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Josh Johnson
@JoshWeather
Avid sports fan and weather geek. Posting sports, weather and other fun commentary.
Jan 26, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
(1/x) National media, my name is Josh. I am here to help you cover this story accurately.

1. January tornadoes are not rare in Alabama. Here are the number of tornadoes we've had in the past 5 Januarys:

1/2020: 5
1/2019: 5
1/2018: 0
1/2017: 21
1/2016: 0

31 in 5 years. #alwx 2. This tornado did NOT hit without warning. A Tornado WARNING was issued 8-10 minutes before it hit. A Tornado Watch was issued hours prior

If you want to say it hit with little warning, OK.

If you want to say that some people in the path didn't get the warning, OK.
Jan 26, 2021 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
(THREAD) If you missed the FB Live, there were 3 very important clues that a tornado was imminent north of Birmingham last night. And @NWSBirmingham saw those clues, reacted quickly, and provided a world-class, lifesaving service to the people in the tornado's path...#alwx First, there was a pocket of enhanced helicity over northeast Alabama...likely a remnant of the "wedge" front that had brought cooler air into north Georgia and NE Alabama. See that bullseye over Rome, GA? It extends back towards Birmingham. #alwx