2023 in Alabama
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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Alabama.
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[edit]Events
[edit]- January 12 – Tornado outbreak of January 12, 2023: A tornado outbreak in Alabama and Georgia damages several towns and kills at least six people.[1]
- February 15 –Two people are killed after a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Madison County.[2]
- April 15 – Four people are killed and 28 others are injured by a mass shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville.[3]
- April 24 – Solar Cycle 25: A geomagnetic storm hits Earth, causing auroras as far south as Alabama. The storm registers at a G4.[4]
- August 25 – The Alabama attorney general’s office makes a filing with the Supreme Court of Alabama indicating plans to carry out a death penalty by nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method that is authorized in three US states but has never been used.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Santucci, Jeanine. "7 dead in Alabama, Georgia after tornadoes, severe storms ravage Southeast: Updates". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2 crew". AP News. February 16, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Thornton, William (April 16, 2023). "Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 28 reportedly injured". al. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Best, Paul (April 23, 2023). "Northern Lights potentially visible in dozens of states on Sunday due to powerful solar storm". Fox News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen". AP News. August 25, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2024.