April's Fury
Cleanup crews from Jefferson County and area towns were expected to begin arriving as early as Tuesday to help Clay residents to clear debris from last week's tornadoes.
A special panel formed by Governor Robert Bentley has made 20 recommendations to improve storm preparedness and response in the wake of April 27th.
The sports editor of the Tuscaloosa News knows how much the storms affected the team, and how the team responded.
Authorities say insurers have paid at least $2.2 billion claims arising from the April tornado outbreak in Alabama.
In the weeks and months after tornadoes tore through homes across the South, pictures and documents rained on yards hundreds of miles away.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 26 Alabama counties eligible for agricultural assistance due to crop losses from severe weather in April.
Four new trees are taking root and more are planned in Phil Campbell, where the scars of an April 27 tornado are still evident along the more than 100-mile path of destruction left by the twister.
It's been five months since April's fury was unleashed on the Tennessee Valley. Now, mental health experts worry that a second wave of trauma could be just beginning.
Officials say Lake Guntersville State Park will reopen 49 sites at its campground on Wednesday.
After seeing several small communities devastated in the April 27th tornado outbreak, Lawrence County Commissioners are pushing hard to get more community storm shelters.
Residents of the Alabama town of Phil Campbell, which was devastated by an April tornado, have met with community planners, landscape architects and other experts to try and design what their rebuilt town will look like.
An Alabama parks official says the tornado that struck Lake Guntersville State Park and nearby Buck's Pocket State Park on April 27 has created some financial damage.
The county commission chairman in Marion County says local officials are hoping to hear as soon as Monday evening whether the largest employer in tornado-ravaged Hackleburg will be rebuilt.
The Tennessee Valley Authority says it plans to correct a problem that left only 12 of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant's required 100 emergency sirens working after the April 27 tornadoes.
Wednesday marks the three month anniversary of the April 27th tornado outbreak. The storms killed 243 people in Alabama, 35 of them in DeKalb County.
FEMA Advisers will be answering questions and offering home improvement tips and techniques to storm victims in Colbert and Marshall County in coming days.
Tuscumbia officials say a delay in Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements could lead to the elimination of part-time employees this summer.
David Walter Clatterbuck Jr. of Baltimore is in the Marshall County Jail, charged with rape and sodomy.
For years, the Wrangler distribution plant was the life blood of Hackleburg. But after the April 27th storm, the future of the city may depend on whether it's rebuilt or not.
The official number of deaths from the April 27 tornadoes that ripped across Alabama has been raised from 241 to 243 with the addition of two people who died in DeKalb County.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is asking federal officials to extend a program aimed at removing tornado debris from across much of the state.
The Lawrence County Coliseum is still being used for tornado survivors.
The tornadoes of April 27th caused the most damage to infrastructure since Hurricane Katrina. Now, government and business leaders want to develop a plan to protect against future disasters.
Gov. Robert Bentley says federal authorities have granted his request to extend the deadline for Alabama residents to register for federal disaster assistance after the April tornadoes.
An artist from DeKalb County has taken her experience from the April tornadoes and made it into art.
The Henagar Drive-In is back in business after being heavily damaged by the April 27 tornado, and owner Lanita Price says she hopes the reopening sends a message.
The National Weather Service has upgraded the category of one devastating tornado that passed through DeKalb County on April 27th.
The Small Business Administration says only a small percentage of applications for disaster loans related to the late April tornadoes in Alabama have been returned.
Bama Rising organizers say the tornado relief benefit raised more than $2 million at the June 14 concert at Birmingham's Civic Complex.
Residents in Lincoln County, Tennessee who lost food in April's tornadoes and power outage are now eligible for food assistance, even those who normally don't qualify.
Attorneys are spending a second day questioning potential jurors for Alabama's gambling corruption trial.
Authorities say a wildfire has burned more than 600 acres of land in Jefferson County west of Birmingham since it began on Saturday.
The government says fewer people are seeking help from the April tornadoes that ravaged Alabama, so it's scaling back its response to the disaster.
Alabama communities battered by the April tornadoes are picking up storm debris and starting to rebuild, but the emotional recovery is continuing.
If you're one of the many Tennessee Valley residents who applied for FEMA help, only to get a rejection letter, you may think that's the end of it. Not so, say FEMA Officials.
A Hackleburg mother survived the tornado clutching her two year old son for dear life.
Hackleburg's Class of 2011 had a surprise visitor at their graduation practice.
The Lauderdale County Department of Human Resources has announced their D-SNAP plans.
A Franklin County poultry farmer is getting out of the industry after his poultry houses were destroyed during the tornado.
A group of Florida realtors is in north Alabama helping storm victims by delivering supplies and helping remove storm debris.
Nucor Steel employees from Indiana collect food and supplies for Alabama storm victims and deliver them in Moulton Tuesday.
What started out as a small goal to help has grown in to something bigger than one Florence designer imagined. Now, she's shipping t-shirts all over the world, raising money to help tornado victims.
Even though it's been almost 4 weeks since the tornadoes the outpouring of support hasn't stopped. One valley photographer is now offering his service for free.
Sheffield High School art students are creatively raising money for tornado victims.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he called Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to offer condolences and help after a massive tornado hit Joplin, Mo. Sunday.
A ten year old Madison County student hopes to give the youngest tornado victims a reason to smile. 10 year old Erica Hillis is going above and beyond to help other kids.
Huntsville Toyota employees volunteer their time to help storm victims while their plant is not fully operational.
Limestone County DHR officials have released details about next week's D-SNAP registration process.
FEMA is meeting with Jackson County storm victims in Higdon this weekend.
Residents of the Alabama communities of Phil Campbell and Hackleburg say lack of sufficient insurance is making it more difficult to rebuild their lives following the devastating April 27 tornadoes.
