Yesterday, many people said that there were tornadoes in that straight line wind event, noting damage to the effect of some missing roofs, like at the Campus Inn apartments in Jacksonville, Alabama, and tons of downed trees and power lines. They also said that there was a loud roar, the trees were twisted, and they saw something that resembled a funnel. And yet, only 4 tornadoes have been confirmed, and none of them happened in Alabama. Many people are also saying that there was no warning. There was plenty of warning. NWS Birmingham had 30-45 minute lead times on the storms yesterday. The problem seems to be that people who saw what appeared to be a tornado said that there was no warning. The truth: there was plenty of warning. There was just no Tornado Warnings because the storms weren't showing signs of strong rotation, which is very common in squall line events.
I'll leave James Spann to explain the rest, but the point is, listen to the Severe Thunderstorm Warnings.
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