Ragland, Alabama

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ragland is a town in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States southeast of Ashville. At the 2000 census the population was 1,918. It is part of the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area. An F4 tornado struck southwest from here at 10:55 in the morning on Palm Sunday March 27, 1994. The National Weather Service of Birmingham issued a tornado warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee counties at 11:27. The tornado destroyed Piedmont's Goshen United Methodist Church twelve minutes later. Ragland is located at 33°44¿36¿N 86°8¿32¿W¿ / ¿33.74333°N 86.14222°W¿ / 33.74333; -86.14222 (33.743415, -86.142268). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.9 square miles (43.7 km²), of which, 16.8 square miles (43.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.71%) is water.