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Deadliest US tornado outbreak leaves Alabama hit hard
Tornadoes devastated Pleasant Grove and towns across six states killing at least 281 people, with Alabama reporting 195 deaths. Substantial damage stretched from Tuscaloosa to surrounding suburbs as residents sought shelter in basements and vehicles. The University of Alabama campus emergency center was damaged and Bryant-Denny Stadium used as a makeshift aid center.
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Pleasant Grove
Ala
Alabama
Greg Corbin
National Weather Service
Norman
Oklo
Corbin
Tuscaloosa
Bristol
Concord
Birmingham
Randy Guyton
Justin
Greg Harrison
Oklahoma
Kansas
South
Robert Bentley
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Virginia
Kentucky
University of Alabama
Bryant- Denny