Tornado 2011 Videos: 6 Southern Twisters Caught On Film

Dozens of tornadoes tore through the South yesterday, killing more than 250 and leaving trails of destruction in six states.

The AP reports:

Alabama's state emergency management agency said it had confirmed 162 deaths, while there were 33 in Mississippi, 33 in Tennessee, 13 in Georgia, eight in Virginia and one in Kentucky.

President Barack Obama said he would visit Alabama Friday to view damage and meet with the governor and families devastated by the storms. Obama has already expressed condolences by phone to Gov. Robert Bentley and approved his request for emergency federal assistance.

Officials reported that 36 people had been killed in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the home of The University of Alabama. The town's mayor, Walt Maddox, told al.com that the storm left over 600 injured and about 44,000 homes without power. He called the damage "massive," saying that the tornado destroyed an area 3-4 miles long, and in some places up to a half-mile wide.

Check out some of the most shocking videos below of tornadoes filmed across the region.

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Video taken from a car as it chases a tornado near Philadelphia, Miss., ripping up everything in its path.

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Video taken from a car as it chases a tornado near Philadelphia, Miss., ripping up everything in its path.

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[European1919]

02:01 AM on 05/02/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjQwfkQj6e4

[MNJim]

02:39 AM on 05/01/2011

I wonder why my Bio has been pending for 4 days. And it seems that a whole lot of postings are never posted either. Why all the censorship from AOL?

[vinny]

10:30 PM on 04/29/2011

"OMG! OMG! Look at the Horizontal Vortex! OMG!"

[unwashedmasses]

09:47 PM on 04/29/2011

Yeah, they are scary, but honestly folks, do these people know NOTHING about the danger of F4 and F5 tornadoes?

This is not like filming a hurricane!
~from a concerned Midwesterner from tornado alley~

[Sock De Jour]

09:39 PM on 04/29/2011

These videos are incredible and scary.

[Barringtonmorr]

03:53 PM on 04/29/2011

I hope the people stay strong. I know once you have lost everything of sentimental value, strong and dangerous thoughts and emotions begin to devour your mind.

[Robert Yager]

07:12 AM on 04/29/2011

HAARP

[HazelPethigFan]

06:06 AM on 04/30/2011

oh right...everything is a conspiracy..even tornadoes.

[Philosopher-king]

10:17 PM on 04/28/2011

If we won't maintain our environment, nature will and we are going out with the trash.

[ibwilliamsi]

08:22 PM on 04/28/2011

I'm gobsmacked by the people in video #5 just standing in their front yard watching it. I get it that the storm chasers think that they can outsmart it, but the people who live there in that big house should go to their cellar.

[unwashedmasses]

09:48 PM on 04/29/2011

Totally agree.

[MISTERUNCONVENTIONAL]

08:07 PM on 04/28/2011

Tornado fatalities increased 42% after the advent of videocameras, and an additional 119% after the premier of "Stormchasers" on the Discovery Channel.

[johnsopinion]

07:30 PM on 04/28/2011

Maybe someday science will discover the correlation between people and tornados,
or any 'natural' disaster, maybe.

[CharlesBivona]

06:27 PM on 04/28/2011

I say we just keep pretending everything is normal. We can all gather at a Tea Party rally and chant about how Global Warming, and/or Climate Change, is bullshit. Victoria Jackson can give another badly written speech--or just scream her nonsensical head off. Then Glenn Beck will take the stage and mangle our history with his chalkboard as the Koch brothers make more money they don't need. AND THEN, for the finale: Bill O'Reilly will tell us all to SHUT UP while our homes slowly sink beneath rising sea levels.

Well done, my fellow humans. Fantastic stewards of the Earth we were.

[KateInMT]

12:24 PM on 04/29/2011

I agree completely. Fanned and fav'ed.

[Andraw]

08:34 PM on 05/09/2011

I found this video after looking at the post http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-tornadoes-of-2011-the-worst-natural-disaster-in-the-united-states-since-hurricane-katrina

One really doesn't get a feel for what climate change is until you see a video like this.

I agree with what you are saying, we cant let the media tell us climate change doesn't exist. Damn good thing the internet exists and we can make and state our own opinions and have them be heard. On that post on the theeconomiccollapseblog, I read there are a couple of online petitions trying to sue governments.

http://www.change.org/petitions/petition-the-government-to-protect-the-atmosphere-for-the-youngest-generation and http://www.claimer.org/registerDamages

Well actually its a bit confusing, Change.org says its a petition and then it says that they will sue. Honestly it sounds like a PR stunt, but more attention to climate change is still good. The other one Claimer.org sounds more like it has been around longer and emphasizes that you should register actual damages.

In either case both sound like good ideas if they work. Again thank god for the internet and ideas like these.