Tuscaloosa, Alabama has been hit by a number of tornadoes, but the most recent and most devastating tornado to hit the city was the EF4 that struck on April 27, 2011.
There were many tornadoes in Alabama in the week of April 25-28 with intensities ranging from EF0 to EF5. Here are the ratings of the most significant of those:Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado: EF4Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado: EF5Rainsville tornado: EF5Cullman tornado: EF4Shoal Creek tornado: EF4
Tornadoes can hit Alabama at any time of year, but tornado season in Alabama generally appears to run from March to April, with a second spike in activity sometimes occurring in November.
There were 758 tornadoes recorded in the United States in April 2011. This list will only include the most notable and the ones with the most media coverage. The Maplewood, Iowa tornado of April 9: EF3 The Tusha, Oklahoma tornado of of April 14: EF3 The Jackson/Clinton, Mississippi tornado of April 15: EF3 The Leakesville, Mississippi tonado of April 15: EF3 The Raleigh, North Carolina tornado of April 16: EF3 The Askewville, North Carolina tornado of April 16: EF3 The St Louis, Missouri tornado of April 22: EF4 The Vilonia, Arkansas tornado of April 25: EF2 The Tuscaloosa/Birmingham, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF4 The Hackleburg/Phil Campbell, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF5 The Smithville, Mississippi tornado of April 27: EF5 The Ringgold, Georgia/Cleveland Tennessee tornado of April 27: EF4 The Shoal Creek, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF4 The Rainsville, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF5 The Cordova, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF4 The Cullman, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF4 The Section, Alabama/Trenton Georgia tornado of April 27: EF4
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The Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado of April 27, 2011 killed 64 people, making it the second deadliest tornado in Alabama history. Another tornado hit Tuscaloosa on December 16, 2000, killing 11 people.
The Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado of April 27, 2011 was rated EF4.
There were many tornadoes in Alabama. Injury statistics are not available for all of them. The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado, one of the worst of them, injured over 1000.
A tornado can hit a house, but cannot happen indoors.
Yes. Alabama is a tornado prone state and has a history of very violent tornadoes.
The largest tornado on record actually occurred in 2004, hitting the town of Hallam, Nebraska. A major tornado outbreak occurred in the southern U.S. in 1932, primarily affecting Alabama and Georgia, but none of the tornadoes were noted for record or near record size.