The part when they were in the helicopter was the old oak grove high skool. Witch my mommy went to thank the lord in heaven she was okay btw I'm 12 so I'm really thankful she's okay buty mom lost a lot of friends that terribl and tragic day btw tonight there is tornado. Watches in alabama do I A tad scared my mo
Said there was everything that day that one of her friends mom was in a tree dead with a branch threw her stomach
This tornado's path was less than a 1/4 mile away from the path of the April 27, 2011 tornado as it passed through PG. Both were extremely devastating. The April 8, 1998 tornado was a bigger/stronger tornado but it did for the most part hit unincorporated areas or rural areas whereas the April 27, 2011 tornado hit very populated areas. I lost friends in both tornados. Regardless of which was bigger people lost their lives in both. I was directly affected by both. I will never forget either
@thebestmusicfm Yeah, this is strange. Do you think that more rural open field areas pick up more wind velocity than urban areas with lots of buildings? This was just something I noticed...I could be wrong because I'm no expert. Eitherway, while at work I saw trucks carrying scraps from the 4/27 diaster sites all day long. It just still blows my mind that the EF5 storm was vicious, we had no idea! It just wasn't stroming that bad in B'ham than in Tusculoosa.
My B'day is April 4th and this happened 4 days after it. Our house was in the Rosevelt, Birmingham area. I believe a small funnel touched down and snatched one of the windows off of our home in our den area. Then a tree fell in our backyard, but it didn't hit the roof. I was about 14 or 13 yrs old and I was scared when this storm was going on. There was constant lightening and high winds all that day. 2011 WAS A REINATMENT...
Let Muslimsall over the the world are persecuted by the U.S. invasion into the land of Muslims to pray every night for a tornado storm lasted for 1 year ,after the snow storm came again ,and hold the smoke blanketed mountain erupts across America and Europe ,and earthquakes 9 , 9 ritcher scale in one after another by the tsunami waves that would destroy all U.S. nuclear reactors that would spread radioactive to all parts of America for this land can not be on live humans for 100 years. Amen!
@1dd2aa3ww4kk I am 37 and I saw the F5 in 1998 in Alabama , Hurricane Ivan, Hurricane Katrina, and now, this 2011 outbreak and well, the 2011 outbreaks wins by a mile. The death toll will be unbearable. RIP all victims of all storms.
@hawkfan2300 Yea, May 3rd Tornado was the most violent and powerful in recorded history. There were wind measurments in the 315-318 mph range at times. Fastest wind speeds ever recorded on earth. However, unfortunately the April tornadoes killed so many more. In terms of fatalities, yes the April twisters were much worse. Terribly sad.
@bornagain517 The wind measurements in the May 3rd Oklahoma tornado were at 318, but that measurement was 32 meters above the ground, so it was 302 mph adjusted to ground level.
I remember this and our youth pastor wouldn't let us out of church even though the sirens were on and our parents were waiting for us outside. I was pissed.
And I must say I feel sorry for the people living there I hadn´t any idea that this area was strucked by so many destructive tornadoes...it looks like it´s a "curse" or sth. I just read about 2 big tornadoes this month but then I found that another extremely violent tornadoes in the past were exactly in the same place...it´s horrible:/
man what is up with the same area getting these HUGE tornadoes?? I love storms, but enough is enough. For all of the people who lost loved ones yesterday, you're in my prayers.
@SaiyajinCMC82 Guys, you seriously need to get the hell away from this place. The one yesterday looks like someone dropped a nuke on tuscaloosa. One of the scariest things I have ever seen. My heart goes out to y'all.
i was 2 years old during this tornado, i was in Oak Grove when it happened to, i dont remember anything, all i know about this tornado is from stories from my mom, dad, grandparents, aunts, and uncles they tell me how bad and scary it was, God had his hand on my family
i was 3yrs old wen dis happen omg i didnt kno dere was tornado in birmingham im so glad me and my fham r kk r.i.p to dha 32 ppl who got killed by f5 tornado
i was five during this tornado, i was living with my grandmother in concord seconds away from oak grove. every house on her street experienced some kind of damage, except hers. i'll never forget this moment in history when my town experienced the strongest tornado in the history of the united states of america. many lives were lost but many were saved as well. it's hard for us when OG is mentioned on the map during tornado season but you can't live your life in fear. God has god his hand on OG.
I was days away from turning 15 I lived in McDonalds Chaple me and my grandmother and my uncle were on our way home from a funeral home on 78 highway we made it to the OpenDoor Church on 269 it was like a strobe light going off one min the church was there the next it was gone no cars were left in that parking lot but ours we had been praying the whole time it took us hours to makeit home less them a 1/4 mile my mom had no clue if we had even survived I know when I finally made ithome I didn't
I was 13 when this happened. I remember tuning into Channel 12 (ABC 33/40 in Birmingham area at the time) and looking at Spann's coverage throughout the day. People died on that day but I think he saved a lot of lives with the way he located those storms. I've moved on from Birmingham and when I see severe weather, people talk about Jim Cantore of TWC but for us Birmingham natives, James Spann is our Jim Cantore. The guy is a folk hero in terms of weather.
I remember this vividly, I had rented a little house in Hueytown, while interning for the local Rock station & working part time. I walked in, when the tornado hit Oak Grove. I remember everything - verbatim. I remember running to my closet, the smell of pine trees, listening to James and trying to pray; but, all that would come out was, "Dear Lord...Our Father...Please...". (Although, He knew what I meant.) :) To this day I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I hear a siren.
3 months after I was born. My mom told me that she remembered when this happened my mom was 17 or 16 i (don't remember). But she said she was in Fairfield at my Aunt's house because we lived in Bham at the time. After that she told me she went to check it out and she said she saw a complete loss of houses.
@WifeOfMarine11 Its not that bad. I grew up near Bham, and I remember 3-4 in 21 years. Just pay attention to the weather during March, April, October, and November. These are the highest frequency months.
@WifeOfMarine11 I live here don't be scared but like bhkidd said, look out for tose months. But don't be scared it's not that bad. This was like a one time only that'll happen. we really only have F1 to F3 and sky tornadoes that only cause little damage. Where ever you live, a tornado can always happen out of nowhere
I lived about a mile outside of Oak Grove next to Concord Elementary school....I was 12 at the time and will never forget the terror. I had a couple friends at school who lost their homes that night. Still eerie to drive down that road into Oak Grove and see driveways with no home at the end.
They have only really measured one point of the storm on a spot wind check .. until you can measure all parts of the tornado properly we will never be able to tell the true maximum wind speed of an f5 tornado . Is there a maximum ... ? Maybe we will never know.
I work in the funeral business and I had the very sad duty of embalming the last young victim that died in Birmingham at Childrens Hospital. I understand he was blown into a pine tree and I believe both his parents survived but were injured severe because one had to attend the funeral on a cot and the other in a wheel chair. I think about these people and others who were killed or injured. I continue to work in the Funeral Industry because God has a reason for me. I will never forget. Tusc. AL
This video still hurts my heart so deeply. I've lived in Oak Grove my entire and to see everything we've ever known just destroyed like that in a matter of seconds was just overwhelming to say the least. Although watching this video brings back the hurt of that day it also reminds me how far we have all come. Our community came together that day and ever since we've all be closer than ever and we helped each other out, got everything together, and held our heads high.
I currently live in edgewater and lived in pleasant grove at the time of the f5 but my whole family still stayed in edgewater it destroyed every house on my grandmothers street and many many more in the surrounding area it was a very scary time when it struck.
My home was hit by this tornado. I lived in Sylvan Springs and still do. I have never been so scared in my life. I had many friends and family that died in this storm. I still remember this night like it was yesterday. I will never forget those who parrished that night.
F5's are more scary at night. no one could see it. imagine what it would be like if the F5 hit moore and oklahoma city at 10:30, 11:00 pm. my god itd be worse
i went to oak grove was in the 2nd grade when this happend and it devestated our community so much. people that have never experienced this type of tragety just cannnot understand how much this hurt. but the kindness and the help that our school recieved after this tornado was just tremendous! as a graduate c/0 2008 from oak grove to all who helped our school a community i just want to say thank you so much!
I lived 20-30 miles north of where this tornado touched down. My Dad and I were out in the yard watching the storm pass by together. The cloud was never dark, constantly lit up by lightning. I was only 12, but I remember my Dad saying, "This is very bad, we need to pray for those people, Elizabeth." Then leaves started falling from the sky. I asked if the tornado was coming for us. "No, it's moving away" was all he said, but his face was so sad. Then I understood how bad it was.
I travel alot and I thank the good lord above that we have somebody like James Spann!! Nowhere have I seen somebody that does his job better than him!! Eventhough people lost there life that night theres no telling how many were saved by James and the crew at 33/40! Best weather team around!
Nice job. i remember that night so well. I live 15 miles north of the path and had a great view of the storm and clouds as it was constantly lit up with lightning. I have never before or since seen just a powerful display. My wife and i stood on the front porch and watch in awe knowing that the folks under that storm were being hammered. it wasn't till the next morning that we knew how bad they were being hammered.
I remember that night like it was yesterday..I live in the Anniston area..We didn't have a tornado that night in Anniston..But the storm that dropped the F5 in Oak Grove passed over us, thankfully the twister lift back up, then dropped again as it crossed over into Georiga..
I remember that feeling when I walked outside before the storms arrived..You could feel the trouble coming..Just a very eerie feeling..
I live in B'ham but was raised in Anniston. My father was visiting at my apartment near downtown Birmingham on the night of this tornado. We were taking a walk around a local park when the warning sirens began. We had no idea how bad it was just west of us until later that night. The entire area was warned in advance by local meteorologist James Spann who routinely saves lives in these storms season after season.
I don't remember this at all and I was 14...wow isnt that weird. Maybe I blacked it out or something. I lived in Fultondale about 20 min from Forestdale at the time.
Gotta love these trolls..But yeah. I was about 6 when this happened. That was a pretty wild experience indeed. I remember being absolutely stupefied looking at all the debris the following day.
I remember this, we left rock creek and went up betty hill to run from it. It rolled the trailer we had at the time across the street [on top of betty hill]. And it was on our way back down the hill [after it was over] we saw all the damage. Good lord, I was eight but I'll never forget.
i commented on this earlier...i went to garywood christian school during that time Nathan Seales and i were really good friens when we were little...i remember bursting into tears when my mom told me the news he passed away..
jesus christ.... i remember this day. it was...horrible... me and my fam. spent some days in birmingham. my aunt lived there. it was the most horrible thing I've ever seen...
Remember this like it was yesterday. I worked as an EMT at the time. Not pretty! I don't care what rating you give a storm, Fujita or Enhanced-Fujita. When this thing ripped up asphalt and left bare groung where a road used to be, I didn't think storm. It was a defender of God!
That so sad..I live in Finland and we dont have that Big Tornados here..Max F2 and people scary those like hell Allready. R.I.P All Tornado's Victims in whole Usa.
What is not shown in this video is James Spann(the local 33/40 Weatherman) out in the area the next morning where he had a very touching interview with a young man who thanked him for alerting everyone & saving lives. I have moved since, but then, it was 33/40's policy to interrupt regular programing if there was a tornado warning. That was a great service to the city. I will always miss James Spann and Mark Prater, because I was very afraid that night. I lived within 5 miles of Oak Grove.
This tornado hit within a mile of my house. It was the most destructive thing I've ever witnessed. I think 35 lives were lost to the storm. All of the experts said it was an F5.
its amazing...how something so horrible and destructive that effects millions of people year round, can be so interesting and amazing.....tornadoes are beautiful..
I lived in omaha nebraska for a while, so i was there in it all.....back then i didnt understand......now i do
i was in the 3rd grade when this happened i live in pleasant grove. and my friend moved to oak grove a couple of months before. he was one of the ones that were killed
That's terrible. : ( I was also in third grade and a kid that went to my school (Concord) also died. He was younger than me and I didn't know him but it was still sad.
I know this tornado received an F5 rating based on damage that was not shown in this particular video. But in THIS video there is no F5 damage shown. There is F4.
you dont know what some of those areas looked like prior, there was actually talk of the creation of an F6 rating for this storm and the OK City storm, I am a Birmingham fireman and was on duty that night, it deserved it
mo matter how bad the damage was, F5 is the correct rating. F6 is not possible, it was theororetical on the old Fujita scale.. If the winds had blown at 500mph, and the tornado was 5 miles wide, it still would have been rated an F5
I am aware that F5 is as high a rating as was given, I just recall TALK of the theoretical F6 rating, remember, we were under the old Fujita scale at the time of this storm. Besides the F6 rating isnt needed anyway, there's nothing that a theoretical "F6" would destroy that an F5 wouldn't. I saw a bare concrete slab with a toilet bowl still bolted to it. The tank and lid gone. Tree trunks stripped of bark. Zoysia sod blown up in sheets. saw F4 damage Tuscaloosa (2000) didnt come ANYWHERE close
I was at the survey of the Oakfield, WI F5 , `96. Like you said, you have to see F5 damage to believe it. It literally is tough to put into words the overall feel of TOTAL destruction. To see a pickup truck that has been ripped in half and the engine torn out, deposited a MILE from it's driveway.. it's like the description says. "Incredible Damage and phenomena will occur"
the 1998 B'ham F5 carried artwork from the hallways of Oak Grove school to Fort Payne Al. A distance of nearly 100 miles. Checking account statement from McDonalds Chapel community (a Bham suburb) was carried up there too
Excuse me ? There have been 2 storms that F-6 was talked about for , specifically for the OKC storm . Now theoretically speaking the wind speeds was 300 and what 18 miles an hour . If you were to do something called investigation you would see that at the time it was considered F-6 highest wind speeds recorded. They actually moved the scale up to encompass the speeds to an F-5 research then answer.
the only people that were "talking" about F-6 were the MEDIA. In my community, the ones that survey and research tornadoes, the term F-6 doesn't exist.
Well at the time it wasn't an F5 thats what i am saying its wind speeds were higher than the f-5 rating. the fact is it was "talked " about. If my memory serves me correctly the old scale did not encompass the winds.. am i correct ? then it would have to be rated higher than F-5 for higher winds. Now technically speeking , that would make in higher than an F-5 Right ? Ok There was not a catagory for the speeds . since the scale goes up the logical number would be 6. u do the math.
Wardawg1977, this is NOT about the May 3rd, 1999 OKC tornado, it's about the April 8th, 1998 Birmingham, Alabama tornado. 261-318 is F5 on the old F-scale. So, even if the wind speeds measured on the DOW, which BTW, was 32 meters above the ground, not right on the ground, was 318, it would still be in the F5 range. NWS Storm surveys determine the rating after the tornado is over.
@ProfessorIgor "F6" did exist on the old Fujita Scale (which went up to F12 = Mach 1), but couldn't be used in practice because F5 damage is essentially complete. On the new EF Scale, the max rating is EF5. And yeah, there was never any real discussion among meteorologists about assigning an F6 rating because, like I said, F5 damage is basically complete.
@ProfessorIgor Actually yes it did.F-6 was 319-Speed of sound.It was a real step but was so Improbable that it was never used.The Fujita scale WAS based on wind speeds.Being there was no way to measure the speed after the fact they estimated the speeds by the damage seen. The F6 was dropped in 2007 when the EF system came out.In 1998 the EF scale was non-existant and we used the Old F0-F6 Fujita scale.
@SPUPRR, face-palm, where do I begin ? First, the speed of sound is approx 788mph at sea level. The fujita scale, is and was a rating of DAMAGE that was used to ESTIMATE the wind speed of the tornado, since direct measurment was and still remains almost impossible at ground level (where we live). The original scale had theororetical rating all the way to F-12(speedof sound). No ACTUAL rating was to be recognized beyond F-5 simply because there's nothing left to wreck after an F5 occurs !
I say again SCIENTISTS. " you guys " moved the scale UP to encompass the storms. That means it was higher than an F-5 .Ya'll moved the scale don't blow smoke up my ass. thats like moving the freakin 3 point line to the paint. scintist /researchers made the storm fit , not the other way around . if the scale was moved up to compensate, then it should have been called a theoretical F-6 which is what media called it. like i said below , do the math
windspeed has nothing to do with the rating of the tornado. It's a very elaborate system and scale of damages to different structures, trees, etc. If a 5 mile wide tornado with 700mph winds were to destroy the entire city of Birmingham, strippign away skysrapers and throwing highway overpasses 2 miles, it WILL be rated an EF-5. There simply is NOT an F6 rating that is officially recognized by ANY meteorological team.
I recall hearing the F6 thing as well. It's not that we think F6 is possible... It's just that the tornado was really bad so they dubbed it "The First F6 Tornado."
and that's just my point... "They" dubbed it the first F6... the "they" is the media. "We" the ones in the field that survey tornado damage, don't have an F6 in our book. The basic and simple reason there cannot be an F6 isn't because there isn't a rating of F6, it;'s simply because there literally isn't anything left to damage above and beyond what an F5 tornado already has. There's nothing left !!
@madjohn84 Wrong. They rate it by damage. Such thing as F6 couldn´t exist because F5 is rated as "absolute damage". Yeah old Fujita scale itself was about speed but it´s NOT used for tornado rating! It´s just for better orientation. If a tornado had a windspeed higher than F5 it doesn´t mean that it´s automatically F6, because it´s all about damage, not about wind.
there is a birmingham in america and england the american one is in hurricane alley and the british one got hit by britains worst tornado by coincedence
I went in to help with pulling people out in the Edgewater community less than an hour after the storm was over. We walked in the back way and when we came out on 269 we weren't allowed to return to the truck which was parked on the Wylam side. Cops and EMT's had the place quarantined until the National Guard got there 2 days later. I was 17 at the time and it was VERY real. I get choked up at the thought of how very terrible and REAL it was. Don't accuse ppl of making things up. You've no right
A year ago you said you thought birmingham was in England, asked when it happened, and asked why people keep making things up. Let me clear it up for you: There IS a Birmingham England, but there's also a Birmingham Alabama. This F-5 Super tornado hit just southwest of Birmingham city limits on the evening of 4-08-1998. It was one of the worst in history as far as wind speed goes (300+). Nobody's making things up and you're right, Say what you want! Make yourself look like a stupid ass!! Jerk.
Even though Birmingham, England was the original city named that...Birmingham, AL is larger with over 50 more miles and over 180,000 more people in it.
you dont have a right to say anything offensive or false....the freedom of speech has a stipulation regarding being detrimental to others meaning you cant do it so shut the fuck up...as for Birmingham name...why the fuck would people make up the name of a city you moron. England was the first Birmingham but the US has about 7-10 of them spread across the country where as I am sure other countries have them too.
@SonicGeneration Why don't you have some respect, alot of people lost their lives in this tornado, the youngest being 9 years old. I bet if you were there or had a family member that was injured or killed as a result you might not be so ignorant or maybe you would.
we know there is a B'ham England, and he knows there is a B'ham, Alabama, USA, ours is named after yours , in fact, because of the Iron and steel industry ours was founded on,we hosted Olympic soccer a few years back, it had to be shown on your "telly", He's just being difficult
I was 12 when this storm hit, but lived down in Mobile at the time therefore didn't hear that much about it (now I live in B'ham though). Now that I can watch videos of it here, it just breaks my heart. As someone who has taken shelter many times as Mobile was hit by hurricanes (including several Category 3 and 4), I know the sheer power of what storms nature can bring. My heart goes out to everyone who lost loved ones and/or homes in this storm. God bless you all!
Lawl, I was in kindergarten at Oak Grove High School during this event. (time, not place) Scared the hell out of me when I heard it happened; thankfully not many people were at the school.
This is one day, i will never forget in my entire life!!...i remember my sister & i was looking outside out front door & our nieghborhood in complete dark, seeing one car driving by fast, inorder to make it home & the wind was blowing hard....
Alabama has tornadoes year round there is no escape.
TrillCoop 2 days ago
I was two months old at that time......
cbaileypappas1 6 days ago
@risarro557 thank u bro I live in OG so I'm scared we have tornado watches tonight
xTAKENCAREX 1 week ago
The part when they were in the helicopter was the old oak grove high skool. Witch my mommy went to thank the lord in heaven she was okay btw I'm 12 so I'm really thankful she's okay buty mom lost a lot of friends that terribl and tragic day btw tonight there is tornado. Watches in alabama do I A tad scared my mo
Said there was everything that day that one of her friends mom was in a tree dead with a branch threw her stomach
xTAKENCAREX 1 week ago
This tornado's path was less than a 1/4 mile away from the path of the April 27, 2011 tornado as it passed through PG. Both were extremely devastating. The April 8, 1998 tornado was a bigger/stronger tornado but it did for the most part hit unincorporated areas or rural areas whereas the April 27, 2011 tornado hit very populated areas. I lost friends in both tornados. Regardless of which was bigger people lost their lives in both. I was directly affected by both. I will never forget either
lilmomma8147 3 months ago
My family was in this. My cousin was killed and uncle paralized
gaskategirl 5 months ago
The 4/27/11 tornado in Jefferson County took a very similar track as the 4/8/98 tornado in west and north Jefferson County.
ILovestorms 5 months ago
my family was in this. i wasnt born yet
beastfootballplayer2 6 months ago
D: it happened on my birthday ...
I feel bad to all the family's that it affected :(
Skyducharme 7 months ago
This happened on the day I was born. -____-
MrsRobPattinson1000 7 months ago
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MyNephewIsTough 8 months ago
@thebestmusicfm Yeah, this is strange. Do you think that more rural open field areas pick up more wind velocity than urban areas with lots of buildings? This was just something I noticed...I could be wrong because I'm no expert. Eitherway, while at work I saw trucks carrying scraps from the 4/27 diaster sites all day long. It just still blows my mind that the EF5 storm was vicious, we had no idea! It just wasn't stroming that bad in B'ham than in Tusculoosa.
lynnj85 8 months ago
My B'day is April 4th and this happened 4 days after it. Our house was in the Rosevelt, Birmingham area. I believe a small funnel touched down and snatched one of the windows off of our home in our den area. Then a tree fell in our backyard, but it didn't hit the roof. I was about 14 or 13 yrs old and I was scared when this storm was going on. There was constant lightening and high winds all that day. 2011 WAS A REINATMENT...
lynnj85 9 months ago
History repeated itself last Wednesday. Both the 4/8/98 and 4/27/11 tornadoes hit some of the same place in Jefferson County.
ILovestorms 9 months ago
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Let Muslimsall over the the world are persecuted by the U.S. invasion into the land of Muslims to pray every night for a tornado storm lasted for 1 year ,after the snow storm came again ,and hold the smoke blanketed mountain erupts across America and Europe ,and earthquakes 9 , 9 ritcher scale in one after another by the tsunami waves that would destroy all U.S. nuclear reactors that would spread radioactive to all parts of America for this land can not be on live humans for 100 years. Amen!
MacDhawanks 9 months ago
i live in birmingham and two minutes from my house is unbelievable destruction and its is devastating
maymay97ful 9 months ago
rip for you all that died in the tornado
ps3talkingtech 9 months ago
I was living in Pratt City when this Tornado hit, and it was so sad.
juice3141 9 months ago
pwnt
luv3z2p00p 9 months ago
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Longhammer37214 9 months ago
@Longhammer37214 you really should look at when this tornado happened. 4/8/1998, not the ones from the other day.
cocoyodariver 9 months ago
@stoneeh No place on earth is safe. Disasters can happen anywhere, even "safe" places.
TheMaliciousStorm 9 months ago
The one that happened on 4/27/11 will never be topped. That motherfucker made Hurricane Katrina look like s fucking sneeze.
MyNephewIsTough 9 months ago 13
Im a katrina survivor that was the most powerful storm in us history but that tornado was one the most powerful tornado since the oklahoma one.
1dd2aa3ww4kk 9 months ago
@1dd2aa3ww4kk This is footage from 98. The one from yesterday took the number 1 spot.
CaramelCleo 9 months ago
i agree top 5 tornado in u.s history
1dd2aa3ww4kk 9 months ago
@1dd2aa3ww4kk I am 37 and I saw the F5 in 1998 in Alabama , Hurricane Ivan, Hurricane Katrina, and now, this 2011 outbreak and well, the 2011 outbreaks wins by a mile. The death toll will be unbearable. RIP all victims of all storms.
MyNephewIsTough 9 months ago
@MyNephewIsTough I'm not sure if the Tuscaloosa, AL 4/27/11 will be # 1 cause May 3, 1999 was as bad if not worse.
brian8556 9 months ago
@brian8556 yeah I just wish the next one would kill people in auburn,alabama!!!
MyNephewIsTough 8 months ago
@MyNephewIsTough lol
brian8556 8 months ago
@MyNephewIsTough Why would you ever wish death on somebody, even jokingly
4uabe 8 months ago
@MyNephewIsTough this outbreak made May 3 1999 look like a cough
hawkfan2300 8 months ago
@hawkfan2300 Yea, May 3rd Tornado was the most violent and powerful in recorded history. There were wind measurments in the 315-318 mph range at times. Fastest wind speeds ever recorded on earth. However, unfortunately the April tornadoes killed so many more. In terms of fatalities, yes the April twisters were much worse. Terribly sad.
bornagain517 8 months ago
@bornagain517 The wind measurements in the May 3rd Oklahoma tornado were at 318, but that measurement was 32 meters above the ground, so it was 302 mph adjusted to ground level.
ILovestorms 6 months ago
@ILovestorms I am aware of this. That windspeed was still recorded whether it was ground level or not.
bornagain517 6 months ago
@hawkfan2300, April 27, 2011 makes that outbreak look like a gentle breeze.
talladegajunkie1439 6 months ago
I remember this and our youth pastor wouldn't let us out of church even though the sirens were on and our parents were waiting for us outside. I was pissed.
lolavex 9 months ago
And I must say I feel sorry for the people living there I hadn´t any idea that this area was strucked by so many destructive tornadoes...it looks like it´s a "curse" or sth. I just read about 2 big tornadoes this month but then I found that another extremely violent tornadoes in the past were exactly in the same place...it´s horrible:/
Foroyingar 9 months ago
man what is up with the same area getting these HUGE tornadoes?? I love storms, but enough is enough. For all of the people who lost loved ones yesterday, you're in my prayers.
duvallia 9 months ago
April 8th is no longer the anniversary since the one today happened now known as April 27th anniversary for years to come.
SaiyajinCMC82 9 months ago
@SaiyajinCMC82 Guys, you seriously need to get the hell away from this place. The one yesterday looks like someone dropped a nuke on tuscaloosa. One of the scariest things I have ever seen. My heart goes out to y'all.
gaozhi2007 9 months ago
i was 2 years old during this tornado, i was in Oak Grove when it happened to, i dont remember anything, all i know about this tornado is from stories from my mom, dad, grandparents, aunts, and uncles they tell me how bad and scary it was, God had his hand on my family
xXTheUnforgetable 9 months ago
i was 3yrs old wen dis happen omg i didnt kno dere was tornado in birmingham im so glad me and my fham r kk r.i.p to dha 32 ppl who got killed by f5 tornado
dannic434 9 months ago
i was five during this tornado, i was living with my grandmother in concord seconds away from oak grove. every house on her street experienced some kind of damage, except hers. i'll never forget this moment in history when my town experienced the strongest tornado in the history of the united states of america. many lives were lost but many were saved as well. it's hard for us when OG is mentioned on the map during tornado season but you can't live your life in fear. God has god his hand on OG.
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veritriphy 9 months ago
My uncles ex wifes parents where hurt badly in this, her dad was parallelized waist down.
RicePudden 9 months ago
I was days away from turning 15 I lived in McDonalds Chaple me and my grandmother and my uncle were on our way home from a funeral home on 78 highway we made it to the OpenDoor Church on 269 it was like a strobe light going off one min the church was there the next it was gone no cars were left in that parking lot but ours we had been praying the whole time it took us hours to makeit home less them a 1/4 mile my mom had no clue if we had even survived I know when I finally made ithome I didn't
24sia 9 months ago
this was my birthday
St34Ks4c3 10 months ago
I remember this
HotChocolate200 10 months ago
I was 13 when this happened. I remember tuning into Channel 12 (ABC 33/40 in Birmingham area at the time) and looking at Spann's coverage throughout the day. People died on that day but I think he saved a lot of lives with the way he located those storms. I've moved on from Birmingham and when I see severe weather, people talk about Jim Cantore of TWC but for us Birmingham natives, James Spann is our Jim Cantore. The guy is a folk hero in terms of weather.
IssacharMan 10 months ago
I remember this vividly, I had rented a little house in Hueytown, while interning for the local Rock station & working part time. I walked in, when the tornado hit Oak Grove. I remember everything - verbatim. I remember running to my closet, the smell of pine trees, listening to James and trying to pray; but, all that would come out was, "Dear Lord...Our Father...Please...". (Although, He knew what I meant.) :) To this day I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I hear a siren.
erickawoode 10 months ago
march is the worst month for tornadoes
turdmonkey67 11 months ago
there was one a few hours ago i was friggin scared........AHH THUNDER! LOUD NOISES THOUGHT IT WAS OVER!?
turdmonkey67 11 months ago
3 months after I was born. My mom told me that she remembered when this happened my mom was 17 or 16 i (don't remember). But she said she was in Fairfield at my Aunt's house because we lived in Bham at the time. After that she told me she went to check it out and she said she saw a complete loss of houses.
Deltacommando98 11 months ago
wow, this actually happened in Birmingham? i gotta ask my parents about this. they told me about some snow storm in 1994
tacospartan 11 months ago
@tacospartan the snow storm was in march of 1993.. a month before my birthday.
My mom was almost 9 months playing in the snow with me inside her. :)
beachbum2224 9 months ago
ive never seen one but i really wanna see one cause im going to study tornadoes and become a storm chaser well i hope so
hello12730 11 months ago
how often are tornados there??? I'm moving there in a month from CA and this has me pretty scared.
WifeOfMarine11 1 year ago
@WifeOfMarine11 Its not that bad. I grew up near Bham, and I remember 3-4 in 21 years. Just pay attention to the weather during March, April, October, and November. These are the highest frequency months.
bhkidd 1 year ago
@WifeOfMarine11 I live here don't be scared but like bhkidd said, look out for tose months. But don't be scared it's not that bad. This was like a one time only that'll happen. we really only have F1 to F3 and sky tornadoes that only cause little damage. Where ever you live, a tornado can always happen out of nowhere
Deltacommando98 11 months ago
i thought you meant Birmingham MI
birdluver184858 1 year ago
I lived about a mile outside of Oak Grove next to Concord Elementary school....I was 12 at the time and will never forget the terror. I had a couple friends at school who lost their homes that night. Still eerie to drive down that road into Oak Grove and see driveways with no home at the end.
monalisa35023 1 year ago
@monalisa35023 Is this the one that hit in Virginia Mines, near Pleasant Grove?
Alphamale69 1 year ago
I couldn't watch the whole video it brought back many memories. Even though i was only 8 i will never forget that Wednesday night.
TheGoldeneagle1 1 year ago
They have only really measured one point of the storm on a spot wind check .. until you can measure all parts of the tornado properly we will never be able to tell the true maximum wind speed of an f5 tornado . Is there a maximum ... ? Maybe we will never know.
121chrisuk 1 year ago
I work in the funeral business and I had the very sad duty of embalming the last young victim that died in Birmingham at Childrens Hospital. I understand he was blown into a pine tree and I believe both his parents survived but were injured severe because one had to attend the funeral on a cot and the other in a wheel chair. I think about these people and others who were killed or injured. I continue to work in the Funeral Industry because God has a reason for me. I will never forget. Tusc. AL
lgguyforsmall 1 year ago
when i was a child,
this tornado had taken my home.
I was too young to know anything about it, but the damage was done.
SuperThunderx 1 year ago
When were in church that Wed night that this thing hit. Came out and heard it was coming. Will never forget it.
cbc2u 1 year ago
This video still hurts my heart so deeply. I've lived in Oak Grove my entire and to see everything we've ever known just destroyed like that in a matter of seconds was just overwhelming to say the least. Although watching this video brings back the hurt of that day it also reminds me how far we have all come. Our community came together that day and ever since we've all be closer than ever and we helped each other out, got everything together, and held our heads high.
kaylap1989 1 year ago
@kaylap1989 :)
coIIln 1 year ago
i live in boaz,al the town next to boaz. allbertville the town next to us got hit a couply of weeks ago it destrued half the town
cofa74 1 year ago
I currently live in edgewater and lived in pleasant grove at the time of the f5 but my whole family still stayed in edgewater it destroyed every house on my grandmothers street and many many more in the surrounding area it was a very scary time when it struck.
onefastcamaro205 1 year ago
I was 3 miles north of where it started,I dreamed about it before it happened,couldn't stop it,I live in Houston now,But I still love Birmingham
Walksbythewaters 1 year ago
i was born Birmingham, AL but now i move newnan ga
boo101895 1 year ago
the worst thing about this tornado is it struck four days before easter I hate it when shit like this happens especially before a Holiday
Heyde1979 1 year ago
My home was hit by this tornado. I lived in Sylvan Springs and still do. I have never been so scared in my life. I had many friends and family that died in this storm. I still remember this night like it was yesterday. I will never forget those who parrished that night.
lilmomma8147 1 year ago
F5's are more scary at night. no one could see it. imagine what it would be like if the F5 hit moore and oklahoma city at 10:30, 11:00 pm. my god itd be worse
astroberk17 1 year ago
i went to oak grove was in the 2nd grade when this happend and it devestated our community so much. people that have never experienced this type of tragety just cannnot understand how much this hurt. but the kindness and the help that our school recieved after this tornado was just tremendous! as a graduate c/0 2008 from oak grove to all who helped our school a community i just want to say thank you so much!
robasciotti 1 year ago
I lived 20-30 miles north of where this tornado touched down. My Dad and I were out in the yard watching the storm pass by together. The cloud was never dark, constantly lit up by lightning. I was only 12, but I remember my Dad saying, "This is very bad, we need to pray for those people, Elizabeth." Then leaves started falling from the sky. I asked if the tornado was coming for us. "No, it's moving away" was all he said, but his face was so sad. Then I understood how bad it was.
glistergirl 1 year ago
I travel alot and I thank the good lord above that we have somebody like James Spann!! Nowhere have I seen somebody that does his job better than him!! Eventhough people lost there life that night theres no telling how many were saved by James and the crew at 33/40! Best weather team around!
TSM421 1 year ago
Nice job. i remember that night so well. I live 15 miles north of the path and had a great view of the storm and clouds as it was constantly lit up with lightning. I have never before or since seen just a powerful display. My wife and i stood on the front porch and watch in awe knowing that the folks under that storm were being hammered. it wasn't till the next morning that we knew how bad they were being hammered.
romabistro 1 year ago
omg i remember that but my parents didnt tell me dat there was a tonado until it was already gone
morganjeanie 1 year ago
wow that was on my birthday lol
ilovemommy2 2 years ago
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@ilovemommy2
Nobody cares that it was on your birthday. Every tornado is on somebody's birthday.
dragonridley 2 years ago
ur rude
AbdelJaffar 1 year ago
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dragonridley 1 year ago 13
@dragonridley OMG THIS WAS ON MY BIRTHDAY!!! no im kidding. 9-11 was 7 days before my birthday so EAT IT
bristowboy20 9 months ago
@dragonridley this was on my birthday.
aslan45 9 months ago
@dragonridley
This was on my un-birthday.
dancinghobbit87 9 months ago
@dragonridley , nobody cares that you dont care, and what a great fact about tornados Mr. obvious.
chainlinkdreams 1 year ago
I remember that night like it was yesterday..I live in the Anniston area..We didn't have a tornado that night in Anniston..But the storm that dropped the F5 in Oak Grove passed over us, thankfully the twister lift back up, then dropped again as it crossed over into Georiga..
I remember that feeling when I walked outside before the storms arrived..You could feel the trouble coming..Just a very eerie feeling..
mudstud05 2 years ago
I live in B'ham but was raised in Anniston. My father was visiting at my apartment near downtown Birmingham on the night of this tornado. We were taking a walk around a local park when the warning sirens began. We had no idea how bad it was just west of us until later that night. The entire area was warned in advance by local meteorologist James Spann who routinely saves lives in these storms season after season.
aindiandog 2 years ago
I don't remember this at all and I was 14...wow isnt that weird. Maybe I blacked it out or something. I lived in Fultondale about 20 min from Forestdale at the time.
DybbukAtroxic 2 years ago
Gotta love these trolls..But yeah. I was about 6 when this happened. That was a pretty wild experience indeed. I remember being absolutely stupefied looking at all the debris the following day.
WrathOscuro 2 years ago
i live in berea kentucky which is madison county the kingston kirksville community had an EF-3 tornado go through it back in may 2009
schindlerman96 2 years ago
I remember this, we left rock creek and went up betty hill to run from it. It rolled the trailer we had at the time across the street [on top of betty hill]. And it was on our way back down the hill [after it was over] we saw all the damage. Good lord, I was eight but I'll never forget.
Dahsia 2 years ago
This video really sucks
CutterDeBlanc 2 years ago
that was my birthday April 8 but i was born in April 8 1997
Skyducharme 2 years ago
i commented on this earlier...i went to garywood christian school during that time Nathan Seales and i were really good friens when we were little...i remember bursting into tears when my mom told me the news he passed away..
auburnbound2007 2 years ago
jesus christ.... i remember this day. it was...horrible... me and my fam. spent some days in birmingham. my aunt lived there. it was the most horrible thing I've ever seen...
Wh0sThisGuY 2 years ago
I was about to turn four when this happened. Of course, I don't really remember it.
mmolay 2 years ago
Remember this like it was yesterday. I worked as an EMT at the time. Not pretty! I don't care what rating you give a storm, Fujita or Enhanced-Fujita. When this thing ripped up asphalt and left bare groung where a road used to be, I didn't think storm. It was a defender of God!
33rdala 2 years ago 3
"defender of god" is the silliest thing i've read all day.
sharktribe 2 years ago
That so sad..I live in Finland and we dont have that Big Tornados here..Max F2 and people scary those like hell Allready. R.I.P All Tornado's Victims in whole Usa.
Makaronimano 2 years ago
Most tornadoes aren't any stronger than F1. And F2 is considered a strong tornado.
dragonridley 2 years ago
Omg. I went to Oak Grove High School!
highlanderhybrid 2 years ago
This tornado actualy killed 34 people. I think some later died of their injuries. That's why the toll hasn't been updated.
gystracing 2 years ago
No, you're right, 34 people, orginally 33. The person that died later was 8-year-old Nathan Seals. He died of his head injuries.
ILovestorms 2 years ago
What is not shown in this video is James Spann(the local 33/40 Weatherman) out in the area the next morning where he had a very touching interview with a young man who thanked him for alerting everyone & saving lives. I have moved since, but then, it was 33/40's policy to interrupt regular programing if there was a tornado warning. That was a great service to the city. I will always miss James Spann and Mark Prater, because I was very afraid that night. I lived within 5 miles of Oak Grove.
MyMoJo100 2 years ago
i think i remember this...i was only a 1 year old and my parents told me about this. it was really bad.
Bratzoholic 2 years ago
stupid music...
sgjake21 2 years ago
Sloss Furnace and Bass cemetery RULE!!!!!!!!!!!
jblazenixmaggot1234 2 years ago
this bring back so many sad memories. and how i overcame this.
SEXCILEZ09 2 years ago
Is there any video of this tornado???
stell29 3 years ago
i was in the 5th grade when this happened; more than a decade later, i still remember it like yesterday
autopreneur 3 years ago
This tornado hit within a mile of my house. It was the most destructive thing I've ever witnessed. I think 35 lives were lost to the storm. All of the experts said it was an F5.
berrydye 3 years ago
i did carnival work for 11yrs i was at the state fairgrounds ( the old racetrack for the locals) when this happened talk about scary
kix96fan 3 years ago
i thought tis was in birmingham in england, as in 2005 there was an f4 in birmingham in england.
andrewbandrew1 3 years ago
LOL this happened on my birthday when i turned 1. I was born in April 8, 1997.
mario1136 3 years ago
i was 1 month old when this happened lol i was young!
Flippergrl45 3 years ago
Im From Spain and its very very incredible the power of the nature....
Sorry for all people loss the houses. :(
HatS83 3 years ago 2
i was 6 when this happen
MagicClone 3 years ago
I was 1 years old when tht happend
paintballer567 3 years ago
I was 2, but my b-day was in 20 days.
razrv3lc 3 years ago
its amazing...how something so horrible and destructive that effects millions of people year round, can be so interesting and amazing.....tornadoes are beautiful..
I lived in omaha nebraska for a while, so i was there in it all.....back then i didnt understand......now i do
musicmastamatt 3 years ago
i was in the 3rd grade when this happened i live in pleasant grove. and my friend moved to oak grove a couple of months before. he was one of the ones that were killed
auburnbound2007 3 years ago
That's terrible. : ( I was also in third grade and a kid that went to my school (Concord) also died. He was younger than me and I didn't know him but it was still sad.
thatdumbkid 2 years ago
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It was a f4
aholebunchofans 3 years ago
No.
It was a very strong F5.
KrystalFrizz 3 years ago 2
I know this tornado received an F5 rating based on damage that was not shown in this particular video. But in THIS video there is no F5 damage shown. There is F4.
ProfessorIgor 3 years ago
you dont know what some of those areas looked like prior, there was actually talk of the creation of an F6 rating for this storm and the OK City storm, I am a Birmingham fireman and was on duty that night, it deserved it
BFDdriver 2 years ago
mo matter how bad the damage was, F5 is the correct rating. F6 is not possible, it was theororetical on the old Fujita scale.. If the winds had blown at 500mph, and the tornado was 5 miles wide, it still would have been rated an F5
ProfessorIgor 2 years ago
I am aware that F5 is as high a rating as was given, I just recall TALK of the theoretical F6 rating, remember, we were under the old Fujita scale at the time of this storm. Besides the F6 rating isnt needed anyway, there's nothing that a theoretical "F6" would destroy that an F5 wouldn't. I saw a bare concrete slab with a toilet bowl still bolted to it. The tank and lid gone. Tree trunks stripped of bark. Zoysia sod blown up in sheets. saw F4 damage Tuscaloosa (2000) didnt come ANYWHERE close
BFDdriver 2 years ago
I was at the survey of the Oakfield, WI F5 , `96. Like you said, you have to see F5 damage to believe it. It literally is tough to put into words the overall feel of TOTAL destruction. To see a pickup truck that has been ripped in half and the engine torn out, deposited a MILE from it's driveway.. it's like the description says. "Incredible Damage and phenomena will occur"
ProfessorIgor 2 years ago
the 1998 B'ham F5 carried artwork from the hallways of Oak Grove school to Fort Payne Al. A distance of nearly 100 miles. Checking account statement from McDonalds Chapel community (a Bham suburb) was carried up there too
BFDdriver 2 years ago
Excuse me ? There have been 2 storms that F-6 was talked about for , specifically for the OKC storm . Now theoretically speaking the wind speeds was 300 and what 18 miles an hour . If you were to do something called investigation you would see that at the time it was considered F-6 highest wind speeds recorded. They actually moved the scale up to encompass the speeds to an F-5 research then answer.
Wardawg1977 2 years ago
the only people that were "talking" about F-6 were the MEDIA. In my community, the ones that survey and research tornadoes, the term F-6 doesn't exist.
ProfessorIgor 2 years ago 9
Well at the time it wasn't an F5 thats what i am saying its wind speeds were higher than the f-5 rating. the fact is it was "talked " about. If my memory serves me correctly the old scale did not encompass the winds.. am i correct ? then it would have to be rated higher than F-5 for higher winds. Now technically speeking , that would make in higher than an F-5 Right ? Ok There was not a catagory for the speeds . since the scale goes up the logical number would be 6. u do the math.
Wardawg1977 2 years ago
Wardawg1977, this is NOT about the May 3rd, 1999 OKC tornado, it's about the April 8th, 1998 Birmingham, Alabama tornado. 261-318 is F5 on the old F-scale. So, even if the wind speeds measured on the DOW, which BTW, was 32 meters above the ground, not right on the ground, was 318, it would still be in the F5 range. NWS Storm surveys determine the rating after the tornado is over.
ILovestorms 2 years ago
Even then the scale is not based on windspeed.
dragonridley 2 years ago
@ProfessorIgor "F6" did exist on the old Fujita Scale (which went up to F12 = Mach 1), but couldn't be used in practice because F5 damage is essentially complete. On the new EF Scale, the max rating is EF5. And yeah, there was never any real discussion among meteorologists about assigning an F6 rating because, like I said, F5 damage is basically complete.
LetsDoIt4Johnny1 1 year ago
@ProfessorIgor Actually yes it did.F-6 was 319-Speed of sound.It was a real step but was so Improbable that it was never used.The Fujita scale WAS based on wind speeds.Being there was no way to measure the speed after the fact they estimated the speeds by the damage seen. The F6 was dropped in 2007 when the EF system came out.In 1998 the EF scale was non-existant and we used the Old F0-F6 Fujita scale.
SPUPRR 9 months ago
@SPUPRR, face-palm, where do I begin ? First, the speed of sound is approx 788mph at sea level. The fujita scale, is and was a rating of DAMAGE that was used to ESTIMATE the wind speed of the tornado, since direct measurment was and still remains almost impossible at ground level (where we live). The original scale had theororetical rating all the way to F-12(speedof sound). No ACTUAL rating was to be recognized beyond F-5 simply because there's nothing left to wreck after an F5 occurs !
ProfessorIgor 9 months ago
I say again SCIENTISTS. " you guys " moved the scale UP to encompass the storms. That means it was higher than an F-5 .Ya'll moved the scale don't blow smoke up my ass. thats like moving the freakin 3 point line to the paint. scintist /researchers made the storm fit , not the other way around . if the scale was moved up to compensate, then it should have been called a theoretical F-6 which is what media called it. like i said below , do the math
Wardawg1977 2 years ago
windspeed has nothing to do with the rating of the tornado. It's a very elaborate system and scale of damages to different structures, trees, etc. If a 5 mile wide tornado with 700mph winds were to destroy the entire city of Birmingham, strippign away skysrapers and throwing highway overpasses 2 miles, it WILL be rated an EF-5. There simply is NOT an F6 rating that is officially recognized by ANY meteorological team.
ProfessorIgor 2 years ago 13
I recall hearing the F6 thing as well. It's not that we think F6 is possible... It's just that the tornado was really bad so they dubbed it "The First F6 Tornado."
thatdumbkid 2 years ago
and that's just my point... "They" dubbed it the first F6... the "they" is the media. "We" the ones in the field that survey tornado damage, don't have an F6 in our book. The basic and simple reason there cannot be an F6 isn't because there isn't a rating of F6, it;'s simply because there literally isn't anything left to damage above and beyond what an F5 tornado already has. There's nothing left !!
ProfessorIgor 2 years ago
@ProfessorIgor dude they dont rate bye size its wind speed
madjohn84 9 months ago
@madjohn84 Wrong. They rate it by damage. Such thing as F6 couldn´t exist because F5 is rated as "absolute damage". Yeah old Fujita scale itself was about speed but it´s NOT used for tornado rating! It´s just for better orientation. If a tornado had a windspeed higher than F5 it doesn´t mean that it´s automatically F6, because it´s all about damage, not about wind.
Foroyingar 9 months ago
@madjohn84 they rate by the damage caused. Wind speed is only an approximation based on the damage.
ProfessorIgor 9 months ago
My old teacher in elementary school and my friend and her kids where killed that day from the f5
careyk35 3 years ago
Tornadoes are horrible but yet something that alwsays had fascinated me.
camillajonsson 3 years ago 3
there is a birmingham in america and england the american one is in hurricane alley and the british one got hit by britains worst tornado by coincedence
colour749 3 years ago
I thought Birmingham was in England, and when did this happen? and why do you all keep making up stories
SonicGeneration 3 years ago
This particular tornado struck Birmingham, Alabama on April 8, 1998. I have lived here all of my life and I never seen anything like it before.
beecee76 3 years ago
SonicGeneration,I dont understand your question.Please explain?
Fatherhusbandandson 3 years ago
I thought Birmingham was in England, and when did this happen? and why do you all keep making up stories
SonicGeneration 3 years ago
why would someone make this up? i live in birmingham in ensley n a tornado did hit it.
lexipooh66 3 years ago
I went in to help with pulling people out in the Edgewater community less than an hour after the storm was over. We walked in the back way and when we came out on 269 we weren't allowed to return to the truck which was parked on the Wylam side. Cops and EMT's had the place quarantined until the National Guard got there 2 days later. I was 17 at the time and it was VERY real. I get choked up at the thought of how very terrible and REAL it was. Don't accuse ppl of making things up. You've no right
joshualeeify 2 years ago
no idea what comment you're replying to, but i have the right to say what i want so shut up and leave me alone.
SonicGeneration 2 years ago
A year ago you said you thought birmingham was in England, asked when it happened, and asked why people keep making things up. Let me clear it up for you: There IS a Birmingham England, but there's also a Birmingham Alabama. This F-5 Super tornado hit just southwest of Birmingham city limits on the evening of 4-08-1998. It was one of the worst in history as far as wind speed goes (300+). Nobody's making things up and you're right, Say what you want! Make yourself look like a stupid ass!! Jerk.
joshualeeify 2 years ago
okay, I will. have a nice day =D
SonicGeneration 2 years ago
agreed and on an interesting side note.
Even though Birmingham, England was the original city named that...Birmingham, AL is larger with over 50 more miles and over 180,000 more people in it.
DybbukAtroxic 2 years ago
you dont have a right to say anything offensive or false....the freedom of speech has a stipulation regarding being detrimental to others meaning you cant do it so shut the fuck up...as for Birmingham name...why the fuck would people make up the name of a city you moron. England was the first Birmingham but the US has about 7-10 of them spread across the country where as I am sure other countries have them too.
DybbukAtroxic 2 years ago
ok? shut up? because i don't care? thank you? =)
SonicGeneration 2 years ago
@SonicGeneration Why don't you have some respect, alot of people lost their lives in this tornado, the youngest being 9 years old. I bet if you were there or had a family member that was injured or killed as a result you might not be so ignorant or maybe you would.
sndygarcia 9 months ago
I know it's a bit late but in answer to SonicGeneration's question, there is a Birmingham in England, as I live near it in Nottingham.
DE3VO 3 years ago
we know there is a B'ham England, and he knows there is a B'ham, Alabama, USA, ours is named after yours , in fact, because of the Iron and steel industry ours was founded on,we hosted Olympic soccer a few years back, it had to be shown on your "telly", He's just being difficult
BFDdriver 2 years ago
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greg0716 3 years ago
i remember when james spann said pleasant grove i ran for my basement
tycoon1994 3 years ago
I was 12 when this storm hit, but lived down in Mobile at the time therefore didn't hear that much about it (now I live in B'ham though). Now that I can watch videos of it here, it just breaks my heart. As someone who has taken shelter many times as Mobile was hit by hurricanes (including several Category 3 and 4), I know the sheer power of what storms nature can bring. My heart goes out to everyone who lost loved ones and/or homes in this storm. God bless you all!
BamaE92 3 years ago 3
omg ir remeber i was two years old in my grand parent house GODBLESS ALABAMA godbless
sk8rnut8888 3 years ago 2
this was very sad when this happened people died injured traped.this tornado was very distructive soo sad!!!! =[
ilovecereal119 3 years ago
Lawl, I was in kindergarten at Oak Grove High School during this event. (time, not place) Scared the hell out of me when I heard it happened; thankfully not many people were at the school.
Sylvar0n 3 years ago
This is one day, i will never forget in my entire life!!...i remember my sister & i was looking outside out front door & our nieghborhood in complete dark, seeing one car driving by fast, inorder to make it home & the wind was blowing hard....
newromanticgal 3 years ago