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Each year, April 27 brings memories of 2011 storms

We're praying for you today as you grieve the lives of those lost. We remember them with you.
  • April 27, 2025
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Each year, April 27 brings memories of 2011 storms

Meteorologist James Spann has said that after tornadoes killed 252 people on April 27, 2011, he worked to memorize the name and the story of each person who died that day.

Many of those names are precious to people around Alabama, and many of our Alabama Baptist churches feel those losses. Many of our Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers and chaplains also remember the heartbreaking things they experienced in the hours and days following the tornadoes.

We’re praying for you today as you grieve the lives of those lost.

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To read more: 

  • The story of disaster relief volunteers who helped those affected by the tornadoes try to pick up the pieces.
  • The story of churches whose buildings were hit hard.
  • The story of 89-year-old George Hamilton whose house was destroyed but he didn’t let that stop him from serving others in need.

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