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The tornado retained this intensity as it caused sporadic damage across rural Alabama, destroying numerous homes and debarking trees. It dissipated south of Red Hill, after being on the ground for over two hours. The tornado was the second tornado of at least EF3 intensity to hit Cordova on April 27, and the town was devastated by both.
Tornadoes from that Monday into Tuesday affected areas from Mississippi north to Illinois and east to South Carolina, but Alabama was hardest hit, with 268 fatalities; [1] the outbreak is considered to be the deadliest ever in Alabama, and among the worst ever in the United States, trailing only the Tri-State tornado outbreak in 1925, with 751 ...
In total, the tornado killed 72 people, all in Alabama. [39] This made it the deadliest single tornado ever to strike the state of Alabama [40] as well as (at the time) the deadliest in the United States since the 1955 Udall, Kansas tornado that killed 80 people, until the 2011 Joplin tornado a month later killed 158. [41] [42]
It made its assessment after surveying just one neighborhood, which was among the hardest hit. A complete picture of the twister's strength, and a final EF rating, will require a multiday survey ...
The State of Alabama gave $5,989,728 (2011 USD) to the City of Cullman to aid with recovery efforts, and a further $1,294,892 (2011 USD) to Cullman County. [22] A plan was also set in place by the University of Alabama to help fund recovery efforts. [23] Six people were killed by the tornado; five in Ruth and one in rural Cullman County. [24]
Topping the complaint list were cell-phone companies, with 38,420 complaints, up 41% over 2010. After that, the list includes (in order of number of gripes): new-car dealers
The tornado formed at 6:15 pm CDT in Lawrence County, Alabama and ended 73 minutes later in Madison County, Alabama, killing 28 people. [2] The tornado first touched down near the small community of Mt. Hope, [3] and then tracked into Mt. Moriah, where the tornado rapidly intensified and swept away homes and hurled fleeing vehicles, and where a family of six were killed.
Hit-and-runs in Alabama. Alabama hit-and-run law states that a hit-and-run is an incident where a driver leaves the scene of an accident without stopping to help or provide insurance information ...