Saturday, April 30, 2011

April 27 Aftermath: Updated Tornado Surveys (April 30) Birmingham, AL


Storm Survey Status
This page will be updated with the latest status for ongoing and planned storm surveys for major tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011.  Due to the immense scope of the event, both in the degree of damage and the large geographical area that it covered, it will likely be a week or more before all surveys can be finalized.

Location(s)

Damage Survey Status

HackleburgEF-3+ Tornado. Winds: At least
180mph. Path Length: 25.2 miles,
Path Width 3/4 mile. Further Evaluation Underway
Expert Analysis to be released soon.
Other portions of Marion, Lamar, Fayette, and Winston CountiesShotsville: EF-3+ Tornado. Winds:
Around 140mph. Path Length:
19.1 miles in Marion County .
Path Width: 3/4 mile. Further Evaluation Underway.
Haleyville: EF-3+ Tornado.
Winds: Around 140mph.Path Length:
31.8 miles, Path Width: 3/4 mile. The
track may have continued into the
Tennessee Valley.
Pickens County into Northern Tuscaloosa CountyOngoing (Aerial)
Walker and Blount CountiesOngoing (Aerial)
TuscaloosaEF-3+ Tornado. Expert Analysis to be released soon.
Jefferson County/Birmingham MetroEF-3+ Tornado. Expert Analysis to be released soon.
Western portions of Tuscaloosa-Birmingham Supercell (Sumter and Green Counties)Ongoing Today
Eastern portions of Tuscaloosa-Birmingham Supercell (Saint Clair to Cherokee County)EF-3+ Tornado. Winds: Potentially up to 180mph.
Path Length: 72 miles, continued up to 26 miles
into Georgia. Path Width: Up to 1.25 miles.
Further Evaluation Underway.
Sumter-Green-Hale-Bibb CountiesEF-3 Tornado.  Winds: Around 145mph.
Path Length: 71.3 miles. Path Width: 1 mile.
Started near the Tombigbee River in Greene
County and continued into Northeast Bibb County.
Pell City-Talladega-Calhoun-Cleburne CountiesOngoing Today
Marengo (continuation from Choctaw County)Being Finalized
Perry-Dallas-Chilton CountiesTo Be Surveyed by Monday.
 Autauga-Elmore-Tallapoosa-Chambers (including Dadeville)EF-3+ Tornado. Details Being Finalized.

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