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re: 15 years ago today on April 27, 2011 a tornado went through Tuscaloosa
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:59 pm to Funky Tide 8
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:59 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I'm not saying that you are wrong, as I have never done any research on it, but after seeing what I saw on 4/28/11 in Tuscaloosa, I do not find it all that unbelievable for that to have happened. Maybe not exactly how that poster explained it, but something in the same ballpark.
Certainly possible, I'd love to know the actual story just out of professional curiosity.
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Posted on 4/27/26 at 4:05 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I was there (it was 2011) but I had no idea that Neko Case and Phosphorescent were there too. Don't remember that at all. I wasn't all that familiar with either at the time, but a few years later I would become a big Phosphorescent fan, and become much more familiar with Neko Case. Crazy.
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Neko Case came out and sang ‘Stop Dragging My Heart Around’ with MMJ as the encore. It was a damn good concert. I had never heard of Phosphorescent before that but his song Los Angeles still comes across my Spotify feed often. He’s really talented.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 4:18 pm to Ramblin Wreck
It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years.
I remember everything about the day. The early morning storms followed by the sun coming out mid morning. You knew then it was going to be bad.
I watched the tornado going into Tuscaloosa about three miles southwest of the storm at my parents house - 5:06 pm. They were hit by the EF-3 that came through on 4/15/11. My sister called in tears because Spann mentioned it was following the same path as that tornado.
I made it to 15th and McFarland within 30 minutes of it hitting. People were frantic and in shock. The before and after shots - it bulldozed all the trees between campus and 15th and leveled everything in its path once it reached McFarland. I was in Alberta the next day - family after family walking with trash bags of everything that had left.
The main thing I took from it in the days that followed was the good in people. The state showed up. Auburn football players and many others showed up to help. Saban was already considered a king of Tuscaloosa before but April 27th is what made him become part of the community and to this day him stepping up is why the community views him as more than a football coach.
I remember everything about the day. The early morning storms followed by the sun coming out mid morning. You knew then it was going to be bad.
I watched the tornado going into Tuscaloosa about three miles southwest of the storm at my parents house - 5:06 pm. They were hit by the EF-3 that came through on 4/15/11. My sister called in tears because Spann mentioned it was following the same path as that tornado.
I made it to 15th and McFarland within 30 minutes of it hitting. People were frantic and in shock. The before and after shots - it bulldozed all the trees between campus and 15th and leveled everything in its path once it reached McFarland. I was in Alberta the next day - family after family walking with trash bags of everything that had left.
The main thing I took from it in the days that followed was the good in people. The state showed up. Auburn football players and many others showed up to help. Saban was already considered a king of Tuscaloosa before but April 27th is what made him become part of the community and to this day him stepping up is why the community views him as more than a football coach.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 4:35 pm to reggierayreb
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Neko Case came out and sang ‘Stop Dragging My Heart Around’ with MMJ as the encore.
you know what, I do remember that specific part now. I was aware of who Neko Case was, I guess I just have a hazy memory of it because I wasn't into her at the time. It was indeed a great concert.
This post was edited on 4/27/26 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 4/27/26 at 4:41 pm to AHM21
Bo Jackson really stepped up. Nick Saban did a ton. Gene Stallings showed up. A lot of people did. Some celebrities, mainly just neighbors from the surrounding area. With as widespread as the damage was, official responders were stretched so thin. Samaritan’s Purse moved in with zero fanfare and went right to work. Heavy lifting, on roofs nailing down tarps, OSHA had no meaning. The red cross as usual set up in the most visible spots, so they would be visible on the news, and did their usual fundraising. There was some looting early on, but when the national guard moved into Alberta City that seemed to stop. It was heartbreaking. But it was also heartwarming seeing so many people being selfless and volunteering their time, their money, their labor and their equipment. I have no qualms admitting that week changed me - I can’t imagine the impact it had on those directly in the
paths of the storms.
paths of the storms.
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