Jefferson County Before

Jefferson County Before

Here is a tranquil Jefferson County in 2010.

Jefferson County After

Here is Jefferson County, after being struck by tornadoes on April 27.

Jefferson County Towns

Google highlights Jefferson County towns as they looked in 2010.

Devastation in Jefferson County Towns

Here are those same towns from the celestial view, after.

Peaceful Pleasant Grove

Pleasant Grove, Ala., was covered in lush forest in the view from 2010.

Pleasant Grove Destroyed

Here is the scene after the tornadoes uprooted thousands of trees.

Alberta Elementary School

This is what Alberta Elementary School looked like in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in 2010 before the tornado.

Alberta Elementary After the Storm

The school and its surroundings are shredded by the vicious winds.

Charleston Square Apartments

Here are the Charleston Square Apartments in Tuscaloosa in 2010.

Charleston Apartments Swept Away

Charleston Square Apartments ceased to exist after the tornado in 2011.

University Place Elementary School

Here is the University Place Elementary School in Tuscaloosa in 2010.

University After

This is what’s left of the elementary school in 2011 after the tornado.

Tuscaloosa in 2010

Here is the wide view of Tuscaloosa as it was in 2010.

Tuscaloosa Struck by Tornadoes

This is what happened in Tuscaloosa when the tornadoes swept through. A lot of houses and buildings that were on the map before simply aren’t anymore.