i was at greggs when the lights went out and people started screaming. I probably think it was hard for them to get away from the spinning twister. Right now it's incredibly calm - there's no wind at all - no movement.". The tree in the garden bent over with the wind so i called the dog in, all of a sudden luke shouted from the front door "its a TORNADO!" In total, £3.3 billion in damages was done, 149 people died, and 910 more were injured. Here are a couple of things from ready.gov to help be prepared in the event of severe weather. Birmingham's 2005 tornado covered a 1km path and reached speeds of up to 130mph, but lasted only a few minutes. *Tornado risk is calculated from the destruction path that has occured within 30 miles of the location. @import url(/staticarchive/27d89f82996d9b73b33c49a3ef93c54540187022.css); Be prepared with the most accurate 10-day forecast for Birmingham, AL with highs, lows, chance of precipitation from The Weather Channel and Weather.com Wild Weather: The 2005 Birmingham tornado. At least 50 trees … It was madness; cars being lifted up; flag poles snapped off at their bases. omari think the tornado was very strong because it destroyed alot of thing and places in sparkbrook, asif sultan i was so scared my dads car was hit by a tree, Laura-RoseAt the time i was in kings heath with my friend kerry, in mcdonalds. then we watched it start to get windy, and people began to scream as branches, glass, tiles, plastic and other stuff flew agaisnt the window and through the doors, and adults shouted at everyone to get back towards the counters. Recommended for: 8 to 12-year-olds Overview: Using the actual experiences of children to engage readers' interest, the author provides an account of several major tornadoes, including ones in Fargo, North Dakota in 1957, Birmingham, England in 2005 and Greensburg, Kansas in 2007.Along with the eyewitness accounts are photographs of the damage … Unchecked. 12 Whirling Facts About Tornadoes. on BBC One (in the West Midlands) at 19:30. Nineteen people have been injured - three seriously - as a tornado ripped through the streets of Birmingham. Have you seen or been affected by the tornado? The Torro scale, which measures tornados put it at a T4, with T1 being light, and T10 being a maximum. the tornado came nearer and nearer to the shop and began ripping off the roofs of the shops. - The state tornado number assigned to the tornado for that specific state for that specific year. My sister actually saw the cylinder of the tornado going through the sky. This tornado initially touched down in rural northern Greene County and moved northeast through southern Tuscaloosa and western Jefferson Counties, where it caused devastating damage consistent with a violent EF4 rating to portions of the city of Tuscaloosa and western suburbs of Birmingham, before it lifted northeast of downtown Birmingham. The New York Times once placed Birmingham in their top 20 places to visit. I could see loads of flying debris circling, and then the roof seemed to lift off the petrol station and swing almost completely upright and then fall back down. Playing next. function openWindow(file){ SophieThis is frightening than before! myTimer=setTimeout("popupWin.focus()",1000); I have never been in a tornado before but i probably be scared it would be hard to get over that my house was destroyed. when it was over the streets were a tip and greggs and the church was recked!!