At least 178 tornadoes were part of the severe weather that raked 14 states April 27-28, making it the largest tornado outbreak in U.S. history, the National Weather Service said Wednesday.
The number of twisters surpassed the previous record of 148 tornadoes April 3-4, 1974, the Weather Service said.
The April 27-28 outbreak caused 327 deaths, making it the 3rd deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history, behind outbreaks in 1925 and 1932, with 747 deaths and 332 deaths respectively.
People living in tornado-afflicted areas of the South are still sharing stories of personal loss and images of destroyed homes, fallen trees, and demolished neighborhoods with CNN iReport. Their stories dot the South in a map and timeline, as shown in CNN iReport’s Open Story, a collaborative method of telling the story of an event.
Josh Spurgin sat on the steps of his home in Higdon, Alabama, which sat in shambles a day after a tornado destroyed it. The 23-year-old lost almost everything. Many homes in his neighborhood are gone and some of his neighbors died in the tornado. Besides the support of his family and friends, he’s turned to humor for a bit of relief in this otherwise dark situation. He joked with funnyman Michael Ian Black and "Funny or Die" comedian Brian Lynch when they responded to his tweets about the storms.
When the town of Ringgold, Georgia, reopened its streets for a brief afternoon on May 1, resident Gail Murphy was blown away by the devastation. The mass destruction had happened just 6 miles from her home.
"The downtown area is very badly damaged along with the schools and lots of other homes and businesses. This has been unbelievable to witness with my own eyes and I thought I had pretty much seen it all," she said.
Do you live in the region and are you trying to move forward after the tornados? Share your story with CNN iReport.
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Didn't they just come out with report they were still looking for over 300 people that were missing? I thought they were still searching through debris? I don't think this article is corrrect.
I loved Osama, he used to lick my ass, I miss him so much, I heard that his prik was hanging out that's why the couldn't show the pictures
I feel bad 4 the people affected.Wish I could help more. It's the end of the world? 2012?
Marshall Law has been declared, didn't you know that!!!
The Western Courier says 100 tickets were issued. It made no mention of students being beaten.
Not that it has ANYTHING to do with this story.
Wow your mature...
People lost their home, cars and all their belongings.
Way to generalize an entire region. You know they helped do a pretty amazing thing there a few decades ago (and continue to do some amazing things). See if you can figure it out. Hint: Moon.
You are a jerk to say that, people were killed and in response to that you choose to make a joke (that wasn't even funny) about the south? Shame on you.
Felipe and others who find humor in this tragic situation, please have a little compassion. You cannot imagine the devastation following these tornadoes. Whole towns are gone. People have lost everything they own. Tornadoes don't care who you are or what your station in life is. They destroy everything in their paths. I have seen it up close and personal and pray neither I nor anyone else sees it again.
The good that comes out of it is that people are doing everything they can to help others. Total strangers are doing whatever they can to help those affected. Life will be a little different for a lot of people but life will go on.
Sounds like you are the STUPID one...nothing shows up as Western Courier as you said. Since you have nothing nice to say maybe you should just keep your fat little fingers off the keyboard!!!!
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Yeah, that will help bridge the chasm between our cultures.
I have made special prayers for Osama as well, prayers that I stand nowhere near him on the day of judgment.
Osama bin Iblis is dead, rightfully so, for mass murders of men, women and children in the most indiscriminate manner possible on multiple occasions. Both he and "your brother" will burn in eternal fire forever for their crimes.
By the way, you SHOULD be aware that the DHS and NSA monitor these sites and can easily find you through the logs of the servers. I'm quite certain you've attracted their interest. May you get the visit that you deserve, because Commonwealth nations are also involved with the Global War on Terror.
Spelling lesson:
T R O L L
And if that isn't who you are, please go talk somewhere else. This is not a place to discuss your hateful life. This is a place for compassion for those who were affected by the tornadoes of last week. It has absolutely nothing to do with what you're attempting to discuss.
We're thrilled for your opinion, Riza Atta bint Haram.
Now, kindly go back to screwing yourself. This is a topic of adult conversation between adults.