In Alabama, more than 680 people have been killed by tornadoes since official records began in 1950, leading survivors to commemorate the storms and memorialize those who died.

While there were a handful of tornado memorials before the record-breaking tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011, the number of monuments has tripled since then.

Click through the gallery at the top of the story to see some of Alabama’s monuments.

Research shows there were about a half dozen monuments before 2011, while now there are at least 19 – and more than that if you include private memorials that were erected in cemeteries.

On April 27, when 62 tornadoes killed 247 people statewide, numerous towns in Alabama were devastated, with the hardest hit areas being Tuscaloosa and northwest regions of the state, including those in Madison, Limestone, DeKalb, Franklin and Cullman counties.

The City of Tuscaloosa, where 52 people were killed when an EF4 tornado struck the heart of town, has four erected four monuments. The first was erected in Government Plaza at 7th Street and 22nd Avenue. It that states, in part: “On the street corners and in the neighborhoods, thousands of citizens transformed into heroes by aiding the injured, searching for the missing, clearing debris, and volunteering from dawn to dusk. Called by circumstance, burdened by tragedy, yet inspired by a confident hope, the fury of Mother Nature was met by the best of humanity. How we fought back, how we refused to quit and how we united will ensure that we never forget our victims, our survivors and our heroes.”

Since then, three more memorials have been placed around Tuscaloosa.

Here are the locations of others around the state (if you know of others, please email [email protected]):

Cherokee County: Goshen United Methodist Church, 625 Alabama Highway 9, Piedmont, Ala., dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Palm Sunday tornado.

Coffee County: Enterprise High School, 1801 Boll Weevil Circle, Enterprise, dedicated to the eight students and another resident killed in a March 1, 2007, tornado.

Cullman County: Cullman’s Heritage Park, 1705 Lee Ave., this monument was created from a bent steel I-beam that was left in the devastation after the April 27, 2011, tornado.

DeKalb County: DeKalb County Schools Coliseum, 1504 Main St. E, Rainsville, dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.

Franklin County: Phil Campbell, 132 Sherry Bryce Dr., dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.

Jefferson County: Oak Grove High School, 9494 Oak Grove Parkway, Bessemer, a tree was planted and a plaque erected to the memory of those killed by an April 8, 1998, tornado.

Jefferson County: Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Grove City Hall, 501 Park Road, dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.

Jefferson County: Pratt City, dedicated to the victims of the April 4, 1977, tornado.

Lee County: Providence Baptist Church, 2807 Lee County Road 166, dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.

Limestone County: Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery, U.S. Highway 72, Athens, dedicated to those who lost their lives in tornadoes dating back to 1924. Read more here.

Madison County: Faith Presbyterian Church, Airport Road and Whitesburg Drive, Huntsville, dedicated to the victims of the Nov. 15, 1989, tornado.

Marion County: American Legion, 314 1st Ave., Hackleburg, dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.

Marion County: Guin Memorial Park, 11th Avenue (U.S. 43) and U.S. 278, dedicated to the victims of the April 3, 1974, tornado outbreak.

Marshall County: Courthouse, 424 Blount Ave., Guntersville, dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.

Tuscaloosa County: Mary Harmon Park, 2901 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.

Tuscaloosa County: Forest Lake, 107 18th St., Tuscaloosa, dedicated to volunteers who helped in the wake of the April 27, 2011, outbreak.

Tuscaloosa County: Alberta Park, 2614 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, is dedicated to first responders who helped in the wake of the April 27, 2011, outbreak.

Walker County: Downtown Cordova, dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.