Frightening Tornado Videos from Tuscaloosa

Cross-posted from the YouTube Trends Blog

Nearly 200 people were killed this week by severe weather that blasted the South, with a reported 32 deaths in Tuscaloosa alone where one of the largest tornados touched down Wednesday at around 5pm. Wind speeds are said to have topped 135 mph.

Following the storm, we're seeing an influx of incredible video of that tornado. Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, searches for videos from the storm were among the top rising on YouTube. Below you is a play list of some of the videos drawing the most attention overnight and this morning:



(Use the arrows to navigate between videos or watch them all here.)

We will update if/when more video becomes available.