re: Tenth Anniversary of the 2011 Super Tornado Outbreak

quote:

---

The NW quadrant of Alabama was also the worst-hit area in the US during the Super Outbreak on April 3-4 1974. 87 people in the state were killed by tornados during that event.

---

I mentioned Tanner, AL a couple of times in this thread. It is slap in the middle of a "classic" tornado path. April 4, 1974 saw it get hit and had Lawson's Trailer/RV park wiped out. After that, on the same day, there were two reported on the ground at the same time near there. On April 27, 2011, the Hackleburg/Phil Campbell tornado tracked right through there, leveling the same trailer/RV park. Another that day would pass just to the South of the earlier tornado's track.

There have been other storms put down tornadoes in the area over the years. Moulton > Danville > Decatur > Tanner > East Limestone > Meridianville is a classic path. With a discreet supercell that enters the state between Red Bay and Hamilton you can almost guarantee it will take that track. They rarely ever turn or dissipate. It is like they thrive on that track.