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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.