Tuscaloosa tornado News

New Book Tells Story of Tuscaloosa Tornado

A new book tells the story of the tornado that pummeled Tuscaloosa during the outbreak of April 27, 2011. Sports Illustrated writer Lars Anderson of Birmingham has written “The Storm and the Tide: Tragedy, Hope and Triumph in Tuscaloosa.” The …

Museum Exhibit to Focus on Alabama Tornado

An oral history of the tornado that devastated Tuscaloosa and the surrounding area on April 27, 2011, will be exhibited later this month at the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum. The exhibit, “Listening to the Storm: A Natural Disaster in …

Businesses Reopening in Tornado-Damaged Tuscaloosa

A tornado-damaged business district in Tuscaloosa, Ala., is rebuilding with a series of businesses slated to reopen this summer, The Tuscaloosa News reported Sunday. Some business destroyed or seriously damaged by the April 27, 2011, tornado already have returned to …

Alabama City to Use Disaster Funds for Eight Projects

City officials in Tuscaloosa, Ala., are making plans for how to spend $16.6 million in federal disaster relief funding it’s getting in the wake of the deadly tornado that struck in April 2011. The Tuscaloosa News reports the City Council …