I remember April 27, 2011 pretty clearly. I am a Tuscaloosa native so the tornado definitely took a toll on me. To see your hometown completely flattened was really heartbreaking, and I still have the...

Bernard Jefferson earns his money feeding the residents of a nursing and rehabilitation home in Northport, but since April of last year, he has lived without someone to feed him. That month, an EF4 tornado...

For Teresa Croom, College Hill Baptist Church was the one thing she had left of her grandfather. When the UA senior first stepped into the church after the storm, everything was in disarray. The roof...

Kevin Bannister biked two and a half miles from Alberta City to his sister’s home several hours after the tornado on April 27, 2011. The only thing he had was a small flashlight between his teeth to...

One year ago, before the sky sickened to a pale green, the Downs neighborhood was known for its trees. One of the three historic neighborhoods of Tuscaloosa, the Downs tapers off of Hargrove Road and slopes...

David Bayode and his two boys, Dontydrick and Devaris, lost their wife and mother, Jennifer, their Crescent Lane home and trucks from a 15-year old ice cream business. All suffered from serious injuries....