April 27, 2011: It wasn’t Alabama’s first - or last - tornado super outbreak
Updated 7:12 AM;
Today 5:30 AM
Alabama was hit with 62 tornadoes on April 27, 2011, 10 years ago today. Here are the warnings issued by the National Weather Service that day. At least 240 people were killed in Alabama.
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Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the worst day in many Alabamians’ lives: The historic tornado super outbreak of April 27, 2011.
It’s a day most can’t forget even though they may want to. Sixty-two tornadoes, more than an average year’s worth, tore across the Alabama in just 18 hours on that day.