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The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of April 27, 2011 was part of an extremely large and intense tornado outbreak. A powerful, slow-moving low pressure system moved across the eastern half of the United States. The system pulled warm, moist, unstable air from the Gulf of Mexico over a large portion of the United States. At the same time the jet stream, which was interacting in with the system, set up strong wind shear, differences in wind speed and direction with altitude. A cooler air mass came in behind the system, generating a cold front. As the cooler air pushed into the unstable air mass it generated thunderstorms. The strong wind shear set these storms rotating, turning them into supercells, the storms most likely to produce tornadoes. Conditions were favorable for tornadoes across a large portion of the United States, but were especially favorable for large, destructive tornadoes across portions of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia, and were most favorable over the northern half of Alabama. The most powerful supercells developed in this region, producing numerous tornadoes of EF4 and EF5 intensity. One of these supercells produced a violent EF4 (possibly EF5) tornado that moved through Tuscaloosa and the northern suburbs of Birmingham.
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How long was tuscaloosa tornado on ground?
The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of 2011 was on the ground for about 90 minutes.
What was the approximate distance across width of the Tuscaloosa tornado?
Thus Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of 2011 varied in width, but at its maximum the tornado was about a mile and a half wide.
What caused hailstone to fall after the first tornado?
it is that it is tornado alley it make a strong storm with ice and then ice comes then tornado
Does rain cause a tornado?
No. Rain does not cause a tornado. However, both rain and tornadoes are caused by thunderstorms.
How much damage did the biggest tornado cause?
The largest tornado even recorded caused about $160 million dollars in damage, but keep in mind this wasn't the most damaging tornado or the strongest. The tornado with the strongest recorded winds caused $1 billion in damage (about $1.3 billion in today's dollars). The most damaging tornado recorded caused the equivalent of $1.7 billion in today's dollars.
How long was tuscaloosa tornado on ground?
The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of 2011 was on the ground for about 90 minutes.
What classification was the tornado that hit Tuscaloosa?
The Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado of April 27, 2011 was rated EF4.
What was the population of Tuscaloosa before the tornado hit on April 2011?
The population of Tuscaloosa was about 91,000 prior to the tornado and was pretty much the same after the tornado. The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of April 27, 2011 killed 64 people, 44 of them in Tuscaloosa. This is not enough to make a real dent in the city's population.
What was the approximate distance across width of the Tuscaloosa tornado?
Thus Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of 2011 varied in width, but at its maximum the tornado was about a mile and a half wide.
What time did the Tuscaloosa tornado start?
The Tuscaloosa tornado of April 27, 2011 started at 4:43 PM local time.
How many people died in the Tuscaloosa tornado?
The Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado of April 27, 2011 killed 64 people, making it the second deadliest tornado in Alabama history. Another tornado hit Tuscaloosa on December 16, 2000, killing 11 people.
What was the tornado's name that hit tuscaloosa?
Tornadoes are not given names as hurricanes are but are simply referred to by where they occur. Therefore, the tornado that hit Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27, 2011 is simply called the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado as it hit both cities.
What day did the tornado hit Tuscaloosa 2011?
There were two tornadoes in Tuscaloosa in 2011. The infamous Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of the 2011 Super Outbreak was on April 27. However, another far less damaging tornado struck on April 15.
Did the Tuscaloosa tornado end in northern Greene Country?
No. The Tuscaloosa tornado of 2011 started in northern Greene County and ended in Jefferson County.
What time did Tuscaloosa tornado end and start?
The Tuscaloosa tornado of 2011 started at 4:43 PM on April 27 and ended at 6:14 PM.
How many people were injured in April 27 tornado in tuscaloosa?
The Tuscaloosa/Birmingham tornado of April 27, 2011 injured an estimated 1,500 people and killed 64.
What happened when the tornado hit Tuscaloosa?
The infamous Tuscaloosa tornado of April 27, 2011 touched down in rural Green County, Alabama about 20 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa and moved northeast. The tornado was causing major damage as soon as it entered the city. The tornado maintain EF4 intensity as it passes trhough Tuscaloosa, destroying thousands of structures. In Tuscaloosa, the tornado killed 44 people and injured more than 1,000, but it wasn't finished. The tornado continued on at EF4 strength, possibly reaching EF5 strength, and struck suburbs on the north side of Birmingham, where another 20 were killed and 500 were injured.
