Tuscaloosa Alabama Tornado April 27, 2011

Live TV coverage by James Spann and Jason Simpson of ABC 33/40 of a violent EF-4 tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27, 2011. The tornado caused extensive damage beginning in the Southwest part of Tuscaloosa and tracked Northeast into a heavily populated section of Tuscaloosa missing The University of Alabama campus by only a few hundred yards. This tornado ranks as among the deadliest in Alabama history with over 65 confirmed fatalities in its 80 mile track from Southwest of Tuscaloosa to just Northeast of downtown Birmingham. This tornado injured over 1,000 people in its path. Recovery and rebuilding will surely take years. Sustained winds ranged from 165 - 200 miles per hour.

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