Tornado Strikes Enterprise/Ft. Rucker, AL

National Weather Service ^ | March 1 2007

[del4hope]

Very interesting that you bring that up. Most of the schools in the Birminhgham area closed anywhere between 11 am to 1:30 pm. I thought the 1:00 closings were hitting it a little close. That said, it was the schools in the more affluent areas that were closing on the early side.

[dirtboy]

Two vortex tracks near Macon. C0 near Reynolds has a very pronounced hook echo.

[armymarinemom]

CNN just reporting that all 8 deaths were in the High School

[Strategerist]

CNN now reporting 13 killed.

[del4hope]

When you consider how many kids live in unsturdy structures and mobile homes, it would be safer for those kids to be at school. Of course some schools have better places of safety than others. I can think of many schools I would and would not want to be in during weather like this.

[mware]

Do you know if that school let their kids drive home from school?

In our school district kids are not permitted to drive their cars to school.

You know the moment I heard they let the kids out at 1 I got a feeling it was so they could count it as a full day of school. Hope I'm wrong about that.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

My local ABC affiliate reports the same from the AP.

[mware]

Oh no.

Fox News was saying 8 kids were still in the rubble, I though they were in contact with them and trying to dig them out.

[armymarinemom]

Oh no. CNN Breaking still saying 8 but just in the high school
Now just breaking 12 total in the state.

[del4hope]

James Spann on abc33/40 is calling this Tuscaloosa storm the most active one of the day. Oh my.

[RegulatorCountry]

I've been watching those. Hail less that 1/2" diameter, speed 39 knots.

[mware]

Reporting on Fox News now, the 8 dead being related to the high school in some nature.

[del4hope]

Which school district, Enterprise? Or ones here in the Bham area.

[Sammie42]

I'm sure they are allowed to drive to and from school just by judging from the pictures and how many cars were in the parking lot

[halo66]

Enterprise

[mware]

Let me check up on it and I'll get back to you del.

[Palladin]

This tornado went right through the middle of the school...probably where the kids went to "inside wall, duck and cover."

It is a terrible tragedy.

[mware]

Prayers offered to comfort all in danger.

[halo66]

13 fatalities in Alabama

[jwparkerjr]

I lived in Enterprise in 1965, our daughter was born there. I was working for the radio station, WIRB, and I was the only person in our neighborhood that wasn't a helicopter instructor at Rucker.