Storm shelter and safe room manufacturers are raking in sales after a record-breaking tornado outbreak killed more than 320 people in the Southeast.More>>
Thursday, April 12 2012 4:09 PM EDT2012-04-12 20:09:27 GMT
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 >>
Friday, May 27 2011 9:07 AM EDT2011-05-27 14:07:55 GMT
April 27 and April 28, 2011, brought the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States since 1974. By dawn on April 28, at least 250 people had been killed in 6 states. Alabama was the hardest hit, with 162 confirmed dead as of Thursday morning.More >>
Wednesday, May 25 2011 6:52 PM EDT2011-05-25 22:52:33 GMT
This was the scene one week ago at the First Baptist Church in downtown Prattville; volunteers like Dave Burns and Larry Deavers scurrying around, loading up boxes of much-needed supplies to RainsvilleMore >>
Friday, May 20 2011 9:35 AM EDT2011-05-20 13:35:33 GMT
My story is not about a personal experience with the storms but rather about something found by someone else during their clean-up in Pleasant Grove. My family and friends have urged me to share and by no means am I a writer, so here goes.More >>
Friday, May 13 2011 5:26 PM EDT2011-05-13 22:26:35 GMT
Sparkman students have fun fun fun with The Beach Boys and John StamosMembers of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Beach Boys, and actor/musician John Stamos visited neighborhoods and people impactedMore >>
Volunteers came out in parts of Georgia to help victims of last week's tornadoes to make sure victims are not forced to pick up the pieces alone.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 >>
For the past week we've heard the heart-breaking stories of residents in the southeast who lost their lives due to tornadoes, but there are thousands of families who escaped with their lives. News Leader Nine talked to one family that came much closer to the deadly tornado than they expected.More >>
Wednesday, May 4 2011 5:11 PM EDT2011-05-04 22:11:38 GMT
Sea Coast Trucking out of Pooler runs to Tuscaloosa, Alabama all the time. Now the company is offering up a free trailer to anyone who wants to load it up with supplies before they roll out. But time is running out.More >>
Wednesday, May 4 2011 4:10 PM EDT2011-05-04 20:10:11 GMT
It's been a week since a massive storm took the lives of hundreds and left thousands homeless. Let's examine some of the staggering numbers to put in perspective just how historic this storm was.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 >>
We've heard the countless stories about organizations and volunteers helping out tornado victims, but now businesses in some towns are stepping up in the relief efforts.More >>
LAGRANGE, GA (WTVM) - The National Weather Service reports that Troup County had an EF 1 tornado and an EF 2 tornado touch down Wednesday and those storms left behind some major damage in the LaGrange area.More >>
We've heard the countless stories about organizations and volunteers helping out tornado victims, but now businesses in some towns are stepping up in the relief efforts.More >>
Tuesday, May 3 2011 8:30 AM EDT2011-05-03 13:30:29 GMT
Community members all over Alabama are doing a great job of hearing about a certain need, and meeting it. One church in Minor Heights is teaming up to bring victims a few luxuries from home.More >>
Monday, May 2 2011 5:58 PM EDT2011-05-02 22:58:26 GMT
Attorney General Luther Strange urges citizens to be vigilant for identity theft that could occur as confidential information may be scattered in the debris of damage from Wednesday's catastrophic tornadoes.More >>
Monday, May 2 2011 7:41 AM EDT2011-05-02 12:41:32 GMT
Officials at the National Weather Service say the tornado that killed at least 25 people in the Alabama town of Hackleburg was packing winds stronger than 200 mph.More >>
Several local residents and businesses have teamed up to support tornado relief in Georgia and Alabama. Volunteers will be collecting donations Monday, May 2nd at Liberty Baptist Church from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.More >>
Gov. Robert Bentley said the federal government has declared Alabama a category one natural disaster, a ranking as high as was given to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina and the terrorism on 9/11.More >>
Josh Johnson: I was browsing Facebook this weekend, checking some of the tornado-relief groups out there. On one of them, I ran across this image...More >>
Thursday, May 12 2011 12:15 PM EDT2011-05-12 17:15:27 GMT
Secretary of State Beth Chapman has ordered departments of her office to expedite all paperwork and documents related to the storm recovery and rebuilding efforts of Alabama businesses. The Business ServicesMore >>
Tuesday, May 10 2011 8:28 PM EDT2011-05-11 00:28:01 GMT
Larry White
Hundreds didn't survive, were hospitalized, or are still missing in Alabama after deadly storms and tornados ripped across the state last month. A Louisville man says much of his family's property was destroyed, but their lives spared as they tied their children together with ropes clung to trees to save their life.More >>
Wednesday, August 17 2011 10:56 AM EDT2011-08-17 14:56:48 GMT
An outpouring of volunteer support is expected this weekend in Alabama in the wake of the deadly April 27 tornado outbreak. As communities across the state start the long recovery process, thousands of volunteers from Alabama and across the nation are lending a helping hand.More >>
Monday, May 9 2011 12:39 PM EDT2011-05-09 16:39:15 GMT
After a week and a half of intense clean-up from the storms, it was hard to find storm victims working outside Sunday. First Baptist Church Eclectic provided a place for folks to take a load off and get a hot meal. The only thing was, there weren't many of them out and about...More >>
Monday, May 9 2011 6:52 AM EDT2011-05-09 10:52:25 GMT
Michael W. McCarrell, Jr. emailed in his account of how a tornado devasted Pleasant Grove and his attempts to help out people in the town afterward, including heroic mother Carrie Lowe...More >>
Saturday, May 7 2011 12:55 PM EDT2011-05-07 17:55:41 GMT
The Department of Public Safety is partnering with the Department of Human Resources to provide assistance to Alabama tornado victims whose Alabama driver licenses and non-driver identification cards were lost in the storm.More >>
Saturday, May 7 2011 10:40 AM EDT2011-05-07 15:40:38 GMT
In the wake of recent significant loss of life and property suffered by several states due to last week's horrific tornados and other storms, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen SebeliusMore >>
Saturday, May 7 2011 8:06 AM EDT2011-05-07 12:06:36 GMT
The American Red Cross will drop by Saint James Monday to pick up all the money that students, parents and faculty raised after a student thought it would be a good idea to host a fund drive.More >>
Wednesday, August 17 2011 10:56 AM EDT2011-08-17 14:56:48 GMT
Governor Robert Bentley's office says he will be in Elmore and Tallapoosa counties this afternoon in his continuing schedule to visit all areas affected by last week's tornadoes. Seven people died inMore >>
Friday, May 27 2011 10:54 AM EDT2011-05-27 15:54:21 GMT
Media and viewers join together and submitted their photos documenting one of the worst storms the country has experienced in more than four decades.More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 9:55 PM EDT2011-05-07 01:55:42 GMT
An EF-2 tornado touched down at 5:54 a.m. near 2014 County Ridge Pl. in Birmingham. The twister continued at speeds of 120 miles per hour for nearly eight miles before lifting near 2731 Grants Mill Rd. Uprooted and snapped trees falling on homes and cars caused the most significant damage in this area.More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 9:46 PM EDT2011-05-07 01:46:25 GMT
Two twisters leveled the Wales Road and Chipmunk Way near the Limestone-Madison County line more than a week ago. One neighbor used his truck to haul the injured out of the storm ravaged area.More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 8:22 PM EDT2011-05-07 00:22:38 GMT
A clean-up day scheduled for Saturday, May 7 on Lake Martin has been canceled due to safety concerns over the size and amount of debris in the water. The Alabama Department of Conservation and NaturalMore >>
Friday, May 6 2011 7:34 PM EDT2011-05-06 23:34:04 GMT
You've no doubt heard of the outpouring of support from volunteers and donors from all over Alabama. One group of people who are spearheading the effort are doing their work under the "Toomer's for Tuscaloosa" banner. On Facebook the group has exploded to more than 80,000 active followers.More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 2:49 PM EDT2011-05-06 18:49:18 GMT
The tornadoes not only killed hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of people's lives; it also caused major damage to the state's poultry industry. Hundreds of chicken houses were destroyed, killing millions of birds. More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 2:46 PM EDT2011-05-06 18:46:03 GMT
"We're just asking don't bring anymore clothing up here," says Eclectic Mayor Helen Rowe. She doesn't want residents getting the wrong idea. Donations are appreciated...More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 2:26 PM EDT2011-05-06 19:26:11 GMT
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama is donating $1.5 million to the Governor's Emergency Relief Fund, Governor Robert Bentley announced Friday. 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 8:40 PM EDT2011-05-06 01:40:36 GMT
Japan is still reeling from the damaging effects of an earthquake and tsunami that struck the island nation in March, but officials from the country's government Thursday reached out to Alabama and those affected here by another daunting natural disaster. 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 >>
Thursday, May 5 2011 7:40 PM EDT2011-05-06 00:40:27 GMT
There's new help for those who lost their job because of the April 27 tornadoes. Those individuals will be eligible for new employment helping their communities recover.More >>
Thursday, May 5 2011 5:34 PM EDT2011-05-05 21:34:25 GMT
It's a problem most any storm ravaged city would welcome: Way too many donated items and citizens organized to bring in more, a lot more. In the city of Eclectic in Elmore County, the city has reached its limit, for now, as is asking folks not to bring in any more donations.More >>
Thursday, May 5 2011 3:38 PM EDT2011-05-05 19:38:55 GMT
CEO Mike Warren of Children's Hospital in Birmingham said looking back that in the hospital's nearly 100 year history it was possibly "...the largest number of trauma patients and the most acutely injured patients in the history of the hospital."More >>
Thursday, May 5 2011 12:04 PM EDT2011-05-05 17:04:06 GMT
Two additional Alabama counties are being added to the list for disaster assistance bringing the total to 41. Governor Robert Bentley was informed by FEMA Thursday morning of the decision.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 >>
Wednesday, May 4 2011 12:38 PM EDT2011-05-04 16:38:59 GMT
Alabama's insurance commissioner, Jim Ridling, says damage from last week's deadly tornadoes could approach the state's worst disaster economically.More >>
Wednesday, May 4 2011 8:12 AM EDT2011-05-04 12:12:11 GMT
This tornado hit Tuscaloosa on April 27. Source: WAFF.
An Oklahoma City-based charity is sending nine tractor trailers loaded with supplies to help storm victims in Alabama 12 years and one day after an F-5 tornado hit the town. More >>
Tuesday, May 3 2011 7:31 PM EDT2011-05-04 00:31:31 GMT
As the clean up from the April 27 tornados begin, Governor Robert Bentley announced the State of Alabama will take on the financial costs for all non-federal cost share requirements for debris removal regardless of...More >>
Tuesday, May 3 2011 7:10 PM EDT2011-05-03 23:10:56 GMT
Though they aren't able to leave the classroom to get their hands dirty in the clean up effort, students at many of Montgomery's public schools are doing what they can to help Alabama's tornado victims. Here's a list of many efforts the school system says are going on.More >>
Tuesday, May 3 2011 3:09 PM EDT2011-05-03 20:09:45 GMT
A bill to give school systems more flexibility in making up days lost due to storms has moved a step closer to final passage in the Alabama Legislature.More >>
Tuesday, May 3 2011 12:23 PM EDT2011-05-03 17:23:23 GMT
The Alabama Department of Public Health would like to share these health and safety recommendations developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to guide people returning to their homes after disasters.More >>
Tuesday, May 3 2011 8:37 AM EDT2011-05-03 12:37:24 GMT
Here is a link to the latest situation report from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. The agency has been releasing updated reports on the relief efforts to keep the public informed, but note thatMore >>
Tuesday, May 3 2011 12:48 AM EDT2011-05-03 04:48:40 GMT
Three members of one family in Elmore County all lost homes in the tornado. Jesse Sides is one of them. He's a former FEMA employee, who never expected he would need assistance.More >>
Monday, May 2 2011 10:35 PM EDT2011-05-03 03:35:30 GMT
The American Red Cross continues to deploy a wide variety of support resources for Alabamians. Below is a list of shelters, emergency aid stations, and kitchens where people can get assistance.More >>
Monday, May 2 2011 10:27 PM EDT2011-05-03 03:27:32 GMT
Attorney General Luther Strange urges citizens to be vigilant for identity theft that could occur as confidential information may be scattered in the debris of damage from Wednesday's catastrophic tornadoes. More >>
Monday, May 2 2011 8:33 PM EDT2011-05-03 01:33:01 GMT
The American Red Cross has teamed up with Tide to bring the Loads of Hope mobile laundry program to areas affected by recent tornadoes. The program will launch in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday.More >>
Monday, May 2 2011 2:25 PM EDT2011-05-02 19:25:01 GMT
The Tennessee Valley Authority says about 152,000 homes and businesses, mostly in Alabama, remain without power as a result of last week's severe weather in the South.More >>
Monday, May 2 2011 1:44 PM EDT2011-05-02 17:44:52 GMT
Four more local counties have been added to the list of those approved for aid by FEMA. Federal officials will come to Alabama to survey the recovery efforts.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 >>
As the death toll keeps rising, a destructive storm that swept through the Southeast and killed more than 350 people is so far the second deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history.More >>
A horrific storm system that killed more than 300 people in seven states across the South is one of the worst the country has experienced in more than four decades.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 >>
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 >>
The American Red Cross' Safe and Well website allows concerned loved ones to search for registrants' posted messages, to see that they are safe.More >>
The American Red Cross created a website to help victims and families connect in the wake of April's tornadoes. The Safe and Well website allows concerned loved ones to search for registrants' posted messages, to see that they are safe.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)
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