F5 Tornado - April 8, 1998 - Birmingham, AL
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Alabama has tornadoes year round there is no escape.
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I was two months old at that time......
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@risarro557 thank u bro I live in OG so I'm scared we have tornado watches tonight
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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
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My family was in this. My cousin was killed and uncle paralized
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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.
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@ILovestorms I am aware of this. That windspeed was still recorded whether it was ground level or not.
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@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.
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@hawkfan2300, April 27, 2011 makes that outbreak look like a gentle breeze.
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
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