“Ringgold is safe from tornadoes, people say, because of the White Oak Mountain Ridge.” – “Shatterproof” by Katrina Hoover. Tragically, during the evening of April 27, 2011, the mountains were no match for the destructive force of an EF4 tornado. This is the first portion of a two-part series on the Ringgold-Apison-Cleveland, GA-TN, EF4 tornado. Check out this premium summary by becoming a member!
An extremely powerful tornado moved through the communities of Ringgold, Apison, and Cleveland during the evening of April 27, 2011. One of the most violent tornadoes to ever hit the area, this monster took the lives of 24 people and injured roughly 667. In order to fully tell the stories of the places affected and how they dealt with the disaster, the track has been divided into two summaries.
During the April 2011 Super Outbreak, a violent wedge tornado marched nearly 45 miles across northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia. It was directly and indirectly responsible for the deaths of 17 individuals. This summary walks through the path in great detail, documenting the stories of this overshadowed twister.
During the April 2011 Super Outbreak, a violent wedge tornado marched nearly 45 miles across northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia. It was directly and indirectly responsible for the deaths of 17 individuals. This summary walks through the path in great detail, documenting the stories of this overshadowed twister.
This monster tornado was the final EF3+ of the 2011 Super Outbreak and one of the most extreme twisters in Georgia history. But, beyond the extraordinary damage, this is also a story about the remarkable people and communities who faced and surmounted a terrible disaster.
This intense tornado tore apart neighborhoods across a 32-mile track in Georgia. Multiple two-story homes were wiped from their foundations, and 26 people were injured.
The northeastern corner of Alabama was one of the hardest-hit areas in the 2011 Super Outbreak, with four killer tornadoes striking within just 20 miles of each other. One of these was an extremely powerful EF5 that blasted through portions of Rainsville, Sylvania, Henagar, and Ider. It took 25 lives and injured roughly 200 more. The damage this tornado produced was incredible and the loss horrific. However, the stories of humanity that came out of this tragedy were even more amazing. Check out this premium summary by becoming a member!
Just before midnight on April 27, 2011, an intense EF3 tornado moved through central Georgia. The small community of Vaughn, GA was destroyed. Sadly two people were killed and at least 12 others were injured.
Main writer Nick Wilkes digs into 2 (or maybe 3) significant tornadoes that occurred in Georgia and South Carolina on March 31, 1973.
A long-track, killer tornado moved 68.04 miles through portions of Alabama and Georgia on this day in 2019. 23 were killed in Lee County, AL. A total of 40 tornadoes were confirmed and the Beauregard/Smiths Station/Talbotton tornado was the strongest with a rating of EF4. This was the first violent tornado to hit Lee County, AL since March 20, 1875.
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