Bibb-Shelby Tornado 5/5/1933

Bibb - Shelby F4 Tornado - May 5, 1933

"Roaring out of the southwest at a little past three o'clock in the morning this deadly tornado killed 20 people and caused a vast amount of property damage and human misery. The tornado's having come at night made the visitation more terrifying. Most of the people were asleep in their beds or had been awakened just as their homes were being swept away. Many found themselves buried under the ruins of their homes and had to wait for relief to come. Torrents of rain poured down following the storm. Ambulances from Birmingham responded as promptly as possible, but fallen trees and debris hampered the work of relief"

...This article taken from Shelby County Reporter
Columbiana, Alabama
September 7, 1972.

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