The University of Alabama is marking the tenth anniversary of the EF-4 tornado that devastated the city of Tuscaloosa with a special ceremony today.

Students and community members are invited to join together in front of Denny Chimes at 5 p.m. this evening for remarks from Dean of Students Dr. Stacy Jones. Denny Chimes will then sound at 5:13 p.m.--the exact time the tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa.

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The UA Center for Service and Leadership is selling "Tuscaloosa Strong" t-shirts to benefit its Acts of Kindness Student Relief Fund. See the shirt and purchase yours HERE.

The City of Tuscaloosa also has memorial events planned for this evening at sites in Rosedale, Alberta, and Forest Lake.

PHOTOS: April 27, 2011 Tornado Aftermath

These images were taken by Getty Images photographers in the days following the April 27, 2011 tornadoes. Here is what Tuscaloosa saw in the aftermath of the storm.

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