“Deadliest Tornado Day” Since 1932

Written by Pat's Papers | Friday, 29 April 2011 7:32 AM

The rash of tornadoes and storms that tore up the South has a new destination says the Birmingham News: the record books. The “terrifying, live-on-TV tornado” plus the other storms that ravaged the region made Wednesday the “deadliest tornado day” in Alabama since March 21, 1932; it may also have made the top five deadliest storms in US history list. The tornado that swept through Alabama also set an informal record as the “most YouTubed, most shared on Facebook, most watched live by computer and on TV. “

Check out some of the stunning photos that made front pages in some of the states that were hit hardest:

Here’s some video of what one of the tornadoes that hit Tuscaloosa looked like:

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