In Alabama, more than 680 people have been killed by tornadoes since official records began in 1950, leading survivors to commemorate the storms and memorialize those who died. While there were a ...

From the moment a mile-wide tornado destroyed 13% of the city on April 27, 2011, the Tuscaloosa News has been reporting on the deadly storm and its aftermath. Here’s an example of our past coverage, ...

Among infamous Alabama tornadoes, you may first think of the iconic EF4 tornado shown live as it ripped through Tuscaloosa during the April 2011 Super Outbreak. But on December 16, 2000, 24 years ago ...

Fred Goossen, a Tuscaloosa News fine arts critic and composer, died as an indirect result of the April 27, 2011, tornado. Goossen suffered a stroke after frantically searching for his wife, a resident ...