Long before horrific tornadoes slammed Tuscaloosa in 2000 and 2011, Walt Maddox knew how to find his safe space, being raised in a weather-aware family. "One of the first memories of life I have is ...

Despite a healthy level of preparedness to deal with the tornadoes of April 27, 2011, one thing the city of Tuscaloosa would have preferred to be different: the emergency command center, two floors ...

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 ...

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 ...

To say people who worked at the Madison County 911 Call Center had their hands full during the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak might be an understatement. Just as a large tornado was taking aim on ...

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, ...