When four EF3 tornadoes carved up hundreds of miles of Alabama forest and neighborhoods on March 25, thousands of people ran to their safe places to escape the roiling, wedge-shaped beasts. Five people were killed and dozens more injured in the storms in Alabama. The same system also dropped Georgia’s first EF4 tornado in a…
One tornado confirmed from Sunday storms in north Alabama
One tornado touched down on Sunday in north Alabama, according to the National Weather Service in Huntsville. The weather service sent out a survey team to Cullman County and found damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado. The tornado had estimated winds of 86 mph. It touched down at 5:38 a.m. Sunday southwest of the Fairview…
St. Patrick’s Day tornadoes: 6th-biggest tornado event in AL history
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – When it comes to the number of tornadoes to touch down in Alabama since 1950 during a single weather event, the March 17th, 2021 tornado outbreak has taken over 6th place! That ranking only factors in the actual number of tornadoes; it does not incorporate the damage done, the cost of…
Alabama’s spring tornado season could be a busy one, forecasters say
There’s no severe weather on the horizon for Alabama. But that could change over the next few weeks. Forecasters are geared up for what is typically Alabama’s most active period for severe weather, which usually runs from March through May. The number of tornadoes typically peaks during this time of year, and 2021 may be…
Huntsville volunteer group helps after Fultondale tornado
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Huntsville volunteer group is jumping into action after an EF-3 tornado struck the town of Fultondale on Monday. Steven Larson and his wife Tammy are organizers for Gulf Coast Disaster Relief, a nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of natural disasters; usually traveling to areas impacted by hurricanes and flooding. “This is…
Tornado that hit Alabama town, killing 1, was an EF-3 with 150 mph winds
A tornado that struck Alabama on Monday night, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring more than two dozen people, was an EF-3 storm with peak winds of 150 mph, the National Weather Service said. The tornado struck Fultondale and Center Point, northern suburbs of Birmingham, at around 10:30 p.m. Monday as a series of storms…
Tornado Strikes Alabama City, Killing at Least One
A tornado barreled through a northern suburb of Birmingham, Ala., late on Monday night, killing a teenager who had been sheltering in a basement with his family members when a tree fell on the house, the authorities said. The storm, which struck the city of Fultondale just before 11 p.m. local time, was part of…
Remembering the tornado outbreak of 2002
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – 18 years have passed since the devastation of November 10th, 2002, but many residents still have vivid memories of the day. 64 tornadoes touched down across 6 states over a 3 day period, with 14 of those twisters happening in Mississippi and Alabama. Three of those impacted Lowndes County. One of…
Alabama’s day of devastation: Remembering the April 27 tornado outbreak 9 years later
It’s been nine years, and nothing has even come close to April 27, 2011, when it comes to severe weather in Alabama. Or, by some measures, even the nation. There were 62 confirmed tornadoes in Alabama on that one day alone, making it one of the largest tornado outbreaks in Alabama history. Alabama averages about…
Alabama tornado count from Sunday rises to eight
The number of tornadoes from Sunday’s round of severe weather is now up to eight, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service office in Tallahassee, Fla., which covers several southeast Alabama counties, did storm surveys in Henry County today and confirmed two tornadoes. One was an EF2 that is being blamed in the…