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As DeKalb County Homeland Security Emergency Management Director Michael Posey explains, it is hard for weather forecasters to know what’s going to happen tomorrow, much less days in advance.
DeKalb County EMA officials, local leaders reflect on 10-year tornado anniversary 10 years since EF-5 tornado hit DeKalb County By Stefante Randall | April 26, 2021 at 6:59 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 6:59 PM RAINSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Tuesday, April 27 marks the 10-year anniversary of when a deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through DeKalb County. Rainsville was just one of many cities hit by tornadoes that day. âOn April 27, 2011, it was a beautiful day just like today and the sun was shining during the middle of the day,â said DeKalb County EMA director Anthony Clifton. He recalled...