Weather, Tornadoes Devastates 6 Southern States

Name: Weather, Tornadoes Devastates 6 Southern States
Uploaded: 2011-04-28T23:30:00Z
Duration: P615S
Description: The nation's worst outbreak of tornadoes in nearly 40 years devastated much of the South on Wednesday night. Nearly 300 people were killed in six states, and two major cities were hit in Alabama. Jeffery Brown gets the details from A.C. Roper, police chief of Birmingham, Ala.

Clip: 04/28/2011 | 10m 15s

The nation's worst outbreak of tornadoes in nearly 40 years devastated much of the South on Wednesday night. Nearly 300 people were killed in six states, and two major cities were hit in Alabama. Jeffery Brown gets the details from A.C. Roper, police chief of Birmingham, Ala.

Aired: 04/28/11

Rating: NR

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