The "April Tornadoes" came through Alabama four yrs ago today

Only time I have lost power in Huntsville. Brown's Ferry nuclear plant lost almost all its power line connections.

The devastation that Tuscaloosa encountered was breath taking. It definitely opened up my eyes, and many others, and made us count our blessings.

I live in Lawrence County (North AL), and I know some tornadoes passed by about a mile from our home. We were blessed to not receive any damage, although we lost power for several days.

Some folks were not as fortunate sadly... Some friends of mine lost homes or property in general. We were fortunate that there weren't as many casualties compared to other locations, although the damage was still mind boggling.

They also came through Mississippi. But I'm sure we all know that.

I was in Tuscaloosa the day after the storm. It was if a bomb went off. There were parts of Birmingham where you could stand in the path and see miles in both directions like a bunch of bulldozers lined up and just started plowing forward. We had debris in our yard in Homewood...which was miles from any kind of devastation. So surreal.

One thing I remember about that day is just how bright the sun seemed that afternoon before the storm. Just unusually bright as compared to a normal sunny afternoon.

I live in North Alabama. Probably 3 miles from one of the really strong lines. We didn't receive any damage at all. We got out after the 3rd wave hit. Had no idea it was as bad as it was. No power. No cell reception......which meant we were basically cut off from the rest of the world. Total devastation along that line. Complete neighborhoods wiped out.

You can still look in the woods along the roads in certain areas and see the evidence remaining.

We didn't have power for a week. Although, people right down the road had it within 2 days. I called my buddy that worked for TVA. He said many people were ready to turn back on, but that there was so much load on what they've been able to replace, it would overload the whole thing. Basically, we were screwed until they could get more of the infrastructure back in tact.