A car lies upside-down (click here) in a field of debris in Boone's Chapel, Ala., in Autauga County Saturday, April 16, 2011 after severe winds hit late Friday night, leaving three people in the area dead. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards)
More Dangerous Tornado Season Expected This Year (click title to entry - thank you)
Mar 1, 2011 – 11:38 AM
...Severe weather season, as it's often referred to by meteorologists, typically peaks during May, when meteorological conditions that lead to the development of dangerous thunderstorms are most abundant. These conditions -- including a sharp north-south temperature gradient -- have emerged early this year and, based on the expected weather pattern, will likely intensify in the coming months....
Tornado moved from 440 Beltline in NNW direction towards 540 Beltline severly damaged homes along Skycrest, New Hope, and Buffalo Road. Large Utility lines down, large trees down, overturned vehicles, flattened and severely damaged homes are prevalent in affected areas.
A section of Big Bend Road in Richmond Heights, Mo., is abandoned Monday during the usual morning rush hour after overnight storms knocked down a series of utility poles.
Saturday April 16, 2011 — Batesville, VA
A fast moving line of storms came through and swelled the normally peaceful (2-foot-wide) stream to this torrent. 20 minutes later the bridge was passable.
Saturday April 16, 2011 — Batesville, VA
A fast moving line of storms came through and swelled the normally peaceful (2-foot-wide) stream to this torrent. 20 minutes later the bridge was passable.
