HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – On November 15, 1989, an F-4 tornado carved an 18.5 mile path through south Huntsville and parts of eastern Madison County. Three decades later, it remains the deadliest tornado in Huntsville’s history. The events of that day resulted in 21 deaths and 463 injuries. The tornado also destroyed 259 homes, 80 businesses…
THREE TORNADO SIRENS ARE NOT WORKING IN HUNTSVILLE
According to Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Agency, three outdoor sirens are not working, because they are undergoing repairs. The sirens are located at Oakwood University, Slaughter Rd, and Owens Crossroads. WAAY 31 reached out to Emergency Management Agency who said, Owens Crossroads is currently under repair. Maysville area and Oakwood University sirens are being moved…
There is no luxury of the moment for some, no time to linger in the agony and despair that defined April 27, 2011. Not for National Weather Service, not for the utility company with thousands of customers not only without power but without the immediate infrastructure to restore it, not for the mayor whose downtown…