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2011 Super Outbreak. The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest, costliest, and one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, 2011, leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake.
2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado. During the late afternoon and early evening of April 27, 2011, 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. It is one of the costliest tornadoes on record, and was one of the ...
Several tornadoes from the outbreak were exceptionally long-tracked. Three tornadoes on April 27 travelled over 120 miles (190 km), with a fourth traversing 97 miles (156 km). Seven tornadoes–the Vilonia tornado on April 25 and six tornadoes on April 27–stayed on the ground for over an hour.
The third most memorable tornado of Timmer's 25-year career was the most powerful he's recalled. On April 27, 2011, an EF5 tornado tore through multiple counties in east-central Mississippi ...
During the late afternoon of April 27, 2011, a catastrophic EF5 tornado struck northeast Alabama, part of the historic 2011 Super Outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded. The tornado remained on the ground for 36 minutes, carving a path 36.63 miles (58.95 km) long through DeKalb County, causing 25 deaths, many injuries, and an ...
During the afternoon of April 27, 2011, a violent EF5 tornado touched down in eastern Mississippi, killing three people. Part of the historic 2011 Super Outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak on record, this was the first of four EF5 tornadoes to touch down that day and the first such storm in Mississippi since the 1966 Candlestick Park tornado.
137. Damage. $14.4 million (2011 USD) Part of the 2011 Super Outbreak and Tornadoes of 2011. The 2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado was an extremely violent EF5 wedge tornado that devastated areas of rural Mississippi and Alabama, including the town of Smithville, Mississippi during the afternoon of April 27, 2011, resulting in catastrophic ...
April 27 2011 United States Alabama Cullman, Fairview, Hulaco, Ruth, Arab, Union Grove: 6 (48+ injuries) 2011 Super Outbreak — The tornado became large wedge-shaped and had highly visible multiple vortices as it attained EF4 intensity just north of Fairview, completely destroying homes and debarking numerous hardwood trees. Pieces of debris ...