A tornado hits Tuscaloosa , Alabama , in April . `` These people have been through it Hide Caption Then the nation 's deadliest twister devastates Joplin in May . In a reversal of fortunes , Tuscaloosa sends aid to Joplin .
A tornado hits Tuscaloosa , Alabama , in April . Hide Caption Then the nation 's deadliest twister devastates Joplin in May . In a reversal of fortunes , Tuscaloosa sends aid to Joplin .