Enterprise Alabama Tornado - Doppler radar

In the early afternoon of Thursday, March 1, 2007, Enterprise was hit by a devastating tornado (rated EF4) during the February-March 2007 Tornado Outbreak. The tornado caused nine deaths, injured over 121 others, and left severe damage in the city estimated at nearly $307,000,000, becoming the worst disaster in Enterprise history. The worst damage occurred at Enterprise High School, where eight students died after a hallway roof collapsed. A quarter mile (400 m) wide swath through the downtown area was devastated, with at least 370 houses damaged or destroyed. The National Guard was called into the city, and a dusk-to-dawn curfew was implemented immediately after the disaster. President Bush, who arrived the morning of Saturday, March 3, declared the county a disaster area. An AmeriCorps team was sent to the city to help organize and participate in disaster relief.

As of June 2008 the Hillcrest Elementary School which was destroyed during the tornado was being rebuilt at the same site as the Enterprise High School. The high school was to be relocated to the west end of the Boll Weevil Circle. It is due to be rebuilt by the 2010-11 school year at a cost of over $80,000,000.

The song "Your Guardian Angel" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is dedicated to the eight students who lost their lives in this incident

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[chrisenglehart2011]

this was the most scariest day of my life sitting in the hall of the school and not knowing if we were going to be spared or not when we heard the tornado was coming..it didn't hit me that i was in danger until the principle ran down the hall and told us to tuck our feet in and cover our heads then i just said " oh shit " and screamed for my mom lol

[MegaBrokenstar]

It was actually a wall collapse. Not a roof collapse.

[arohn2007]

@MaddieSeesPeace Thank God for that! I'm a trained severe storm spotter here in Minnesota and I haven't seen a tornado and never want too!

[MaddieSeesPeace]

I was in my house in the path of this tornado, i am a survivor. :)

[Transformers209]

pretty cool!!!