The 10 deadliest Oklahoma tornadoes in recent history

The wild weather season has arrived. Here’s a look at the deadliest tornadoes to strike Oklahoma since 1875, as reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Oklahoman. NOAA recommends death counts for the 1800s and early 1900s be treated as estimates since tornado death records were erratic back in the day, and…

Was north Alabama forgotten about after the April 27, 2011 tornadoes?

Was north Alabama forgotten in the days after tornadoes raked Alabama on April 27, 2011? It seemed that way. “The thing I heard most from citizens that were affected was a frustration that they had sort of been overlooked and forgotten,” remembers National Weather Service Meteorologist Chris Darden. Darden’s job then was to travel out…

9 tornadoes now confirmed following NWS survey of central AL

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) – First there was one, then three, then seven confirmed tornadoes thanks to extensive surveys being conducted by the National Weather Service following the Wednesday night’s central Alabama storms. Now, the number has jumped to nine, and surveys of other sites are still ongoing. The twisters touched down in Montgomery, Bullock, Barbour,…