Alabama Shakes It Up

摘要

While some 700 miles separate Oklahoma City and Birmingham, residents of Alabama's largest city were deeply shaken when lethal tornadoes ripped through the heartland last month. It was two years ago that the so-called Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado leveled the region, killing dozens and leaving billions of dollars in damage. "It was almost like we were reliving it," says Michael Murphy, president and general manager at Birmingham's WBMA. Birmingham TV stations sprang into action. WBRC, for one, had a bottled water drive, urging viewers to load up an 18-wheeler with water that would be driven to Oklahoma City.