Jackson Jambalaya

Heard from family there that it is real, real bad. They sent this clip on email. The opening and closing scenes says it all.

Aftermath

Thanks. just posted it a few minutes ago.

Poor Tuscaloosa. Prayers for all there tonight.

You can see the top of Bryant Denny Stadium in the video. Tornado looks like it is just past the stadium.

The University of Alabama reported no major structure damage but roads leading to the university do. McFarland(Hwy 82)from I-20 to the university and 15th St had major damage with many, many homes and businesses totally destroyed.
Luckily most places in Tuscaloosa have basements. That's where many people went during the storm.

Heard that there is mass destruction in Monroe County Mississippi--especially Smithville-heard there are 15 unconfirmed deaths, school completely gone, grocery, funeral home, bank and many homes destroyed. Remember these fine folks.

Smithville devastated by Wednesday's storm

This thing went up 15th Street in Tuscaloosa. We have one child that live about 1/4 mile north and another that lives about 1/4 mile south. Both are well and just incovenienced by being without power. We feel very blessed that it didn't veer a little in either direction, but really feel for those who suffered devastating losses. We give thanks to God for protecting our children, and ask for his grace for those who didn't fare so well. Those people are going to need a LOT of help and prayers in the times to come.

9:51 - Bryant-Denny is two blocks north of 15th street, which is the path the tornado took through Tuscaloosa. With all the students being on the other side, it's a real blessing that it didn't travel a little more in that direction.

The Weather Channel said on Tuesday that there was a 90% chance of strong tornadic activity in an area of eastern Mississippi and western Alabama. They were right. It's called the Tor-Con rating, and it goes from 1-10 with 10 being the highest. I don't know that any lives would have been saved had they paid attention because no predictor of tornadoes is accurate, especially 24 hours in advance, but they were spot on this time. You can bet that I'm going to be keeping an eye on TWC in the future, and if I see Madison in that circle I'll be heading out of the area. Bill Billingsley

10:54
The slideshow really shows the extraordinary damage done to Smithville. My prayers are for all affected. The grief factor is off the scales today...