The tornado entered the southern portion of Tuscaloosa as a low-end EF4 and crossed 35th Street, completely destroying a cell phone tower and several warehouses in an industrial area.

Apr 27, 2011 · The tornado strengthened as it crossed the Black Warrior River, north of Interstate 20 and approached Tuscaloosa to a violent EF4 with winds of 170 mph. As the tornado approached …

Apr 25, 2025 · The National Weather Service said the deadly tornado that struck Tuscaloosa initially touched down in rural northern Greene County and moved northeast through southern Tuscaloosa …

Apr 22, 2025 · Meteorologists and weather experts in the Tuscaloosa area had been circling April 27, 2011, for days, saying the atmospheric elements that were poised to come together could prove …

On April 27, 2011, one of the most devastating tornado outbreaks in the history of Alabama left an unprecedented path of destruction through the City of Tuscaloosa.

For example, on April 27th, 2011, a long-track, violent EF-4 tornado swept through parts of Tuscaloosa and Holt, including Rosedale, Forest Lake, and Alberta, destroying 12 percent of the city of …

Apr 27, 2011 · This supercell existed for about 7 hours and 24 minutes, traveled approximately 380 miles and produced several strong to violent tornadoes along the way. One of the tornadoes is now …

Apr 27, 2011 · As the tornadoes died down and the wind stopped, the aftermath of the destruction began to weigh down on the community. Cleanup and rebuilding began, and Tuscaloosa slowly …

Jul 18, 2021 · Cutting a gash through both the Tuscaloosa and Birmingham metro areas, it was the face of the 2011 Tornado Super Outbreak. The number of people affected was staggering, as was the toll; …

Apr 24, 2025 · 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.