Simviation Forum - Remember the April Tornadoes?

Aug 31^st, 2011 at 9:30pm

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Disclaimer: This is in no way related to Irene, I just haven't processed the tens of thousands of pics I have taken this summer.

My wife is from Tuscaloosa, AL and we went there this past July to visit the family and I took a lot of pictures of damage from the April F5 tornado that tore through. I mistakenly deleted all but 5 pictures, dammit so much! Angry

But here is a few shots of the devastation, 3 months after the impact.

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Reply #1 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 4:17am

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In no way am I comparing Justin, but the last two remind me of the F4 that came through my county in 1987 killing 6 and injuring 350.

My heart goes out to people that go through such as this, no matter where they are.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #2 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 6:48am

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Oh my. Hope that city can rebuild as fast as possible Sad

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On another note, What do you mean by f5 & f4?

Renè

Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.

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Reply #3 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 8:52am

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hyperpep111 wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 6:48am:

Oh my. Hope that city can rebuild as fast as possible Sad

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On another note, What do you mean by f5 & f4?

Renè

The Fujita scale of intensity of a tornado. F1 is the weakest, F5 the strongest. They now have an enhanced scale and use EF 1-5.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #4 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 9:37am

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patchz wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 8:52am:

hyperpep111 wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 6:48am:

Oh my. Hope that city can rebuild as fast as possible Sad

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On another note, What do you mean by f5 & f4?

Renè

The Fujita scale of intensity of a tornado. F1 is the weakest, F5 the strongest. They now have an enhanced scale and use EF 1-5.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale

Thanks for the information.

Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.

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Reply #5 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 9:57am

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just wondering but how big was the tornado?
i mean actual size not strenght.
was it like 100m,200m,500m or anything else?

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Reply #6 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 10:34am

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Very scary pictures Shocked

-Pierre-

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Reply #7 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 11:09am

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jetprop wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 9:57am:

just wondering but how big was the tornado?
i mean actual size not strenght.
was it like 100m,200m,500m or anything else?

Wikipedia:
The National Weather Service has determined the path length of this violent tornado to be 80.3 miles (129.2 km) with a maximum damage path width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The tornado's most intense damage indicated peak winds of around 190 mph (310 km/h); therefore, it was given a final rating of EF4.

You can get a pretty good idea how big this thing was watching this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyszJj0VEVU&feature=related

It went right through downtown. While we were driving around, everything looked normal, just like anytown, then suddenly there is a clean cut line of destruction going through downtown, everything is flattened, then everything looks normal again. Very surreal.

Thanks for your input Larry. I was wrong calling this an EF5, apparently it was an EF4. I could only imagine what an EF5 would have done Shocked

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Reply #8 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 3:10pm

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BigTruck wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 11:09am:

jetprop wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 9:57am:

just wondering but how big was the tornado?
i mean actual size not strenght.
was it like 100m,200m,500m or anything else?

Wikipedia:
The National Weather Service has determined the path length of this violent tornado to be 80.3 miles (129.2 km) with a maximum damage path width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The tornado's most intense damage indicated peak winds of around 190 mph (310 km/h); therefore, it was given a final rating of EF4.

You can get a pretty good idea how big this thing was watching this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyszJj0VEVU&feature=related

It went right through downtown. While we were driving around, everything looked normal, just like anytown, then suddenly there is a clean cut line of destruction going through downtown, everything is flattened, then everything looks normal again. Very surreal.

Thanks for your input Larry. I was wrong calling this an EF5, apparently it was an EF4. I could only imagine what an EF5 would have done Shocked

If you believe Hollywood, i.e. the movie Twister, an EF5 would be the finger of God. An EF4 will relocate your house rather efficiently. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #9 - Sep 1^st, 2011 at 3:14pm

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patchz wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 8:52am:

hyperpep111 wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 6:48am:

Oh my. Hope that city can rebuild as fast as possible Sad

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On another note, What do you mean by f5 & f4?

Renè

The Fujita scale of intensity of a tornado. F1 is the weakest, F5 the strongest. They now have an enhanced scale and use EF 1-5.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale

We had a tornado last week that our weather experts graded at Fzero? First I'd heard of an Fzero.

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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