OFF-TOPIC This is what a mile-wide tornado looks like in HD

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The massive tornado that ripped through downtown Tuscaloosa, Alabama was captured in HD by a local. The devastation is obvious as the massive storm rips through the heart of the city, killing at least 36 and injuring hundreds.

You can see the video here and understand why Tuscaloosa has been described by residents as looking like "a bomb going off." No EF rating's yet been given to the storm, but the damage is incredible. The University of Alabama was spared, but much of the surrounding area wasn't.

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Over 200 people have been reported killed in six states this month as another night of dangerous storms cross much of the south from Texas through Virginia. The death toll is highest in Alabama with at least 130 individuals killed.

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While I'm at it, here’s why you don’t try to out-drive a twister.........

It's easy to think that a modern automobile with the latest in safety engineering would offer some protection in case of a tornado — but as this photo from last night's storms in Mississippi shows, nature's dangers are far greater.

An unknown number of people died in Smithville, Miss., Wednesday night from a tornado reportedy three-fourths of a mile wide. Authorities had cordoned off the town Thursday and set up a temporary morgue, allowing only rescue workers to reach the wreckage of many of the town's buildings.

Experts routinely warn that vehicles aren't safe if a tornado approaches, and that in some cases even lying in a ditch will be safer than taking refuge in a car on a barren road.