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The tornado crossed the intersection of 15th Street and McFarland Boulevard, and numerous businesses and restaurants near the University Mall were completely flattened at low-end EF4 strength, and vehicles were either tossed around or destroyed. [10] The nearby Cedar Crest subdivision was devastated as numerous block-foundation homes were leveled.
Numerous homes and businesses sustained structural damage in the area of McFarland Mall before the tornado crossed Interstate 20/59 and dissipated to the east of University Mall. This tornado path was just a couple miles south of a much more destructive tornado that struck on April 27. [79] EF2: NW of Greensboro: Hale: AL
It's probably not the one you remember most, but it was also deadly and destructive.
University Mall is the largest mall in western Alabama. It is located at the intersection of McFarland Boulevard and Veterans' Memorial Parkway in Tuscaloosa, the busiest in the city. The anchor stores are JCPenney and 2 Belk stores. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once Sears.
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The tornado then exited the Tuscaloosa area and moved through dense forest towards Birmingham, downing and debarking thousands of trees at low-end EF3 intensity. [118] Radar reflectivity and velocity image of the supercell that produced the tornado at 22:10 UTC (5:12 p.m. CDT) as it struck Tuscaloosa, with a debris ball clearly visible.
In 2021, Tuscaloosa celebrated the Crimson Tide's 18th national football championship and marked the 10th anniversary of a devastating tornado.
The tornado weakened a little but continued to cause extensive tree damage and downed power lines and poles as it moved east-northeast toward De Kalb, Mississippi. As the tornado crossed MS 16 west of De Kalb, it destroyed several mobile homes, heavily damaged the second story of a frame home, and caused roof damage to other frame homes ...