The April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak killed more than 250 people in Alabama. Here are photos of some of the storms and the damage they caused.More >>
The April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak killed more than 250 people in the state of Alabama. Here are photos of some of the storms and the damage they caused.More >>
Thursday, April 12 2012 4:09 PM EDT2012-04-12 20:09:27 GMT
Students at the University of Alabama hunkered down as a massive, mile-wide tornado came within a mile of the campus that houses thousands of people. It became the site of terror many of them had never experienced before.More >>
The spring of 2011 is shaping up to be a record-breaking season for weather fatalities. At 45, the number of people who have died from April storms now matches the total number of weather fatalities in 2010.More >>
Thursday, May 5 2011 9:28 PM EDT2011-05-06 01:28:33 GMT
Homes along Carter's Gin Road were leveled by last Wednesday's storms. Neighbors and strangers went to work to help storm victims rebuild their lives.More >>
Thursday, May 5 2011 7:46 PM EDT2011-05-05 23:46:40 GMT
It may have seemed like searching for a needle in a haystack, but one Lawrence County woman said it was divine guidance that lead to her finding her engagement ring.More >>
PHIL CAMPBELL, AL (WAFF) -
Phil Campbell was one of the hardest hit areas last year, leaving the small town leveled and the community left to rebuild everything from the ground up.
After everything the community has been through in the past 12 months, the community is happy and positive.
The town and people are happy and excited about the future of Phil Campbell.
Chief Mike Rice of the Phil Campbell fire department said the volunteers have come a long way since the storm.
He credits the help from other area fire departments and first responders for helping save people's lives. He said his men are heroes.
"There was times that we didn't know if we were fixing to be victims because of all the wind and hail that was coming from tornados behind the big one," said Rice. "Not once did they want to head back. They kept wanting to rescue people."
Monday, April 30 2012 12:17 AM EDT2012-04-30 04:17:45 GMT
Most of the homes along Highway 20 in Hillsboro that were destroyed by those deadly tornadoes have been rebuilt, but there's still a long road to recovery. Lawrence Davis Jr. didn't imagine April 27th,More >>
Most of the homes along Highway 20 in Hillsboro that were destroyed by those deadly tornadoes have been rebuilt, but there's still a long road to recovery.More >>
Sunday, April 29 2012 12:24 AM EDT2012-04-29 04:24:01 GMT
The road to recovery still a long one ahead for a Harvest family that lost two loved ones from the April 27 tornadoes. Misty Cornwell held a memorial Saturday afternoon to remember her 15-year-old daughter,More >>
The road to recovery still a long one ahead for a Harvest family that lost two loved ones from the April 27 tornadoes. Misty Cornwell held a memorial Saturday afternoon to remember her 15-year-old daughter, Katie, and her father, Harold Fitzgerald, who were both killed by the storm one year ago.More >>
Thursday, April 26 2012 5:30 PM EDT2012-04-26 21:30:15 GMT
An August 29, 2011 Gov. Robert Bentley announced the formation of the Tornado Recovery Action Council, or TRAC. The group of industry and government leaders had a simple mission; to help Alabama recoverMore >>
The Tornado Recovery Action Council of Alabama researched and developed 20 key ways to improve disaster preparedness in the state.More >>
With the cleanup process under way and the death toll holding steady, federal, state and local officials are teaming up to put the pieces back together for the broken communities slashed by last week's devastating tornadoes.More >>
