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On the afternoon of April 27, 2011, a large, long-tracked, and powerful multi-vortex tornado moved across north-central Alabama, in the U.S., striking numerous towns along its 47-mile (76 km) track, including Cullman, Fairview, Arab and Ruth. The tornado killed 6, injured over 40, and impacted hundreds of structures.
The tornado reached a maximum path width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) during its track through Tuscaloosa, and again when it crossed I-65 north of Birmingham, attaining estimated wind speeds of 190 mph (310 km/h) shortly after passing through the city. It then went on to impact parts of Birmingham at high-end EF4 intensity before dissipating.
Between December 28–29, 2024, a late season tornado outbreak affected the Deep South.Multiple tornadoes caused severe damage in the Greater Houston area and in Port Arthur, Texas while additional tornadoes caused damage in other states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
That figure is inflated somewhat by 2011, when one of the costliest and deadliest tornado outbreaks ever recorded claimed the lives of at least 553 people, including more than 150 in one Missouri ...
The “Airport Road Tornado” occurred near the Redstone Arsenal at 4:30 p.m. and then raced northeast through Madison County. It produced an 18.5-mile-long damage path and at its peak, produced ...
The tornado was the second-longest tornado of the outbreak; only the Hackleburg tornado had a longer track. The tornado first moved through northeast Pickens County, where it retained EF0 and EF1 intensity, moving past several smaller towns.
This list of Alabama tornado events includes notable storms which affected the US state of Alabama. Because it is not always simple to determine if damage was caused by multiple tornadoes or by a single tornado moving across an area, then the list includes the overall tornado events. Several events also affected other U.S. states.
The powerful tornado that tore through Selma, striking at around 12:30 p.m. local time on Jan. 12, was confirmed to have been at least EF2 strength, according to the National Weather Service in ...