Memories of April 3, 1974
"This was a post that I wrote in 2010 on the 34th anniversary of this super outbreak. I will have more thoughts later about this event and about some of the other significant severe weather events that have impacted Alabama in April." When I was 4 years old, my fascination with weather began. One event started me on a journey learn as much as I could about weather. That event was the tornado outbreak that came to be known as the super outbreak. It occurred on April 3rd and 4th, 1974. I was living in Jasper, Alabama at the time. I don’t remember much about the day itself, but I have read that many people said that it felt unusual for April. It was dark when a large tornado struck downtown Jasper that night. I remember that the TV was on and suddenly the power went off. I was in the den of the apartment where My mother and I lived. She called out to t=me from another room saying “Eric, w...