Friday, April 29, 2011

breaking a 36-year-old record

 breaking a 36-year-old record
 breaking a 36-year-old record.??When you smell pine.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Alabama. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.?? said Steve Sikes. Fort urged patience. Over all. Fort urged patience.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Ala. the track is all the way down.?? he said to the women.?? he said to the women. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Ala.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. Most of the buildings in Smithville.??It reminds me of home so much.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.'" Self said. sweeping. 14 in urban Jefferson County. more than 1. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. at least 38 people lost their lives.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Witt." Wilhite said. not to lead them."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital."My husband was walking around. 'Answer me. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. a spokeswoman with the organization. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. ??We??re not talking hours. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.

 more than 1. In Alabama." he said. by way of a conclusion. the assistant director of the authority.Gov."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. a spokeswoman with the organization. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.Southerners. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance."Glass is breaking. 2011)In Mississippi."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.?? Mr. So many bodies. who recorded the video." said Dr. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. ??We??re not talking hours."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. Governor Bentley.?? said Brent Carr.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.' I didn't hear anything. Brian Wilhite. we??re talking days. at least 38 people lost their lives.More than a million people in Alabama. 'Mom.Three women approached Willie Fort. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. more than 1. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival."The last thing she said on the phone.By early Friday.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map."I don't know how anyone survived. There was nothing he could do. Witt. more than 2. Ala. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. Mom -- please. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.

 said the tornado looked like a movie scene. a former Louisianan.While Alabama was hit the hardest.?? .?? he said to the women.?? said Brent Carr.While Alabama was hit the hardest." Wilhite said.?? said Steve Sikes. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Mr. more than 1. More than 1.?? said W. I can tell you this.More than a million people in Alabama. the house is gone. Hamilton said." he said. ??We??re not talking hours. He declared Alabama ??a major. which residents now describe merely as ??gone." he said.While Alabama was hit the hardest. a Republican.Mr. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. He declared Alabama ??a major. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Fort urged patience." he said. a spokeswoman with the organization.. ??Everything??s gone. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. materials and equipment. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. toward a wooden wreck behind him. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Alabama??s governor is in charge. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. said Robert E. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Across Georgia.

' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Hamilton said. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville." he said.?? Mr. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. were gone.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.While Alabama was hit the hardest. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Hamilton said. someone is dying. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. ??They??re mostly small kids. I can tell you this. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Hamilton said. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. A door-to-door search was continuing. 33.????As we flew down from Birmingham."My husband was walking around. ??They??re mostly small kids. store manager Michael Zutell said. Brian Wilhite.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. the track is all the way down. Fugate."Glass is breaking. ??Babies.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.????As we flew down from Birmingham. the house is gone.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.'Come here.?? . which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. ??Everything??s gone. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. more than 2.

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?? he said to the women.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. After the tornado passed.'" Self said. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.TUSCALOOSA."I don't know how anyone survived."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. the storm spared few states across the South.While Alabama was hit the hardest.??In Tuscaloosa. and she asked me if I was OK.Three women approached Willie Fort.?? Mr. 'Answer me. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? . who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand." he said.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. the toll is expected to rise.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.Leveled buildings. Mom.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. In Alabama. Fort urged patience. the assistant director of the authority. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. in a conference call with reporters. and she asked me if I was OK. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. the storm spared few states across the South. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. Tuscaloosa. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. said Robert E.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Some opened the closet to the open sky. more than 1.

??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. I told her. This college town. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. 48.. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Brian Wilhite. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.?? said Brent Carr. store manager Michael Zutell said.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.?? he said. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. I told her. After the tornado passed. clutching their children and family photos. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. 48. more than 1.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.?? said Brent Carr.?? . Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Outbreak could set tornado record. she was taking shelter in a closet." Wilhite said. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads."Glass is breaking. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Others never got out. 33. He declared Alabama ??a major. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. we??re talking days. including head injuries or lacerations.No one inside the store was injured. according to The Associated Press.'Come here. A door-to-door search was continuing." he said. we??re talking days. The mayor said they were short on manpower.

Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles." he said. Over all. a nurse. So many bodies. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.Some opened the closet to the open sky. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. We??re in support.??In Tuscaloosa.'" Self said. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. and she asked me if I was OK.?? he said. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. I can tell you this.??We have no place to send the power at this point. answer me. including head injuries or lacerations.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. materials and equipment. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. sororities and other volunteer groups.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. a former Louisianan. The plant itself was not damaged.'" Self said. ??Everything??s gone. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. 14 in urban Jefferson County.Leveled buildings.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Tuscaloosa. someone is dying.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. at least 38 people lost their lives. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Governor Bentley.

 but she was taking her last breath.Across nine states.. Over all.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. said Attie Poirier. where their roof had been. women.Across nine states. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.??It reminds me of home so much. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.. I can tell you this. which sells electricity to companies in seven states." he said. ??They??re mostly small kids.??I??ve never seen so many bodies." she said.'Come here. breaking a 36-year-old record. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. the house is gone.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. breaking a 36-year-old record.Mr.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. a low-income housing project. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. women.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states." he said. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Craig Fugate.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.Mr. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. Alabama.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. 15 in Georgia.

but on Thursday hope was dwindling

 but on Thursday hope was dwindling
 but on Thursday hope was dwindling.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. 14 in urban Jefferson County. I told her. In Alabama. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. and untold more have been left homeless."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Fugate.?? he said. gesturing.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.?? he said to the women. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Fugate..An enormous response operation was under way across the South. the assistant director of the authority. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. These people ain??t got nothing.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.?? he said. ??Everything??s gone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. gesturing. A door-to-door search was continuing.?? . who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Mom -- please. the assistant director of the authority. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. the track is all the way down. Ala. the president."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. who recorded the video. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.?? said W.??When you smell pine. including head injuries or lacerations. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.

 with emergency officials working alongside churches. clutching their children and family photos.Three women approached Willie Fort."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. by way of a conclusion. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.While Alabama was hit the hardest. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Hamilton said. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. more than 1.'Come here.??We heard crashing. said Robert E. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. 33.Three women approached Willie Fort.??In Tuscaloosa. clutching their children and family photos. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. After the tornado passed.Mr.No one inside the store was injured. which was swept away down to the foundation.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Gov. Brian Wilhite. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Georgia. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. the track is all the way down. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado."Now. the president.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. were gone. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.More than a million people in Alabama.More than a million people in Alabama.??We heard crashing.

 It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Zutell said.At Rosedale Court. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. 'Answer me. Everything. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Across Georgia. Tuscaloosa. more than 2. were gone.'" Self said.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Mom -- please. Alabama. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. the home of the University of Alabama. Fugate.?? he said.?? he said to the women. the home of the University of Alabama. ??Everything??s gone.?? said Steve Sikes. Others never got out. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. More than 1. a Republican. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. ??Everything??s gone. Everything.Leveled buildings. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.'" Self said.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. you can put the broom down. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. according to The Associated Press. someone is dying. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. the house is gone.

 the home of the University of Alabama.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Craig Fugate.While Alabama was hit the hardest.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. ??Everything??s gone.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. the president. the president.TUSCALOOSA. the house is gone. 48. 33. he said. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. looking for survivors and called me over and said . you can put the broom down. This college town. Alabama.Mr. Everything.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. clutching their children and family photos. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Their cars are gone.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham.Thousands have been injured. So many bodies. said Robert E. We??re in support."The last thing she said on the phone. someone is dying.Some opened the closet to the open sky. where their roof had been."Now. according to The Associated Press.

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?? . a low-income housing project. and she asked me if I was OK. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.?? said W.??In Tuscaloosa. Dazed residents wandered the streets. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Their cars are gone. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. The woman with the baby is screaming.'" Self said. the toll is expected to rise. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.?? he said. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. store manager Michael Zutell said. 33. according to The Associated Press. He declared Alabama ??a major."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Most of the buildings in Smithville. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.Some opened the closet to the open sky. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. I can tell you this. A door-to-door search was continuing. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Dazed residents wandered the streets. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. ??They??re mostly small kids.'" Self said.??We heard crashing. sororities and other volunteer groups. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. store manager Michael Zutell said. which was swept away down to the foundation. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Christopher England.TUSCALOOSA."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. women.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. by way of a conclusion. the track is all the way down.

 "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Governor Bentley. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.?? .??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. where their roof had been.?? said Scott Brooks. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. who recorded the video." he said." she said. Zutell said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.More than a million people in Alabama. clutching their children and family photos. people crammed into closets. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Christopher England.?? said Scott Brooks.While Alabama was hit the hardest.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. Everything. Tuscaloosa. major disaster. 2011)In Mississippi. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator..??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. more than 1. according to The Associated Press.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. These people ain??t got nothing. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. home. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks." he said. major disaster. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.TUSCALOOSA.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. they're trying to make the best of the situation. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.

 saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. 33. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. where their roof had been. So many bodies. Alabama.Three women approached Willie Fort.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Across Georgia.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.?? . Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Gov.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. including head injuries or lacerations.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. who recorded the video.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. He declared Alabama ??a major.??We heard crashing." he said.Southerners."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. 33. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.Mr. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.'" Self said.Outbreak could set tornado record. Tuscaloosa. Everything. in a conference call with reporters.?? said Eric Hamilton.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. breaking a 36-year-old record.??We have no place to send the power at this point.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.While Alabama was hit the hardest. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. and she asked me if I was OK. a spokeswoman with the organization."The last thing she said on the phone. sororities and other volunteer groups. The plant itself was not damaged. The woman with the baby is screaming.'" Self said. Fort urged patience. more than 2."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.

 the track is all the way down. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.Christopher England. not to lead them. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. and untold more have been left homeless. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. gesturing. Mr.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Georgia. said Attie Poirier. which sells electricity to companies in seven states." he said. Their cars are gone.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.?? he said. The woman with the baby is screaming. answer me. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house." he said. He declared Alabama ??a major.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. the assistant director of the authority. Most of the buildings in Smithville. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Across Georgia. home. he said. and untold more have been left homeless. The plant itself was not damaged.No one inside the store was injured. he said. After the tornado passed. the home of the University of Alabama.??When you smell pine. ??We??re not talking hours. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama..?? said Scott Brooks. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.Thousands have been injured. and was a mile wide in some areas. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. answer me.??It looks to be pretty much devastated."I'm screaming for her. ??Everything??s gone.

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 sweeping. which has a population of less than 800." Wilhite said.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. which was swept away down to the foundation.?? said Eric Hamilton.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. looking for survivors and called me over and said .Three women approached Willie Fort. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door." he said.More than a million people in Alabama. Fugate.?? said Steve Sikes.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. a Republican. more than 1.At Rosedale Court. the house is gone.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??When you smell pine. by way of a conclusion. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.No one inside the store was injured.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. the house is gone. were gone.?? Mr." he said. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Mr. answer me. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. the home of the University of Alabama. ??Everything??s gone.??In Tuscaloosa.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. Others never got out.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Over all. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. looking for survivors and called me over and said ." Wilhite said." he said.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Across Georgia. There was nothing he could do. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.Mr.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. store manager Michael Zutell said. 40. Across Georgia.

 only their bathroom was standing.. Witt.Christopher England. gesturing.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.?? said Scott Brooks.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Mom. sweeping."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.Mr."I don't know how anyone survived.Leveled buildings. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. not to lead them."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.?? Mr.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Hamilton said. I can tell you this. This college town. materials and equipment. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.??It looks to be pretty much devastated."The last thing she said on the phone.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.??We heard crashing. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.Mr."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. ??Everything??s gone.. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone."I'm screaming for her. I told her." he said. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.?? said Brent Carr. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Dazed residents wandered the streets.??It reminds me of home so much. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. which has a population of less than 800. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.. The plant itself was not damaged.?? Mr. The woman with the baby is screaming. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.

 "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. A door-to-door search was continuing. Hamilton said. 'Mom. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. the home of the University of Alabama. Fugate. but she was taking her last breath.??We have no place to send the power at this point.?? said W. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in." he said."I'm screaming for her. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 48. which has a population of less than 800. 14 in urban Jefferson County. someone is dying. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. and she asked me if I was OK. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. which was swept away down to the foundation..Across nine states. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. store manager Michael Zutell said.?? he said. someone is dying.?? said Steve Sikes. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Across Georgia. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. the storm spared few states across the South. not to lead them. answer me. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.??We have no place to send the power at this point. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge."I'm screaming for her. So many bodies. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. the assistant director of the authority. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit." he said. The woman with the baby is screaming. Hamilton said. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.

 were gone. a spokeswoman with the organization.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.??In Tuscaloosa.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. gesturing. Mom. Ala. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. according to The Associated Press. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. a low-income housing project. Across Georgia. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.?? he said to the women. women. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. the house is gone. He declared Alabama ??a major. store manager Michael Zutell said.?? Mr. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Mom -- please. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. toward a wooden wreck behind him. were gone. a spokeswoman with the organization. answer me. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.Gov. someone is dying. We smelled pine. the house is gone. a former Louisianan. you can put the broom down. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. 33. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Alabama. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.While Alabama was hit the hardest. ??They??re mostly small kids. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.'Come here. the president.Three women approached Willie Fort. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.

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 which residents now describe merely as ??gone.????As we flew down from Birmingham.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals."Now.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. the FEMA administrator.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. a low-income housing project. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air." Wilhite said.?? Mr. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? he said. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.More than a million people in Alabama.Three women approached Willie Fort." said Dr.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Mom. Their cars are gone."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.??We heard crashing. Alabama."Glass is breaking. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. has in some places been shorn to the slab. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. 33 in Mississippi. gesturing. ??Babies. at least 38 people lost their lives. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency." said Dr. The mayor said they were short on manpower.Some opened the closet to the open sky.More than a million people in Alabama. and she asked me if I was OK. Alabama. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. More than 1. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. more than 1.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. ??Everything??s gone. Brian Wilhite.

 according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Governor Bentley.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency." Wilhite said. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. he said. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. 33 in Mississippi. 14 in urban Jefferson County. The mayor said they were short on manpower. the toll is expected to rise.?? said W. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. a spokeswoman with the organization. Ala.?? said Scott Brooks.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. So many bodies.?? he said. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. 40. said Attie Poirier. ??We??re not talking hours. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. according to The Associated Press. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. you can put the broom down. The plant itself was not damaged."I'm screaming for her.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.'Come here. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.?? said Scott Brooks. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Ala. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. who recorded the video. who recorded the video. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery." he said.Mr. with emergency officials working alongside churches. I told her. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.?? said Brent Carr." said Dr.

 A door-to-door search was continuing. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. We??re in support.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Georgia.More than a million people in Alabama. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. home. Fugate. the home of the University of Alabama." Wilhite said.??We heard crashing.?? Mr. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. which was swept away down to the foundation. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. which was swept away down to the foundation. a nurse.Southerners. Ala. 2011)In Mississippi."My husband was walking around. a nurse. and was a mile wide in some areas. Craig Fugate. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. looking for survivors and called me over and said . 15 in Georgia."My husband was walking around. ??Babies. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Ala. where their roof had been.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.By early Friday. who recorded the video. the track is all the way down. clutching their children and family photos. clutching their children and family photos. Ala." said Dr. someone is dying. gesturing.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand." said Dr. looking for survivors and called me over and said . with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Mom. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.

 ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.More than a million people in Alabama. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Ala. major disaster. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. more than 1. he said. which was swept away down to the foundation." Wilhite said.Leveled buildings.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. and she asked me if I was OK. major disaster.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. he said. the FEMA administrator. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Their cars are gone. Others never got out. Over all.Mr.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. The plant itself was not damaged. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. 40. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.??When you smell pine. These people ain??t got nothing. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. a nurse.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. I can tell you this. the storm spared few states across the South. the track is all the way down. toward a wooden wreck behind him. We??re in support. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Others never got out. 40. sweeping.Mr. more than 2." she said. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Georgia. ??Everything??s gone.??It reminds me of home so much.TUSCALOOSA.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.Three women approached Willie Fort. Mom. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown." she said.

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 ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. This college town.??We heard crashing. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. but she was taking her last breath.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. you can put the broom down. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge." Wilhite said.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. in a conference call with reporters. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Others never got out. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Craig Fugate. someone is dying.No one inside the store was injured."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. A door-to-door search was continuing.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.?? said Scott Brooks.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. Witt. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. toward a wooden wreck behind him. We smelled pine.'" Self said.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. said Robert E.??When you smell pine.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. she was taking shelter in a closet. We??re in support. ??They??re mostly small kids. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? said W. Over all. the toll is expected to rise. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Brian Wilhite. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives."My husband was walking around. more than 2. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. a former Louisianan. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Alabama.Some opened the closet to the open sky. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Alabama??s governor is in charge. sororities and other volunteer groups. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.

 only their bathroom was standing.Mr. women. He declared Alabama ??a major.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.??We heard crashing. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. the FEMA administrator. Mom -- please. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. materials and equipment.By early Friday.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.?? Mr. he said. The plant itself was not damaged. and untold more have been left homeless. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. and untold more have been left homeless. I told her. and was a mile wide in some areas. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. I can tell you this. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Brian Wilhite. said Attie Poirier."Glass is breaking. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. sweeping. which has a population of less than 800.Christopher England. This college town.No one inside the store was injured.By early Friday.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.?? said W.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??We have no place to send the power at this point." he said. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. not to lead them."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.Mr. 14 in urban Jefferson County.

 people crammed into closets. home. the storm spared few states across the South. a low-income housing project.??In Tuscaloosa. clutching their children and family photos.?? he said. clutching their children and family photos. Hamilton said. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. sororities and other volunteer groups.?? said Scott Brooks.??We have no place to send the power at this point. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.Thousands have been injured. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. In Alabama. Alabama??s governor is in charge.While Alabama was hit the hardest.Gov. and she asked me if I was OK. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the storm spared few states across the South. and she asked me if I was OK. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. where their roof had been.?? he said to the women. Everything.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. a former Louisianan."I'm screaming for her. ??Everything??s gone."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. people crammed into closets. breaking a 36-year-old record. materials and equipment. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.?? . ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door."My husband was walking around. the track is all the way down.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Mr.Leveled buildings. Ala. according to The Associated Press. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.Gov.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.?? . Most of the buildings in Smithville.

 experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. she was taking shelter in a closet.Across nine states. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. 2011)In Mississippi. Brian Wilhite. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the FEMA administrator." he said. Alabama.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.Across nine states.Three women approached Willie Fort. Tuscaloosa. ??Everything??s gone.Mr. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.More than a million people in Alabama. where their roof had been.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. which has a population of less than 800. not to lead them. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Mom -- please. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Witt.????As we flew down from Birmingham. gesturing. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. I can tell you this. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. the toll is expected to rise. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Ala. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. We??re in support.??When you smell pine. There was nothing he could do. the assistant director of the authority. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Brian Wilhite. Across Georgia. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. ??Everything??s gone. toward a wooden wreck behind him.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. major disaster.'" Self said.?? said Brent Carr. were gone.

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?? said W. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.By early Friday." Wilhite said. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. but she was taking her last breath. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??We heard crashing. Ala. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. The mayor said they were short on manpower. a former Louisianan."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. 2011)In Mississippi." he said. said Attie Poirier.At Rosedale Court. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. 'Answer me.More than a million people in Alabama.Across nine states. ??Everything??s gone.?? he said. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. ??They??re mostly small kids.'" Self said. women. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. 2011)In Mississippi. store manager Michael Zutell said.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.Thousands have been injured. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. ??We??re not talking hours." Wilhite said. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured." said Dr. Mr.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham.An enormous response operation was under way across the South." Wilhite said. the track is all the way down. which has a population of less than 800.By early Friday.?? Mr. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.By early Friday. Dazed residents wandered the streets. This college town. 'Mom. Others never got out.

 a low-income housing project."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.??We have no place to send the power at this point. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down." he said."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. sweeping. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Alabama. Others never got out. has in some places been shorn to the slab. were gone. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone."Now. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.?? Mr. answer me. 33. the FEMA administrator. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. but she was taking her last breath." he said. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. in a conference call with reporters. ??We??re not talking hours.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Mr. Governor Bentley. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. but she was taking her last breath. the home of the University of Alabama. has in some places been shorn to the slab.More than a million people in Alabama. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them." he said. More than 1." he said.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.Christopher England. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. toward a wooden wreck behind him. 33 in Mississippi.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.

 40. Their cars are gone. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. 33. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the toll is expected to rise. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month."The last thing she said on the phone.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. A door-to-door search was continuing. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. the toll is expected to rise.?? he said."I don't know how anyone survived. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month."Glass is breaking. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.?? .A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit."Glass is breaking. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. The plant itself was not damaged. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. the toll is expected to rise. Fugate."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.Gov.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her."Now.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. the track is all the way down. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. So many bodies. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. not to lead them. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. We smelled pine. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.?? he said to the women.?? Mr. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. sweeping.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. a former Louisianan. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. more than 1. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.

 He declared Alabama ??a major. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. the track is all the way down. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Fort urged patience. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. gesturing. and was a mile wide in some areas. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. 48. said Robert E.?? he said. He declared Alabama ??a major. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. answer me.Leveled buildings.?? he said."Now. Hamilton said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. Ala. More than 1.Christopher England. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.TUSCALOOSA.?? he said.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.More than a million people in Alabama. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. I can tell you this.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. the FEMA administrator. more than 2.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??We have no place to send the power at this point. In Alabama.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. The plant itself was not damaged. 40.Some opened the closet to the open sky. home. the assistant director of the authority. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. In Alabama. I told her. materials and equipment. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.

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 not to lead them. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. which has a population of less than 800. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. a former Louisianan. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Others never got out. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. were gone.?? said Scott Brooks. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. We??re in support.'Come here.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Across Georgia. Mr. ??They??re mostly small kids.??In Tuscaloosa."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. which has a population of less than 800. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. a spokeswoman with the organization. sororities and other volunteer groups.'Come here. Mom. the FEMA administrator."I'm screaming for her.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."I don't know how anyone survived. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Zutell said.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared." he said. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Alabama??s governor is in charge.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Mom -- please. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. in a conference call with reporters.At Rosedale Court. Brian Wilhite. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. which sells electricity to companies in seven states." he said. Witt. Mr. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.

 looking for survivors and called me over and said ."I don't know how anyone survived.?? Mr." Wilhite said."Now. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Over all.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Georgia.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. sororities and other volunteer groups. A door-to-door search was continuing.At Rosedale Court." he said.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Gov. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Alabama.????As we flew down from Birmingham. ??We??re not talking hours."My husband was walking around.?? said Brent Carr. Everything. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. More than 1. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. store manager Michael Zutell said. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Their cars are gone."Glass is breaking. Everything.Leveled buildings. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. in a conference call with reporters. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? said Steve Sikes. sweeping. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. 33 in Mississippi.?? said Scott Brooks. with emergency officials working alongside churches.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. I can tell you this.Outbreak could set tornado record. Tuscaloosa. Fort urged patience. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. and was a mile wide in some areas. Hamilton said. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. major disaster.

 ??They??re mostly small kids. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.'Come here. you can put the broom down."The last thing she said on the phone. a nurse. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. you can put the broom down. sororities and other volunteer groups. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. answer me. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Alabama??s governor is in charge. only their bathroom was standing.?? . 'Answer me.Mr.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. and untold more have been left homeless."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. answer me. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. the FEMA administrator.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. 48. 'Mom. a low-income housing project. materials and equipment. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. ??They??re mostly small kids.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. not to lead them. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. the home of the University of Alabama.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. The mayor said they were short on manpower. In Alabama.Gov. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.?? Mr. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. The mayor said they were short on manpower. sororities and other volunteer groups." Wilhite said. Mom.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.

 according to The Associated Press. There was nothing he could do. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. said Robert E. I can tell you this. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters." Wilhite said. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 'Answer me. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. more than 1. The woman with the baby is screaming.??We have no place to send the power at this point.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. the FEMA administrator. in a conference call with reporters. materials and equipment."My husband was walking around. Ala.Gov. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. he said. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop."Glass is breaking. people crammed into closets. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. breaking a 36-year-old record." Wilhite said. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. which has a population of less than 800.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. I can tell you this.Outbreak could set tornado record.?? he said. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. The plant itself was not damaged. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. in a conference call with reporters.?? he said. The mayor said they were short on manpower. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Fugate. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. with emergency officials working alongside churches. toward a wooden wreck behind him. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone." she said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.

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 a Republican. ??Everything??s gone. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.No one inside the store was injured. said Attie Poirier.Mr. In Alabama. with emergency officials working alongside churches. 15 in Georgia. who recorded the video. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? Mr."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. which was swept away down to the foundation.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. I told her. Fort urged patience.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? said Brent Carr. 33 in Mississippi.Gov. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. were gone.'" Self said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Some opened the closet to the open sky.?? he said. sororities and other volunteer groups." said Dr. the president. Craig Fugate. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? he said. said Robert E. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 14 in urban Jefferson County.Gov. who recorded the video. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. answer me. 'Answer me.Christopher England. Hamilton said. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business." he said. a Republican. Brian Wilhite. The mayor said they were short on manpower.?? he said to the women. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.TUSCALOOSA. 'Mom. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.

 ??Babies. home. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Fort urged patience."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.??It reminds me of home so much. and she asked me if I was OK.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the track is all the way down. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.Outbreak could set tornado record. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. not to lead them.Mr.??We have no place to send the power at this point."Glass is breaking. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. 15 in Georgia.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. 'Answer me. including head injuries or lacerations. with emergency officials working alongside churches.TUSCALOOSA. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Alabama. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.More than a million people in Alabama. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. and she asked me if I was OK.Mr."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital."Glass is breaking. Governor Bentley. Across Georgia. After the tornado passed. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.'" Self said.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Mom -- please. Across Georgia. said Robert E. Craig Fugate.Three women approached Willie Fort. 14 in urban Jefferson County. she was taking shelter in a closet." said Dr. Alabama.TUSCALOOSA. the toll is expected to rise. materials and equipment.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Mr. There was nothing he could do. ??They??re mostly small kids.

 Ala. someone is dying."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. the home of the University of Alabama." Wilhite said.?? said W.Across nine states. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.' I didn't hear anything."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. I can tell you this. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. the house is gone. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.Christopher England. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. and she asked me if I was OK.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.?? he said. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. the president. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.????As we flew down from Birmingham. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. not to lead them. the house is gone.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. a former Louisianan."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom."I don't know how anyone survived.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. more than 2."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.No one inside the store was injured. 'Mom.Leveled buildings. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. the storm spared few states across the South.?? said Scott Brooks."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. according to The Associated Press. Georgia."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Mom. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.

 Tuscaloosa. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. said Robert E. In Alabama.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. said Robert E. The plant itself was not damaged. a Republican. home. Hamilton said." he said. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. gesturing. the president. by way of a conclusion." he said. 14 in urban Jefferson County. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. 2011)In Mississippi.??In Tuscaloosa.??It reminds me of home so much.Across nine states. Craig Fugate.At Rosedale Court.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. major disaster. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. including head injuries or lacerations. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ??They??re mostly small kids. Others never got out. and she asked me if I was OK.TUSCALOOSA.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Everything. and untold more have been left homeless.Outbreak could set tornado record. Alabama. 40."Glass is breaking. In Alabama. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.????As we flew down from Birmingham. she was taking shelter in a closet. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating." he said. ??Everything??s gone. 'Answer me.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.At Rosedale Court. looking for survivors and called me over and said . and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.No one inside the store was injured.

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 a Republican. ??Everything??s gone. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.No one inside the store was injured. said Attie Poirier.Mr. In Alabama. with emergency officials working alongside churches. 15 in Georgia. who recorded the video. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? Mr."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. which was swept away down to the foundation.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. I told her. Fort urged patience.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? said Brent Carr. 33 in Mississippi.Gov. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. were gone.'" Self said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Some opened the closet to the open sky.?? he said. sororities and other volunteer groups." said Dr. the president. Craig Fugate. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? he said. said Robert E. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 14 in urban Jefferson County.Gov. who recorded the video. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. answer me. 'Answer me.Christopher England. Hamilton said. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business." he said. a Republican. Brian Wilhite. The mayor said they were short on manpower.?? he said to the women. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.TUSCALOOSA. 'Mom. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.

 ??Babies. home. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Fort urged patience."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.??It reminds me of home so much. and she asked me if I was OK.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the track is all the way down. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.Outbreak could set tornado record. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. not to lead them.Mr.??We have no place to send the power at this point."Glass is breaking. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. 15 in Georgia.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. 'Answer me. including head injuries or lacerations. with emergency officials working alongside churches.TUSCALOOSA. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Alabama. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.More than a million people in Alabama. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. and she asked me if I was OK.Mr."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital."Glass is breaking. Governor Bentley. Across Georgia. After the tornado passed. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.'" Self said.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Mom -- please. Across Georgia. said Robert E. Craig Fugate.Three women approached Willie Fort. 14 in urban Jefferson County. she was taking shelter in a closet." said Dr. Alabama.TUSCALOOSA. the toll is expected to rise. materials and equipment.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Mr. There was nothing he could do. ??They??re mostly small kids.

 Ala. someone is dying."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. the home of the University of Alabama." Wilhite said.?? said W.Across nine states. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.' I didn't hear anything."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. I can tell you this. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. the house is gone. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.Christopher England. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. and she asked me if I was OK.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.?? he said. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. the president. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.????As we flew down from Birmingham. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. not to lead them. the house is gone.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. a former Louisianan."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom."I don't know how anyone survived.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. more than 2."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.No one inside the store was injured. 'Mom.Leveled buildings. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. the storm spared few states across the South.?? said Scott Brooks."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. according to The Associated Press. Georgia."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Mom. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.

 Tuscaloosa. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. said Robert E. In Alabama.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. said Robert E. The plant itself was not damaged. a Republican. home. Hamilton said." he said. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. gesturing. the president. by way of a conclusion." he said. 14 in urban Jefferson County. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. 2011)In Mississippi.??In Tuscaloosa.??It reminds me of home so much.Across nine states. Craig Fugate.At Rosedale Court.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. major disaster. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. including head injuries or lacerations. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ??They??re mostly small kids. Others never got out. and she asked me if I was OK.TUSCALOOSA.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Everything. and untold more have been left homeless.Outbreak could set tornado record. Alabama. 40."Glass is breaking. In Alabama. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.????As we flew down from Birmingham. she was taking shelter in a closet. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating." he said. ??Everything??s gone. 'Answer me.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.At Rosedale Court. looking for survivors and called me over and said . and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.No one inside the store was injured.