Spring Has Come to Birmingham... Had to mow the grass.

[lonestar]

Please, everyone send their money to Al Gore so we can stop all this madness !

LOL just kidding.

SHouldn't be though, its some very serious stuff. Wildfires in west Texas have burned so many acres lately I cant keep up. Have a friend in San Antonio when that wildfire burned 6 houses last week, one of them was his next door neighbor. Luckily no one was hurt.

Tornados, wildfire, floods, droughts.

Serious stuff for sure.

Get right with Jesus, and stay that way. Thats my plan.

 

[pstlpkr]

5:00 PM CST...

Six tornados on the ground...

Watching a huge wedge tornado with multiple vortexes live on the Tower Cam in downtown Tuscaloosa.

This one is heading into downtown Tuscaloosa and the Universtiy of Alabama.

 

[pstlpkr]

 

[pstlpkr]

They got another one. The 1st one a mile wide....

One hospital destroyed and McFarland Mall destroyed. This is horrible.

"Quote: Total destruction"

 

[fatman]

Doubt Lawrence has power at this time, but KEEP HER HEAD AND ASS LOW!! this sumbitch is one angry tornado! Bout 60 miles from me and the TV just went out...time for a bowl and a bottle of whiskey...hey, if I'm gonna go, I dont wanna feel nut'n!!

 

[python]

You guys be safe! It's heading towards the Birmingham area.
This tornado looks pretty bad 8O .

 

[fatman]

Yessir, she's angry alright. B4 the TV went out, they reported and debris from Tuscaloosa was landing in B'Ham! Altho I still have power, no TV...may hafta take my pipe and Jameson's to the truck and listen to the radio!

 

[pstlpkr]

Just checking in between tur-naters. One passed 1/2 mile to the south of us. Got a second on the way going to be close too.
Family pictures from the bathroom in the basement.

I knew all of those Harley Helmets would come in handy one day.

Crystal

The War Department (Katrina)

Lauren

The boy friend (Matt)

Your's truly in my trusty SanDiego Padres batting helmet.

So far so good. I'll check in as soon as I can.

Many many dead in the Tuscaloosa area and North B'ham.

Back to the bathroom.

 

[bubbadreier]

Be safe Lawrence, keep the family, the tobacco, and the pipes safe!

 

[pstlpkr]

Ok.... we're out of the bathroom... Looks like the next storm is at least a half hour away.
We have been damn lucky.
1 only a half mile away, the second caused the evacuation of the National Weather Service Station about 1-1/2 mile south east of us.

Time for a pipe. ::

Weather Radar for us, click play and see how close they came.

 

[unclearthur]

HOLY CRAP!!!! Be real careful!

 

[pstlpkr]

Thanks everybody.

We're just fine, no damage here, but all around us.

We have one more Super-cell to our SW.

Probably be here in 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

Hopefully it won't kick up a twister.

We'll see.

 

[hobie1dog]

You're lucky you have a basement.

 

[pstlpkr]

We're just lucky.

Pratt City on the North side of Birmingham is gone.

An F4+ went down McFarland Blvd. in the center of Tuscaloosa (that's Main Street) and "it's completely unrecognizable". Edit: Just heard that 4 children were killed in Chucky Cheese in McFarland Mall.

The videos are simply unbelievable.

I'm not a religious man... but pray for those who weren't as lucky as we were.

Just an odd piece of trivia... a license plate from a car in Tuscaloosa was found in Moody. Moody is 20 miles East of Birmingham, Tuscaloosa is about 40 miles west of Birmingham.

Damn another Tornado about 20 miles South of us.

 

[igloo]

Hunker down and be safe Lawrence . I will pray for you and yours .

 

[pstlpkr]

Thank you Igloo.

Death toll just updated to 40.

"Parts of Tuscaloosa have been obliterated."
@Fatman.... You guys Ok over there?

I know Anniston was getting pounded.

 

[igloo]

Normal tornados 163 this year more than 700 .

 

[pstlpkr]

This is one video of the EF-4 or 5 that went through Tuscaloosa this afternoon.

It runs smoothly if you enlarge to full screen.

http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Tuscaloosa-tornado-caught-on-tape-wreaking-havoc/hsK7dFmlUku5YlvteTFy6A.cspx

 

[lonestar]

Wow Lawrence, I just figured out how bad those storms are. Man my heart goes out to all affected.

 

[fatman]

WHEW!! G'morn'n all. Lost 'lectricity about 1930 hrs..at 1940 wife got caught between here and Gadsden..big rigs and a school bus turned over, trees, trailers, ect...alls well, she finally got home nearing 0100 hrs. She couldnt get to the other side of the debris to me so I could take her home because a baby was missing and the law was doing their thing. Thanx for the concern all.