Showing posts with label tornado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tornado. Show all posts

Friday, April 29, 2011

Massive EF5 tornado tears through Tuscaloosa

On April 27, 2011, a 1+ mile-wide (1.6 ≥ 2.4km), wedge tornado gouged a 6-mile path of destruction through Tuscaloosa, annihilating businesses and entire neighborhoods.   With wind speeds in excess of 200 mph (>322km/h), the tornado is classifiable as an EF5, falling into the most destructive category yet identified by meteorologists.  Roughly 6,000 homes fell in the direct path of the tornado, while perhaps 15,000 homes were damaged, according to Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox.  At least 45 people in Tuscaloosa lost their lives; at the time of this post, hundreds still remain missing.

The storm cell that enveloped Tuscaloosa is part of a record season of tornadic activity in the US, responsible for at least 174 tornados to date.  In the state of Alabama alone hundreds are dead and missing, and hundreds of thousands of homes are still without power.






Before and After: pictures of the Tuscaloosa tornado

Below are before and after images collected by the University of Alabama's Crimson White.

DCH visible from 15th St.Chevron on the corner of McFarland Blvd. and 15th St.Full Moon and the strip mall in front of Hobby Lobby on McFarland Blvd.Bails Bonds and H&W Drugs on 15th St.A straight-on look at Hobby Lobby on McFarland Blvd.McDonalds looking toward MidTown Village on 15th St.
Looking at Hobby Lobby from the corner of McFarland Blvd. and 13th St.Batteries Plus and the Money Store strip malls on 15th St.Looking toward Midtown Village from 15th St. by Hardee'sThe University Downs intersection on 15th St.Schlotzsky's Deli and Cinnabon on 15th St.The Shell station at the corner of McFarland Blvd. and 13th St.
Hokkaido on 15th St. across from McDonaldsThe Quik Pawn Shop on 15th St. behind the Chevron stationKrispy Kreme and a billboard on McFarland Blvd.CVS on the corner of McFarland and 15th St.Mattress King on McFarland Blvd.DCH from ExpressOil on 15th St.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

アラバマ州の竜巻災害

現在のアラバマ洲の情報をお伝えします。


タスカルーサ市の死者数は32人です。現時点のアラバマ洲全体の死者数は194人だそうです。


父親はハンツビル市の隣にあるMadison市に住んでいます。あの辺は少なくとも三日間の停電予想があります。五日間もかかるかもしれません。


今タスカルーサ市の家はインターネットとテレビは繋がらないそうです。携帯電話の接続も悪い。市内には停電しているところもあります。私が住んでいた家はもう無いそうです。あそこの周辺の物は吹き飛ばされたそうです。


アラバマ大学の学生会館は一時収容施設になり、卒業式や期末試験は中止になりました。友達は全て無事のようですが物や住まいは。。。


とにかく被害が「devastating」と言われています。