When a monster came to Alabama
Birmingham’s own Kyle Whitmire, of the blog Second Front, featured on CNN.COM. We knew the threat was real when little pieces of Tuscaloosa began to drop on Birmingham. For such a violent storm, there was very little rain. Instead, paper receipts from businesses 50 miles away and strangers’ family photos flitted through the air.
Alabama tornadoes possibly one of five deadliest sprees in U.S. weather history
The ominous giant tornado swept through Tuscaloosa and toward Birmingham, leveling homes, raining debris and swirling its way into weather record books. The terrifying, live-on-TV tornado, along with dozens of other deadly storms across the state, made Wednesday, April 27, 2011, the deadliest tornado day in Alabama since March 21, 1932, and possibly one of … Read more
The Today Show, Paula Deen stops by UAB
Posted by amARTS&MEDIA on June 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Today Show’s Al Roker rolled into the Magic City with 10 truckloads of relief items for survivors of the April 27 tornbados that swept through the state. Food Network celebrity Paula Deen and her family joined the NBC weatherman on campus in front of the Alys Stephens Center while the Gospel Choir performed. The … Read more
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