A mile-wide tornado that ultimately damaged or destroyed 12.5 percent of the city moves across Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011, as captured by former News photographer Michelle Lepianka Carter.

From the moment a mile-wide tornado destroyed 13% of the city on April 27, 2011, the Tuscaloosa News has been reporting on the deadly storm and its aftermath. Here’s an example of our past ...

Fred Goossen, a Tuscaloosa News fine arts critic and composer, died as an indirect result of the April 27, 2011, tornado. Goossen suffered a stroke after frantically searching for his wife ...

(KWCH) - The 4-H Club in Udall is getting ready to mark 70 years since a tornado struck the town in 1955. On May 25, 1955, approximately 80 people were killed when the F5 tornado hit Udall.

A cargo trailer parked outside a Tuscaloosa hotel sparked concern of explosives and a subsequent evacuation, but investigators ultimately determine there was no threat to public safety.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Middle Tennessee has already seen more tornadoes within the first four months of 2025 than the average year. However, it’s not just in Tennessee — the entire mid ...

WE GOT THESE DETAILS IN FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE LAST NIGHT ABOUT THOSE TORNADOES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA. BACK ON THURSDAY NIGHT. WELL, THE FIRST ONE HERE WAS AN EF ONE. THIS IS FREMONT AND PAGE ...

It’s one thing to see a tornado, quite another to be in it. Storm chasing near Joplin, Missouri, our group suddenly found ourselves (gulp) inside of a small one. ByJim Clash, Contributor.

Texas has seen fewer tornadoes in 2025 than in 2024, but the season is still active. Seeking shelter under an overpass during a tornado is dangerous, and finding a ditch or low-lying area is safer.

SO TRUE. PREPARATION IS KEY TO SAFETY. WE HEAR ABOUT TORNADOES RATED ON A SCALE EF ZERO TO EF FIVE, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY EXPLAINS.