Hello all. It’s been a while, but a friend of mine who’s a meteorologist in the Huntsville, Alabama market turned me onto some video I just had to share. You may have already seen this in one of our newscasts this past Saturday, but if you didn’t, check out this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clFCtNN3GBM or just go to youtube and type in Alabama tornado video. This is video taken from a security camera in the town of Leighton near Huntsville in northwest Alabama of an EF2 twister as it tore through a parking lot picking up cars and tossing them to the side. This is why we warn people to never stay in a car when a tornado approaches. This was a fairly weak twister with winds of 111-135mph. If this tornado tossed cars with ease, think what an EF5 with winds over 200mph would do. The best place to be in this situation is in a ditch as you are slightly below ground. We also advise people to seek shelter as soon as the warning is issued. Just looking at this video shows how fast the storm moved, but if people take shelter early you increase your chance of staying safe.
Speaking of severe weather, we will see a chance later this week of some stong to severe thunderstorms so keep it tuned to KALB for the latest info. Have a good week.
Sarah
