Students at the University of Alabama hunkered down as a massive, mile-wide tornado came within a mile of the campus that houses thousands of people. It became the site of terror many of them had never experienced before.More>>
The spring of 2011 is shaping up to be a record-breaking season for weather fatalities. At 45, the number of people who have died from April storms now matches the total number of weather fatalities in 2010.More >
Thursday, May 5 2011 9:28 PM EDT2011-05-06 01:28:33 GMT
Homes along Carter's Gin Road were leveled by last Wednesday's storms. Neighbors and strangers went to work to help storm victims rebuild their lives.More >
Thursday, May 5 2011 7:46 PM EDT2011-05-05 23:46:40 GMT
It may have seemed like searching for a needle in a haystack, but one Lawrence County woman said it was divine guidance that lead to her finding her engagement ring.More >
From the Sober Valley Logde all the way to storm ravaged Alabama, Charlie Sheen is dropping a helpful bomb on the state called "Torpedos for Tornados".More >
Friday, May 6 2011 10:42 PM EDT2011-05-07 02:42:51 GMT
A two ton utility tractor was tossed nearly a mile away when a very strong and violent EF-4 tornado touched down near Maple Street in Cordova. This storm which killed at least seven people extended for nine miles, and caused destruction in Cullman, Blount, Pickens, Fayette, Walker and Tuscaloosa Counties.More >
SMITHVILLE, MS (RNN) - The National Weather Service has determined a twister that struck Smithville, MS during Wednesday's deadly tornado outbreak was an EF-5, producing winds of 205 miles per hour.More >
Friday, May 6 2011 10:43 PM EDT2011-05-07 02:43:54 GMT
The strongest tornado of the day, an EF-5 tornado ravaged parts of Marion County starting at 3:05 p.m., lasting for 23 minutes, traveling 25 miles just in Marion CountyMore >
Monday, May 9 2011 5:21 PM EDT2011-05-09 21:21:05 GMT
For 72 miles, this tornado pummeled parts of east Alabama taking the lives of 23 people (14 in St. Clair County, 9 in Calhoun). Homes were wiped clean of their foundation and a large section of a forest was flattened, making the tall trees appear as crop circles from the sky. Video: Fox 6 surveys east Alabama damageMore >
Friday, May 20 2011 12:06 PM EDT2011-05-20 16:06:23 GMT
Out of all the areas utterly devastated by the April 27 tornados, the destruction in Tuscaloosa was the deadliest. A week after the tornado, the death count in the county was at 41.More >
Friday, May 27 2011 10:54 PM EDT2011-05-28 02:54:33 GMT
Governor Robert Bentley visited Lake Martin with one message for tornado victims here and across the state. "We're going to make sure that every area of Alabama is taken care of--rural as well as urban," says Bentley...More >
Friday, May 27 2011 11:21 PM EDT2011-05-28 03:21:47 GMT
The images of the aftermath of the April 27th tornadoes are disturbing just to look at, so for people who've lived through it, feelings of grief and anxiety can linger for days and even weeks.More >
Sunday, May 8 2011 7:54 PM EDT2011-05-09 00:54:01 GMT
Often the physical, mental and emotional trauma of living through a natural disaster has various effects on the mental health of survivors. Dr. Joseph Ackerson, a professor in UAB's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, compiled the following list of mental health resources.More >
Thursday, May 5 2011 6:08 PM EDT2011-05-05 22:08:35 GMT
Anderson Hills Subdivision has been in the path of two destructive tornados. The first one blew through in 1995, damaging and destroying dozens of homes.More >
Friday, May 6 2011 10:27 PM EDT2011-05-07 02:27:39 GMT
Two days after Alabama experienced the deadliest tornados in its history, President Barack Obama flew to Tuscaloosa to take a look at the damage himself.More >
Friday, May 6 2011 11:43 PM EDT2011-05-07 03:43:57 GMT
At 5:17 a.m. an EF-3 tornado with winds of up to 155 miles per hour touched down at 11042 Staghorne Drive in Coaling in Tuscaloosa County. The twister traveled for 18.3 miles and lost strength near 7400 Old Tuscaloosa Hwy in McCalla in Jefferson County.More >
Wednesday, May 4 2011 3:02 PM EDT2011-05-04 20:02:24 GMT
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees announced Wednesday that over 250 storm recovery jobs have already been posted by 12 employers on Alabama's online jobs database.More >
Wednesday, May 4 2011 11:05 PM EDT2011-05-05 03:05:06 GMT
Our FOX6 News crews were very busy today visiting communities all over Alabama. FOX6 News reporter Ashley Nix found an awesome story in Brookwood today... she talked with Peggy Blevins and Dewayne Searcy. Peggy is a storm victim and Dewayne is a volunteer. The two have become great friends thanks to the storm.More >
Tuesday, May 3 2011 5:08 PM EDT2011-05-03 22:08:38 GMT
After days of making sure Alabamians are safe and accounted for, officials have released the most recent numbers concerning missing individuals following Wednesday's string of fatal tornadoes.More >
Monday, May 2 2011 12:30 PM EDT2011-05-02 17:30:26 GMT
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated 11 more Alabama counties for disaster relief to households and businesses affected by killer tornadoes.More >
Monday, May 2 2011 6:28 PM EDT2011-05-02 23:28:52 GMT
PetSmart Charities® has dispatched seven Emergency Relief Waggin'® vehicles, each stocked with $60,000 worth of crucial supplies to aid pets and rescuers hit hardest by the recent floods and tornados in the south and Midwest.More >
Friday, April 29 2011 5:04 PM EDT2011-04-29 21:04:36 GMT
Ever since the tornado warnings sounded, we've had a steady stream of photos coming in from our viewers that have captured the sheer destruction and horrific aftermath of the April 27 tornadoes. Click here for a slideshow of those images.More >
President Barack Obama and his family toured the shattered remains of storm-ravaged neighborhoods in Tuscaloosa, AL, and offered hope and help as 19 Alabama counties and seven states attempt to recover from storms that killed more than 300 people.More >
An especially violent spring storm tore through the state of Alabama on Wednesday, tearing a path of destruction across the state and killing at least 131 people.More >
The April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak killed more than 250 people in Alabama. Here are photos of some of the storms and the damage they caused.More >
The April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak killed more than 250 people in the state of Alabama. Here are photos of some of the storms and the damage they caused.More >
The paths that you see above in Black indicate the radar indicated tracks of the tornadic supercells, not the actual tracks of the tornadoes.
(Source: NOAA)
Monday, April 30 2012 12:17 AM EDT2012-04-30 04:17:45 GMT
Most of the homes along Highway 20 in Hillsboro that were destroyed by those deadly tornadoes have been rebuilt, but there's still a long road to recovery. Lawrence Davis Jr. didn't imagine April 27th,More >
Most of the homes along Highway 20 in Hillsboro that were destroyed by those deadly tornadoes have been rebuilt, but there's still a long road to recovery.More >
Sunday, April 29 2012 12:24 AM EDT2012-04-29 04:24:01 GMT
The road to recovery still a long one ahead for a Harvest family that lost two loved ones from the April 27 tornadoes. Misty Cornwell held a memorial Saturday afternoon to remember her 15-year-old daughter,More >
The road to recovery still a long one ahead for a Harvest family that lost two loved ones from the April 27 tornadoes. Misty Cornwell held a memorial Saturday afternoon to remember her 15-year-old daughter, Katie, and her father, Harold Fitzgerald, who were both killed by the storm one year ago.More >
Thursday, April 26 2012 5:30 PM EDT2012-04-26 21:30:15 GMT
An August 29, 2011 Gov. Robert Bentley announced the formation of the Tornado Recovery Action Council, or TRAC. The group of industry and government leaders had a simple mission; to help Alabama recoverMore >
The Tornado Recovery Action Council of Alabama researched and developed 20 key ways to improve disaster preparedness in the state.More >
With the cleanup process under way and the death toll holding steady, federal, state and local officials are teaming up to put the pieces back together for the broken communities slashed by last week's devastating tornadoes.More >
TUSCALOOSA (RNN) - When University of Alabama law student Taylor Nichols emerged from his safe place - the laundry room in his Tuscaloosa apartment - his life was thankfully intact.More >
Thursday, April 26 2012 5:00 PM EDT2012-04-26 21:00:16 GMT
On April 27, 2011, one of the most devastating tornado outbreaks in Alabama history left an unprecedented path of destruction through our state. Thousands of our citizens became heroes in the minutes,More >
On April 27, 2011, one of the most devastating tornado outbreaks in Alabama history left an unprecedented path of destruction through our state. Thousands of our citizens became heroes in the minutes, hours, days, and weeks after the storms, aiding the injured, searching for the missing, and clearing debris.More >
