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April 27, 2011 Tornadoes in Alabama: WVTM 13 Meteorologist Stephanie Walker remembers Share Updated: 11:35 AM CDT Apr 26, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 11:35 AM CDT Apr 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript I remember a couple of days prior to the actual event forecasting for and just um it seemed obviously as we got closer to the event, it became evident and just clear that this was going to be different than any other severe weather event we had ever covered. I actually remember being in a meeting with management and with chief meteorologist jerry Tracy and we had obviously been in a lot of meetings leading up to the event. And I remember one member of management said, listen, we re tired of hearing about all of the weather and the forecasting. Just tell me how bad it s going to be. And jerry looked at him and said it s going to be historic, this will be a historic event. And I remember that so cl ....
Do You Remember the Tuscaloosa Tornado of December 16, 2000? Today marks twenty years since southern Tuscaloosa was devastated by a F4 tornado. Do you remember the tornado of December 16, 2000? The tornado damaged homes and businesses in the Bear Creek Community off Highway 69 South before moving south of Skyland Boulevard and crossing Interstate 20/59 near Cottondale. Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa and ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann shared his memories of that storm to Facebook this morning. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY: An F4 tornado tore through the southern part of Tuscaloosa, killing eleven people and injuring over 100. Nine of the fatalities occurred in mobile homes, one in a vehicle, and one in a commercial building converted to residential use. Six of those killed were females and five were males. Ages ranged from 16 months to 83 years old. The tornado was on the ground for a total of 18 miles, all within Tuscaloosa county. The tornado path was estimated ....
Snow. reporter: we re trying. it race little tougher to get down. it has been like that. all because the temperature started to drop. just know if you re leaving your house wherever it is you re going be sure to be very, very careful. gregg was talking if you re going to be flying there are significant flight cancellations. traveling any airport, particularly coming to our area for new year s for the ball drop next week be very, very careful and check with the airline before you depart. very latest from orange county, back inside to you, gregg and patti ann. patti ann: antwan lewis, game for anything. gregg: you re just showing off now. patti ann: a battle to rebuild a church destroyed in the 2011 tuscaloosa tornado. for more than a year the pastor fought insurers, fema and the city all in hopes of once again holding services on the devastated property. now the construction is finally underway and elizabeth prann is live in atlanta to tell us about that. ....