Birmingham Tornado of April 1977
- Birmingham Tornado of April 1977
The Birmingham Tornado of April 1977 was a powerful tornado that struck the northern suburbs of the Greater Birmingham Area in central Alabama during the afternoon of April 4, 1977.
Birmingham tornado
Beginning just a few miles north of downtown Birmingham near Tarrant, the tornado proceed north through northern Jefferson County producing F5 damage in the town of Smithfield. The tornado, which was at times convert|3/4|mi|km|1 wide, was blamed for 22 deaths and more than 125 injuries while damage was estimated at $25 million dollars. Hundreds of homes were completely destroyed while Daniel Payne College suffered extensive damage forcing it to permanently closed due to the extent of the destruction. [ [http://www.tornadoproject.com/past/othralts.htm#top Other Birmingham Area Tornadoes ] ] Dr. Ted Fujita, followed the tornado and supercell from an airplane and while surveying damage he toyed with the idea of rating the Smithfield tornado an F6. [ [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/significant_events/1977/smithfield/index.php NOAA's National Weather Service - Birmingham, Alabama ] ]
Other tornadoes
ee also
* List of F5 tornadoes
* Birmingham Tornado of April 1998
*List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
References
External links
* [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms Storm Data]
* [http://www.tornadoproject.com/past/othralts.htm#top List of Birmingham, Alabama killer tornadoes]
* [http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornadomap.php?yr=1977&mo=4&day=4&st=%25&fu=%25&co=&l=500&submit=Search&format=basic&p=1&s=1 Map of April 4, 1977 tornadoes]
* [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/significant_events/1977/smithfield/index.php NWS Birmingham summary of the April 4, 1977 Smithfield tornado]
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