Glenda has never said where in the area she calls home but if it's in the suburbs/outlying areas, the more numerous/populous ones in Birmingham are to the south of downtown. Fultondale is to the north.

The tornado was yesterday (Monday). She posted this morning in the "out of the hospital" thread so she's presumably unaffected by it.

Elmer is correct. Fultondale is on the north side. I believe Glenda is more near the south side of Birmingham in one of the suburbs there.

Our oldest son and family as well as her parents live fairly close but a little further north and they are fine. Our youngest son and his family live even further south in the Hoover suburb. Many people in Birmingham proper and further south could see the flashes from the tornado.

There seems to be a sort of tornado alley in that area, I'm not sure why. Tornado encounters unfortunately seem to be a regular event - not always annually but not less than one every few years. .

We know some people in Birmingham and have visited there regularly over the years. It's an interesting place in some ways and not so in others. We've taken drives out of town to visit other interesting places in the vicinity too, like the university at Tuscaloosa and the tour of the Mercedes plant nearby. We've enjoyed our visits, have gotten to know the area pretty well, and have especially enjoyed the small but thriving restaurant scene in and around Birmingham. I haven't heard anything but I hope the more interesting ones are able to continue when things get better.

Huh. I thought she lived where my ex lived during his high school years. Still wouldn't have affected her. Fultondale is an hour and half further south of where I thought she lived. Hm. I'm losing my the mind, the older I get.

It's an interesting place in some ways and not so in others.

I agree Elmer. Even though two of our kids live in the area, we don't care for it in many ways. There are many good restaurants that seem to be doing ok, and of course some have not survived in these trying times.

And yes, the Fultondale area seems to be a new 'tornado alley' having at least 3 tornadoes in the past 10 years. it's relatively flat there as opposed to other areas, having no small mountains, hills or rivers to break up a storm system, which seems to be a guaranteed recipe for such a storm.