Cite Return to Daily IQ Today's Weather Fact On this date in 2000, a band of late-season tornadoes struck several areas in Alabama. Twelve people were killed in a trailer park near Tuscaloosa when the worst of the twisters ripped through the area. Other Weather Facts Select month and date: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Related LinksWeather CentralWeather DisastersWeather ExtremesClimateTornado FactsMajor Storms