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|image caption='''Clockwise from top:''' A CCTV still of the tornado in downtown Tuscaloosa; EF4 damage to a home in Tuscaloosa; trees debarked by the violent tornado; radar reflectivity and velocity images of the supercell that produced the tornado at 5:12 p.m. CDT (22:12 UTC) as it struck Tuscaloosa, with a debris ball clearly visible.
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 4 May 2025

2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado (Reanalysis)
Clockwise from top: A CCTV still of the tornado in downtown Tuscaloosa; EF4 damage to a home in Tuscaloosa; trees debarked by the violent tornado; radar reflectivity and velocity images of the supercell that produced the tornado at 5:12 p.m. CDT (22:12 UTC) as it struck Tuscaloosa, with a debris ball clearly visible.
Meteorological history
Formed April 27, 2011, 4:43 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00)
Dissipated April 27, 2011, 6:14 p.m. CDT (UTC–05:00)
Duration 1 hour, 31 minutes
EF5 tornado
on the Enhanced Fujita scale
Path length 80.68 miles (129.84 km)
Highest winds 200 to 205 mph (322 to 330 km/h)
Overall effects
Fatalities 64 (+8 indirect)
Injuries 1,500+
Damage $2.4 billion (2011 USD)
Areas affected Tuscaloosa to Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Part of the 2011 Super Outbreak and the Tornadoes of 2011