Large, EF-5 Tornado About to Cross I-65, Tanner, AL - April 27, 2011

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tornado April 27, 2011 - from Tower Camera at Bryant Denny Stadium

The 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado was an extremely deadly, violent, and long-tracked EF5 wedge tornado that devastated several towns in rural northern Alabama, before tearing through the northern suburbs of Huntsville and causing damage in rural portions of southern Tennessee on the afternoon and early evening of April 27, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado of the 2011 Super Outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak in United States history. The tornado reached a maximum width of 1.25 miles (2.01 km) and was estimated to have had peak winds of 210 mph (340 km/h). The tornado killed 72 people, making it the deadliest tornado in Alabama history, and injured at least 145 others.

Cullman Alabama Tornado 4/27/2011

Tuscaloosa EF4 Tornado April 27, 2011 James Spann, Jason Simpson ABC33/40 SkyCam Coverage

Casualties 72 fatalities, 145+ injuries Damage $1.29 billion (2011 USD) (Deadliest tornado in Alabama history)

Casualties 6 fatalities, 48+ injuries Max. rating1 EF4 tornado live

F4 Tuscaloosa, AL Tornado April 27, 2011

Cullman, AL F4 tornado April 27, 2011 The first violent tornado in the state of Alabama, on April 27, 2011, crossed over 50 miles through Cullman, Morgan, and Marshall Counties.

April 27, 2011: Tower camera footage of tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Highest winds 190 mph (310 km/h) Overall effects Fatalities 64 (+8 indirect) Injuries 1,500+ Damage $2.4 billion (2011 USD) Areas affected Tuscaloosa to Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Ground video from the EF4 tornado that went through Tuscaloosa, AL on 4/27/11

4/27/11 - Tuscaloosa Tornado A violent, high-end EF4 multiple-vortex tornado destroyed portions of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama, as well as smaller communities and rural areas between the two cities, during the late afternoon and early evening of April 27, 2011. It is one of the costliest tornadoes on record. It was one of the 360 tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak in United States history. The tornado reached a maximum path width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) during its track through Tuscaloosa, and once again when it crossed I-65 north of Birmingham, and attained estimated winds of 190 mph (310 km/h) shortly after passing through the city. It then went on to impact parts of Birmingham at high-end EF4 intensity before dissipating. Fatalities 64 (+8 indirect) Injuries 1,500+ Damage $2.4 billion