By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 18:20 EST, 26 April 2012 | UPDATED: 21:57 EST, 26 April 2012 A year ago, an EF-5 tornado ripped Amanda Johns' husband and mother from her arms. Her mother was killed. Her husband was critically injured. And stick punctured Johns' placenta, threatening to end her pregnancy. Today, Johns and her husband are still recovering from their injuries suffered when 62 tornadoes killed 253 Alabama residents. The state was the hardest hit by an outbreak of tornadoes that raked the South, killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. With help from a $4.6million disaster fund, the couple is preparing to move into a new house with a healthy 7-month-old son.
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Devastating Alabama tornado killed Amanda Johns' mother and critically wounded her husband
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Stick also punctured her placenta
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A year later, Johns and her husband Mitchell are preparing to move into new home with their seven-month-old son
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