Remembering the April 27, 2011 Tornado Outbreak
It’s been 12 years since Alabama suffered through the worst tornado outbreak in state history.
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UPDATE: Fourth Tornado Confirmed in Our Area
National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed a tornado hit in Marengo and Wilcox counties on Sunday night.
UPDATE: Three Tornadoes Hit Central, East Alabama Sunday and Monday
National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed that three tornadoes hit Central and East Alabama during the severe weather outbreak on Sunday and Monday.
UPDATE: At Least Two Tornadoes Hit Mobile County in Saturday’s Storms
Two small tornadoes caused scattered damage in parts of Mobile County as storms swept through Alabama’s coastal areas.
NWS Teams Surveying Alabama Tornado Damage from March 25 Storms
A house is destroyed after a tornado touched down south of Birmingham in the Eagle Point community Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Teams from the National Weather Service have started surveying the damage from the storms that hit Alabama on Thursday to determine whether they were caused by tornadoes, and if so, how strong they were. So far,…
Survey Teams Confirm Several Tornadoes Hit Our Area Wednesday and Thursday
Survey teams from the National Weather Service are working to confirm that tornadoes touched down in our area during the severe weather outbreak on Wednesday, March 17, and into the overnight hours of Thursday, March 18. So far, they have identified several tornadoes. The storms caused property damage but did not result in any fatalities. Here is a rundown of…
Safe from the Storm: April 27, 2011 Tornadoes, 10 Years Later
As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, Alabama News Network is remembering the deadly April 27, 2011, tornadoes with the help of Bluewater Meteorologist Rich Thomas. It has been 10 years since that terrible day. Alabama was at the epicenter of the biggest tornado outbreak in U.S. history. There were 216 tornadoes in all and 348 deaths in six states. In…
21 Tornadoes Hit Alabama Easter Sunday, More Expected Sunday
The National Weather Service says more than 100 tornadoes struck the South in a two-day outbreak that killed more than 30 people. Forecast teams checking for damage found 105 storm tracks that totaled more than 770 miles in all. The worst storm was a EF-4 tornado that was on the ground for nearly 68 miles and claimed seven lives in…
Update: Five Tornadoes Hit Our Area Tuesday
The National Weather Service has updated its damage survey from the line of storms that moved through our area on Tuesday, March 31. It has added two EF-0 tornadoes to the list, one in Montgomery County and one in Pike County, to make a total of five that hit on that day. Here is the new list: TORNADO #1 –…
Safe from the Storm: How Alabama Prepares for Hurricanes
In Alabama, hurricane preparations start long before a storm enters the Gulf of Mexico. Emergency officials have a response plan in place months before a hurricane season starts. The governor and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency routinely go through their hurricane response plan at the state EMA headquarters in Clanton. From the Alabama EMA, county EMAs from the coastal areas…
