Huge tornado hitting Tuscaloosa right now.

[dixiegrrrrl]

live tv cam:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ABC-33-40-Main

If you are in storm area, here at 2 Twitter feeds of immediate tornado/storm warnings:

http://search.twitter.com/search?had_popular=true&q=%23tornado&result_type=recent

http://search.twitter.com/search?had_popular=true&q=+%23alwx&result_type=recent

[Drale]

1. They're hitting all over the place

http://chase.tornadovideos.net/pages/full_screen

[a la izquierda]

2. Holy shit!

Watching live on the local news in Oklahoma. Jeez! Hope the Alabama DUers are okay.

[Newsjock]

3. That's amazing video

Live video of the funnel cloud hitting the city.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. I have good memories of Tuscaloosa.

This is painful to realize. Anyone in the SE knows how bad these can be.

There are at least 5 tornadoes on the ground in the state right now.

[gkhouston]

6. I haven't lived in a tornado alley for years, yet I still dream of them.

Hope there are no serious injuries.

[uppityperson]

5. k&r, watching. :(

[phantom power]

7. mile wide. oh boy.

:(

[uppityperson]

8. another headed in by refinery, not touched down yet but watch. Says major damage at university mall.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Worse yet, MORE tornadoes are forming in same area, coming into Tuscaloosa.

They are going to have back to back tornadoes!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. I was just watching that!

Those poor people. :(

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. State trooper just came to tell me Tuscaloosa mall and DCH hospital are destroyed.

from twitter.

( we have friends there...wahhhh)

[uppityperson]

12. news guy was talking to person @ hospital, windows blown out, on emergency power

trying to assess what has happened.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

15. I hope they're all alright!

My thoughts are with all of you. :hug:

[nc4bo]

13. Praying for everyone in the path. Stay well DUers! nt

[uppityperson]

14. video of it...

http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Tuscaloosa-tornado-caught-on-tape-wreaking-havoc/hsK7dFmlUku5YlvteTFy6A.cspx

[Drale]

16. According the Reed Timmer, who's the storm chaser

From the show Storm Chasers, says that all the roads into Tuscaloosa are blocked by debris.

http://weather.wdtinc.com/popout/index.php?M=10164&C=20226&O=10011

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. Good info, thanks.

[bluestate10]

17. Lay low. Hope you are in a strong shelter. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. I am far to the south of the tornadoes, but know all the areas and some people

up there.

"A tornado has been on the ground for "at least 2 hours" originated in Miss. and now tearing into downtown Birmingham."

Yikes.

This is so far from "normal".

[nc4bo]

21. I thought I had misheard when the weatherman said it - 2 HOURS?!

I can not imagine living through this.

[BrightKnight]

20. A mile wide tornado is about to hit Birmingham. - n/t

[uppityperson]

22. oh my god, that thing is huge and i don't say that lightly. holy

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ABC-33-40-Main

[dixiegrrrrl]

23. Tuscaloosa tornado kills 1 so far, F-4 or F-5 estimate.

This is tragic.