2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado - Wikipedia
The 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado was a large, long-lived, and devastating EF5 tornado that impacted several towns in rural northern Alabama before tearing through the northern suburbs of Huntsville on the afternoon and early evening of April 27, 2011.
List of F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes - Wikipedia
2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado – This was the deadliest tornado in Alabama history and the deadliest tornado of the 2011 Super Outbreak. Numerous homes, some of which were large, well-built, and anchor-bolted were swept away.
2011 Rainsville tornado - Wikipedia
The 2011 Rainsville, Alabama tornado was a catastrophic EF5 tornado that struck parts of northeast Alabama on the late afternoon of April 27, 2011. It was the fourth and final EF5 of the historic 2011 Super Outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded.
132 Miles of Devastation: EF-5 tornado deadliest in United ... - al.com
May 8, 2011 · What the National Weather Service calls the Hackleburg Tornado traveled 132 miles, winds surpassing 210 mph, a nonstop scar in the earth running 90 miles from Hackleburg to Huntsville. Of a...
Hackleburg Tornado - April 27, 2011 - National Weather Service
Apr 27, 2011 · The tornado was rated an EF-5 in Marion, Franklin and Lawrence Counties of Alabama. This tornado was responsible for 72 fatalities and at least 145 injuries. A Tornado Warning was in effect from 259 pm until 345 pm.
EF5 Tornado Track: Franklin(AL) to Franklin(TN) - National Weather Service
The long track tornado that affected parts of northern Alabama created more damage south of Huntland. Isolated and minor EF-0 tree damage was noted at the intersection of John Hunter Highway (State Route 122) and Limestone Road near the Lincoln/Franklin county line.
F5 and EF5 Tornadoes of the United States - 1950-present (SPC)
This is a map and list of tornadoes since 1950 which the National Weather Service has rated F5 (before 2007) or EF5 (equivalent, 2007 onward, the most intense damage category on the Fujita and Enhanced Fujita damage scales. The tornadoes are numbered in the order they happened since 1950; so the numbers run from the bottom up.
Northwest Alabama EF-5 Tornado - ArcGIS StoryMaps
May 18, 2023 · The tornado lasted over two and a half hours, traveled 130 Miles, and reached a massive peak width of 1.25 Miles. It was responsible for 72 fatalities and over 145 injuries, making it one of the deadliest tornadoes in Alabama State History - as well as United States History.
EF5 Tornado in Tuscaloosa County, AL - Tides
May 1, 2011 · An EF5 tornado (a designation reserved for the most volatile tornado) destroyed Tuscaloosa County and parts of Jefferson County in Alabama. Entire towns were flattened over the course of a 6 hour time period, destroying the lives of poor, rural, black southerners.
On This Day: EF-5 tornado devastates western Jefferson Co in 1998
Apr 8, 2022 · On this day in 1998, a devastating EF-5 tornado struck western Jefferson County, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds more.