ON THIS DATE IN 1974: The 1974 Super Outbreak was underway. It was the second-largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the 2011 Super Outbreak. It was also the most violent tornado outbreak ever recorded, with 30 F4/F5 tornadoes confirmed. From April 3 to 4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in 13 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario. In the United States, tornadoes struck Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Missi

Where were you April 3, 1974? It was a big day in our weather history. #WHAS11 film cameras captured the monster tornado as it moved over the fairgrounds and wiped out Crescent Hill and the Northfield neighborhood. | WHAS11 News

During my visit to the Huntsville Revisited Museum Huntsville Revisited, founder William Hampton shared the painful history of lynching in Huntsville, Alabama. The museum’s soil collection project stands as a solemn act of remembrance, each jar holding the story of a life stolen by racial violence, and offering our community a long-overdue acknowledgment of these injustices. #huntsvillerevisitedmuseum #williamhampton #huntsvillehistory #racialviolence #acknowledgment #americanhistory #rememberth