Goshen Church Tornado: 32 Years Later

0:00It's March 28th. From your city to your ears, this is Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. 32 years ago on Palm Sunday, an F4 tornado slammed into Goshen United Methodist Church during service, killing 20 people including children and injuring 92 others when the roof caved in. Back then, warnings were out there, but folks inside had no tech to get them in real time, turning a routine Sunday school into pure chaos as meteorologists like Jerry Tracy watched the storm rotate from afar. Survivors and first responders still share raw memories online from racing to the scene to bearing friends while the tight-knit central Alabama. Community reeled from a loss no one saw coming that holy day. Fast forward and whether tech has leveled up big time with better alerts and apps, but experts like Tracy stressed the human side, keep it reliable, I mean fruit. Source handy and treat every threat like it's headed your way. That raw lesson from three decades back keeps echoing, reminding us sharp awareness saves lives, no matter how slick the tools get.