Less than two weeks later, the late April 2011 Super Outbreak spawned 199 tornadoes in one day on April 27 and 349 twisters in 72 hours from April 25-28. This rash of tornadoes killed 321, injured ...

The storm that devastated Philadelphia, Mississippi, on April 27, 2011, was one of more than 300 tornadoes that touched down during what would become the most prolific tornado outbreak ever recorded.

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While there were a handful of tornado memorials before the record-breaking tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011, the number of monuments has tripled since then.

April 2011 smashed the record tornado count for any month (758), due to the late-month Super Outbreak and another multi-day mid-month outbreak in the South.

Less than two weeks later, the late April 2011 Super Outbreak spawned 199 tornadoes in one day on April 27 and 349 twisters in 72 hours from April 25-28.

There are at least 19 tornado memorials in Alabama, more than triple the number erected before the April 27, 2011, outbreak. They honor the more than 680 people killed since 1950.

April 2011 smashed the record tornado count for any month (758), due to the late-month Super Outbreak and another multi-day mid-month outbreak in the South.