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The 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado was an EF5 tornado that occurred on April 27, 2011.
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Is it true that the 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado was an EF5 tornado that occurred on April 27, 2011?
Yes. Multiple reliable references confirm that the 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado was an EF5 tornado that occurred on April 27, 2011.
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Wikipedia: 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Hackleburg%E2%80%93Phil_Campbell_tornado
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Mentions an F5/EF-5 tornado touching down near Hackleburg on April 27, 2011.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 8.6.03%3A Tornadoes. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Physical)/The_Physical_Environment_(Ritter)/08%3A_Weather_Systems/8.06%3A_Severe_Weather/8.6.03%3A_Tornadoes
States the 2011 Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado occurred on April 27, 2011, and was an EF5.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Hackleburg–Phil_Campbell_tornado
Confirms the tornado occurred on April 27, 2011, and was an EF5.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Hackleburg–Phil_Campbell_tornado
Lists the long-lived EF5 wedge tornado in Alabama on April 27, 2011 (Hackleburg-Phil Campbell).
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: List of tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tornadoes_in_the_2011_Super_Outbreak
Includes the 2011 Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado in the list of EF5 tornadoes.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F5_and_EF5_tornadoes
References the Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado occurring on April 27, 2011.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tuscaloosa–Birmingham_tornado
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