Alabama Stricken Again
When we think of Tornado Alley, everybody things of the Great Plains with large tornadoes rolling through cornfields and otherwise mostly open areas. The last year or so, however, seems to have had that shift towards the Southeast. We're all too familiar with the new Super Outbreak that killed hundreds in MS, AL and other states in the Southeast last April. Monday into Tuesday morning saw Alabama take another big hit when a pair of EF-3 twisters blew through the state during the early morning hours, killing 3 and injuring 100+ persons. Clay, AL, which is only a few miles northeast of Birmingham, took the biggest strike with over 100 houses completely flattened and another 100-200 houses heavily damaged throughout the county. Of course, Birmingham was one of the cities that was hit hard by the outbreak last year, and no doubt drudged up some unpleasant memories in the pitch black when the storms rolled through. Just another reminder that Mother Nature can get ugly in any month of the year. However, severe outbreaks from January - March are usually confined to the Southeast and far Southern Plains, so places further north can breathe a little easier for the time being anyways.