Prior to the spring of 2011, the record number of tornadoes in a single month was 542, set in May 2004, while the record for April was only 267. The 2011 Tornado Super Outbreak by contrast, had 362 ...
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 ...
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, ...