watched the videos and saw the photos.
What a tragedy.
What a tragedy.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 1:09 pm to NBamaAlum
I just happened to be driving from Pensacola to Iuka, MS that day.
Virtually every town I went through either had just been hit or was just about to. At one point about 15 miles out of Moulton on AL 157 I coukd see a massive wall of blackness moving across the road way off to the West. I pulled over into the median and waited for it to pass by. When I got to Moulton about 20 minutes later a nasty thunderstorm hit and I was forced to wait it out at the Sonic. When I finally got going again I discovered where that black wall cloud had crossed - the EMTs were pulling some poor woman's body out of what had been a convenience store.
I make that drive pretty often. I always think of that day when I reach that stretch.
Virtually every town I went through either had just been hit or was just about to. At one point about 15 miles out of Moulton on AL 157 I coukd see a massive wall of blackness moving across the road way off to the West. I pulled over into the median and waited for it to pass by. When I got to Moulton about 20 minutes later a nasty thunderstorm hit and I was forced to wait it out at the Sonic. When I finally got going again I discovered where that black wall cloud had crossed - the EMTs were pulling some poor woman's body out of what had been a convenience store.
I make that drive pretty often. I always think of that day when I reach that stretch.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 1:16 pm to NBamaAlum
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