What She Saw That Day: Surviving the April 2011 Tornadoes @natwxdesk
What She Saw That Day: Surviving the April 2011 Tornadoes  @natwxdesk
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
April 2011 marked one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in our region’s history.

More than 15 years later, those moments are still remembered by the people who lived through them.

Meteorologist Kit Alexander from WCYB shares his grandmother’s story from Glade Spring, Virginia. She offers a firsthand look at a day that changed so many lives.
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What She Saw That Day: Surviving the April 2011 Tornadoes

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