Book Remembers Tornado Outbreak That Devastated Alabama
One of the hardest hit places in the 2011 tornado outbreak was Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Over a three-day period in April 2011, 349 tornadoes swept through the Southeast and other parts of the U.S.
It was one of the deadliest outbreaks ever recorded. More than 300 people died. Most of them were in Alabama.
A book now takes readers into the lives of Alabama residents who experienced the tornadoes’ destruction first-hand.
The work of literary nonfiction is titled “What Stands In A Storm.” It was chosen this year as part of Roswell’s city-wide book club, called “Roswell Reads.”
Its author Kim Cross spoke to WABE about her experience interviewing survivors who lost their loved ones. Cross also discussed what she learned about Southern culture in the aftermath of the storm.
“I want people to understand and appreciate the magnitude of what happened and the beauty that came from the brokenness,” Cross said.
“If you look at a tragedy so often there are good things that come from it – which is not to diminish I think the sadness of it,” she continued. “But it’s just to say that if you look hard at the wreckage, there is something hopeful to be found.”
Kim Cross will speak about “What Stands In A Storm” in Roswell on March 12.
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