When I think about April 27, 2011, I am back in the laundry room huddled with two of my roommates, praying and trying to contact my family to tell them I love them. We had just heard what we thought was...

Less than one month after Tuscaloosa’s clash with Mother Nature, a small city in the Midwest met a similar foe. Joplin, Mo. was hit with an EF5 tornado on May 22, 2011, which claimed the lives of 161...

After the storm destroyed or damaged 5,300 homes and 350 businesses in 12 percent of the city, city officials created the Tuscaloosa Forward Strategic Community Plan to Renew and Rebuild. Meredith Lynch,...

Long after the funnel receded and the rubble settled, the April 27 tornado continued to tear through people’s hearts and minds. Many students and residents affected by the tornado have dealt with ongoing...

Both local and national media offered a variety of perspectives on the events following the April 27 tornado. The Discovery Channel aired a documentary called “Tornado Rampage” showing footage from...

Women’s golf player Brooke Pancake thought April 27 would be a normal day out on the golf course with her teammates, that is, until the sky turned black. Head coach Mic Potter told his players to go...

Terrified as they watched the tornado ravish their hometown, Jana and Miller Mobley wondered how they could help from their distant location. Owners of Miller Mobley Photography in New York City the Mobleys...

The days after the disaster may sound like something out of a doomsday novel: pitch-black darkness, eerie silence, all followed by frightened screams. Sarah Jennings, a senior majoring in English, spent...