for National Geographic News
Published April 28, 2011
"The monster tornado that devastated Tuscaloosa, Alabama April 27th. was spawned by unusual "perfect storm" conditions, experts say".
"Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia had that down to a T. It was a very, very rare day for everything to come together for this type of event," said Samaras, also a National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer. (The Society owns National Geographic News.)
Wednesday, such storms spawned an outburst of a hundred or more twisters, which barreled through six states and killed at least 283 people.
The National Weather Service and state emergency officials are still tallying how many homes were destroyed when waves of tornadoes mowed through the South, killing hundreds in seven states as entire neighborhoods were wiped out in some areas.
Alabama took the hardest hit: The state said 236 people were dead at last count, and 42 of the state's 67 counties have been approved to receive disaster assistance.
The purple lines = F 5 tornado
red lines = F 4 tornados
yellow lines = F2 tornados
green lines = F 1 tornados
Hazel Green is in the upper right cornor...the F5 missed us by maybe 6-8 miles.,as the crow flies...
I took the pictures in Anderson Hills Subdivision in Harvest
Turn your eyes upon Jesus -Look full in His wonderful face and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and Grace.
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I thought about you guys and said a prayer! I am so thankful you were spared. My heart continues to go out to all who have suffered greatly of late, it has been just terrible.
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