Before the storms were over 69 tornadoes were confirmed in the state. The costliest was an EF-4 rated twister a mile and a half wide with peak winds at mph. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham were among the cities devastated in the mile path. That tornado alone took the lives of 65 people and left more than 1, others injured. Most of the cities were left unrecognizable. The tornado damage swaths as depicted in the image above, and on the individual tornado links, are an estimate of the damage widths along the track.
In other words, the track width may not represent the actual damage in all locations, as we interpolate the values between actual surveyed damage points. These maps are soley for the purpose of showing the general track of each tornado.
Remember, tornadoes do not always move in straight lines, and the intensity does not remain constant. It is also possible to have other thunderstorm wind-related damage in close proximity to the tornado tracks from such features as inflow and rear flank downdrafts, which can produce tornado-like damage. For a satellite image of the tornado tracks, click here. To tell the story of April 27, , one has to recognize that there were two distinct waves of widespread severe weather in Central Alabama.
This intense line of thunderstorms produced not only widespread damaging straight line winds in the areas of Moody, Pell City and Riverside, but numerous strong tornadoes.
The table below is an account of the tornadoes caused by the QLCS:. The second wave, which began with the Hackleburg EF-5 tornado, involved numerous supercell thunderstorms which produced deadly long-lived, strong to violent tornadoes across the northern two-thirds of Central Alabama.
Widespread and catastrophic damage was sustained in several locations. The table below is an account of the tornado activity from the afternoon hours on the 27th:. Severe Weather Episode Data. Please Contact Us.
Please try another search. Multiple locations were found. Please select one of the following:. Location Help. News Headlines. Customize Your Weather. Privacy Policy. Historic Outbreak of April 27, Weather. Current Hazards. Rivers and Lakes. Climate and Past Weather. Dancy Pickens County. The total of tornadoes that spawned during this four-day period not only surpassed the previous record for all of April by nearly , but also accounted for almost half of the confirmed tornadoes during the month.
Even during the crisis, amid so many tornadoes, the National Weather Service maintained an average warning lead time of 24 minutes, allowing many people to escape or prepare for the disaster. To make use of these warnings yourself, pay attention to the severe weather alerts issued over your radio, television, weather radio, and cellular devices. A watch means that there is potential for dangerous weather to affect your area. Warnings, however, are issued when severe weather is imminent or already occurring.
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Decades-Old Records Challenged and Broken Until April , three years had passed without a single EF-5 tornado—the strongest rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale , associated with winds in excess of mph.
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