Birmingham Alabama Tornado: Video, Ten January F4 Tornadoes in US since 1959
[Photo-Image: January 23, 2012, Center Point area of Birmingham Alabama Tornado Damage]
At approximately 4 am, CST, January 23, 2012, a ‘suspected’ tornado struck the Center Point area in Birmingham, Alabama. Based on the damage from the storm–video posted below–it was a tornado. We’ll have to wait to hear from the US Meteorological Society and NOAA to get the official ruling on the tornado’s rank on the Enhanced Fujita-Scale for Tornado Damage.
More details on the Birmingham tornado in the FOX 6 report, Two confirmed dead after severe storms cross Central Alabama.
Are strong January tornadoes rare in the United States?
According to the website TornadoChaser.net, there’s been ten F4 tornadoes reported in the United States in the month of January since 1959 and 45 F3 tornadoes.
Link to list of January 2012 tornadoes.
Link to Deadly F4-F5 Tornadoes During April 27 2011 Tornado Outbreak – Videos, including the deadly Tuscaloosa, Alabama, tornado.
