Alabama Newscenter Remembers — Alabama Power’s Infrastructure Suffered Historic Damage During the April 2011 Storms and Tornadoes

Alabama News Center | April 24, 2021 @ 10:00 am

By Whitney Massey

For many Alabamians, April 27, 2011, is a day of infamy. Within a 14-hour period, a historic severe weather outbreak unleashed 62 tornadoes across Alabama – the most ever recorded in the state in a single day.

The storms and tornadoes caused as many as 252 deaths and 2,200 injuries and destroyed homes and businesses. Communities across the state were in utter devastation.

The storms left more than 670,000 Alabama Power customers – nearly half of everyone the company served – without electricity.

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