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Jerry Tracey recalls Alabamas deadliest tornado outbreak, fifteen years later. On April 27, 2011, massive storms unleashed multiple twisters, leveling towns and claiming hundreds of lives. Tracey, then WVTM thirteen chief meteorologist, rushed to the studio as sirens blared, sensing a grueling shift ahead. As afternoon storms ramped up, Pratt City and Tuscaloosa got hammered. Tracey and crew stayed on air wall-to-wall, pushing updates through the chaos till around two thirty the next morning. The toll ran deep, shifting Traceys view on life and his role in crises. He calls it the most impactful storm of his career, a reminder of how many good folks suffered and the real blessing of aiding them in their darkest hour.

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