04-29-2011, 03:38 AM
Well, we're fine at my house, but a lot of people right across the road aren't so lucky...Whole houses have been ripped clean from their foundations, barns scattered like toothpicks, light poles broken perfectly in two, and quite a few people hurt, trapped, or homeless. The steep hill behind our house probably saved us. Some of the straight-line winds alone were 100+ miles an hour, and there's LOTS of severe hail damage, including one of our two vehicles and the top of our house. Power is still out for many people here, and there are safe houses open all over the area. It's a mess. 
Adriane and I were at work when the first few systems rolled through, and we had two tornado invacuations that basically lasted from 9:40 PM until we left at 12:00 AM. A tornado touched down just half a mile away from the building and ripped through some trees. After we left, we saw a giant wall cloud heading our way in the flashes of lightning while driving, but managed to avoid it through backroads before MORE hail started pelting our windshield. Four roads were already closed due to the damage by that time, and people in trucks were browsing for broken power lines with spot lights.
Man, there are just no words for it. The devastation is incredible, and this place didn't even experience 1/10th of the destructive power that hit Tuscaloosa/Birmingham. I couldn't imagine what those people are going through. Somebody at work yesterday said that there were reports of random stuff just falling out of the sky in parts of Alabama. :blink:
Adriane and I were at work when the first few systems rolled through, and we had two tornado invacuations that basically lasted from 9:40 PM until we left at 12:00 AM. A tornado touched down just half a mile away from the building and ripped through some trees. After we left, we saw a giant wall cloud heading our way in the flashes of lightning while driving, but managed to avoid it through backroads before MORE hail started pelting our windshield. Four roads were already closed due to the damage by that time, and people in trucks were browsing for broken power lines with spot lights.
Man, there are just no words for it. The devastation is incredible, and this place didn't even experience 1/10th of the destructive power that hit Tuscaloosa/Birmingham. I couldn't imagine what those people are going through. Somebody at work yesterday said that there were reports of random stuff just falling out of the sky in parts of Alabama. :blink: