made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance
made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.?? said Eric Hamilton. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Fugate. a low-income housing project. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. the assistant director of the authority. were gone. women. More than 1. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. she was taking shelter in a closet.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. were gone.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. people crammed into closets. 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. said Robert E.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Ala. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. The mayor said they were short on manpower. 33 in Mississippi.Christopher England. Witt..??We have no place to send the power at this point. Over all.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. store manager Michael Zutell said.."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. 33.TUSCALOOSA. answer me.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Leveled buildings. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. said Robert E. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. at least 38 people lost their lives. We smelled pine." he said. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. There was nothing he could do. a spokeswoman with the organization. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Brian Wilhite.
they're trying to make the best of the situation.' I didn't hear anything. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.??When you smell pine. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? said Brent Carr. with emergency officials working alongside churches. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks."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. and was a mile wide in some areas.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.??It reminds me of home so much. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials." said Dr.??It reminds me of home so much.Leveled buildings. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority."The last thing she said on the phone. bathtubs and restaurant coolers." Wilhite said. sororities and other volunteer groups." he said.Mr. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. said Robert E. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Georgia.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.No one inside the store was injured. the home of the University of Alabama. the FEMA administrator. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. at least 38 people lost their lives. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Brian Wilhite. by way of a conclusion.?? Mr. the president. someone is dying.??We have no place to send the power at this point. sweeping. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.?? he said to the women."I don't know how anyone survived.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. and she asked me if I was OK. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Across nine states. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.
"I don't know how anyone survived. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. the toll is expected to rise.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. 40. by way of a conclusion. has in some places been shorn to the slab. ??Everything??s gone."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.??We have no place to send the power at this point. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. So many bodies.??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. only their bathroom was standing.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Mom -- please. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. a former Louisianan. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. were gone." she said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. This college town. Zutell said. 33.."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. Their cars are gone. a nurse. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Ala." said Dr. which sells electricity to companies in seven states." he said.Gov. according to The Associated Press. the house is gone. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. where their roof had been.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. which was swept away down to the foundation.?? Mr. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Across Georgia."Glass is breaking. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. which has a population of less than 800. they're trying to make the best of the situation. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.
Alabama??s governor is in charge. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. we??re talking days. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. according to The Associated Press. said Robert E. who recorded the video. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.?? said Eric Hamilton.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. These people ain??t got nothing. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.?? he said. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. 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.?? he said. the president. the FEMA administrator. ??Everything??s gone. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.At Rosedale Court. a Republican.????As we flew down from Birmingham. has in some places been shorn to the slab.More than a million people in Alabama. the toll is expected to rise. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Ala.Gov. people crammed into closets.??We heard crashing. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Outbreak could set tornado record. In Alabama. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.??We heard crashing. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference." Wilhite said.Leveled buildings. at least 38 people lost their lives. Over all."My husband was walking around.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.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. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. more than 1.
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some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them
some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them
some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. and was a mile wide in some areas. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. women. with emergency officials working alongside churches. which has a population of less than 800.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. including head injuries or lacerations.' I didn't hear anything. with emergency officials working alongside churches. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. but she was taking her last breath.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. and untold more have been left homeless. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs." Wilhite said. 40.'" Self said.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.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??ve never seen so many bodies.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. at least 38 people lost their lives. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.By early Friday.While Alabama was hit the hardest.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.?? Mr. in a conference call with reporters.Christopher England. We??re in support. only their bathroom was standing. These people ain??t got nothing. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.At Rosedale Court. someone is dying. you can put the broom down. 33 in Mississippi." he said. by way of a conclusion. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. clutching their children and family photos."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. The plant itself was not damaged. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. at least 38 people lost their lives. Georgia."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.
we??re talking days.?? said Brent Carr. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. the track is all the way down. The woman with the baby is screaming. 33 in Mississippi."Glass is breaking. There was nothing he could do." he said. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. by way of a conclusion. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Mr.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.Southerners.??In Tuscaloosa. breaking a 36-year-old record. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. 2011)In Mississippi. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.TUSCALOOSA.?? .??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. 15 in Georgia. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. This college town.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. not to lead them. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 48.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa." Wilhite said. Across Georgia. Across Georgia.??We have no place to send the power at this point.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in."My husband was walking around. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the house is gone. In Alabama."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.By early Friday. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. He declared Alabama ??a major.????As we flew down from Birmingham.Outbreak could set tornado record.
These people ain??t got nothing.?? . home.TUSCALOOSA. Governor Bentley.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before."The last thing she said on the phone. The plant itself was not damaged." Wilhite said. Hamilton said."I'm screaming for her. the track is all the way down.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Dazed residents wandered the streets. toward a wooden wreck behind him. a spokeswoman with the organization. Brian Wilhite.Mr. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. the toll is expected to rise. breaking a 36-year-old record. ??Babies.Thousands have been injured. More than 1. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. a Republican.Christopher England. Witt. breaking a 36-year-old record. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. toward a wooden wreck behind him. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.Leveled buildings. according to The Associated Press. breaking a 36-year-old record. Alabama.No one inside the store was injured.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??I??ve never seen so many bodies." Wilhite said.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.At Rosedale Court. We smelled pine. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Christopher England. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??When you smell pine.?? he said.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. and untold more have been left homeless.
Across nine states. ??Everything??s gone. Craig Fugate. Tuscaloosa. 33. Alabama. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. were gone. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.?? Mr. In Alabama.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. where their roof had been. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. which residents now describe merely as ??gone." he said.Christopher England.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. where their roof had been. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Hamilton said. people crammed into closets."My husband was walking around.?? Mr.??When you smell pine. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.'Come here.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the president. he said. So many bodies. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.?? said W. they're trying to make the best of the situation.Christopher England. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. sororities and other volunteer groups. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."Glass is breaking.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. 48.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Mom. store manager Michael Zutell said. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Most of the buildings in Smithville.
some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. and was a mile wide in some areas. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. women. with emergency officials working alongside churches. which has a population of less than 800.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. including head injuries or lacerations.' I didn't hear anything. with emergency officials working alongside churches. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. but she was taking her last breath.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. and untold more have been left homeless. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs." Wilhite said. 40.'" Self said.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.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??ve never seen so many bodies.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. at least 38 people lost their lives. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.By early Friday.While Alabama was hit the hardest.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.?? Mr. in a conference call with reporters.Christopher England. We??re in support. only their bathroom was standing. These people ain??t got nothing. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.At Rosedale Court. someone is dying. you can put the broom down. 33 in Mississippi." he said. by way of a conclusion. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. clutching their children and family photos."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. The plant itself was not damaged. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. at least 38 people lost their lives. Georgia."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.
we??re talking days.?? said Brent Carr. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. the track is all the way down. The woman with the baby is screaming. 33 in Mississippi."Glass is breaking. There was nothing he could do." he said. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. by way of a conclusion. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Mr.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.Southerners.??In Tuscaloosa. breaking a 36-year-old record. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. 2011)In Mississippi. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.TUSCALOOSA.?? .??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. 15 in Georgia. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. This college town.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. not to lead them. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 48.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa." Wilhite said. Across Georgia. Across Georgia.??We have no place to send the power at this point.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in."My husband was walking around. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the house is gone. In Alabama."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.By early Friday. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. He declared Alabama ??a major.????As we flew down from Birmingham.Outbreak could set tornado record.
These people ain??t got nothing.?? . home.TUSCALOOSA. Governor Bentley.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before."The last thing she said on the phone. The plant itself was not damaged." Wilhite said. Hamilton said."I'm screaming for her. the track is all the way down.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Dazed residents wandered the streets. toward a wooden wreck behind him. a spokeswoman with the organization. Brian Wilhite.Mr. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. the toll is expected to rise. breaking a 36-year-old record. ??Babies.Thousands have been injured. More than 1. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. a Republican.Christopher England. Witt. breaking a 36-year-old record. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. toward a wooden wreck behind him. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.Leveled buildings. according to The Associated Press. breaking a 36-year-old record. Alabama.No one inside the store was injured.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??I??ve never seen so many bodies." Wilhite said.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.At Rosedale Court. We smelled pine. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Christopher England. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??When you smell pine.?? he said.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. and untold more have been left homeless.
Across nine states. ??Everything??s gone. Craig Fugate. Tuscaloosa. 33. Alabama. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. were gone. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.?? Mr. In Alabama.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. where their roof had been. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. which residents now describe merely as ??gone." he said.Christopher England.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. where their roof had been. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Hamilton said. people crammed into closets."My husband was walking around.?? Mr.??When you smell pine. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.'Come here.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the president. he said. So many bodies. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.?? said W. they're trying to make the best of the situation.Christopher England. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. sororities and other volunteer groups. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."Glass is breaking.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. 48.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Mom. store manager Michael Zutell said. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Most of the buildings in Smithville.
large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back
large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before
large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.?? said Brent Carr. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. 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 emergency officials working alongside churches.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. a former Louisianan. home.Thousands have been injured. ??Babies. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Everything. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Tuscaloosa. who recorded the video.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Alabama. ??Babies. a nurse. He declared Alabama ??a major. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. materials and equipment. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. These people ain??t got nothing.No one inside the store was injured. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. the house is gone. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. He declared Alabama ??a major. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Craig Fugate.Mr. After the tornado passed. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Mom -- please.Gov.?? he said. Alabama.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. someone is dying.?? said Brent Carr.'" Self said.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. clutching their children and family photos. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. 15 in Georgia.?? said Brent Carr. Dazed residents wandered the streets. who recorded the video. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 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. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.
??It reminds me of home so much. 15 in Georgia.Across nine states. He declared Alabama ??a major.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. sororities and other volunteer groups." he said. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said W. Others never got out. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. the house is gone. gesturing."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. 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. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 14 in urban Jefferson County. more than 2. Witt. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.?? he said. Mom. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Across Georgia.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths." said Dr. sweeping.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. the house is gone. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. We smelled pine.Christopher England. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Their cars are gone. you can put the broom down. women. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. The woman with the baby is screaming. We smelled pine. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. and she asked me if I was OK."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. said Robert E.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. major disaster.
Gov. Georgia.?? said W. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. store manager Michael Zutell said.Some opened the closet to the open sky. with emergency officials working alongside churches. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.More than a million people in Alabama. 14 in urban Jefferson County. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Alabama.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. ??Everything??s gone."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. ??They??re mostly small kids. 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. 2011)In Mississippi. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. sororities and other volunteer groups. at least 38 people lost their lives. In Alabama. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. 2011)In Mississippi."Glass is breaking. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. 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." she said. Alabama. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Mr. and she asked me if I was OK. sororities and other volunteer groups. answer me.No one inside the store was injured. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. 48. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Brian Wilhite. breaking a 36-year-old record.By early Friday. the president. the president. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. the storm spared few states across the South.By early Friday. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.
?? said Eric Hamilton.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. but she was taking her last breath.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Ala.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.?? said W.??We have no place to send the power at this point. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. ??They??re mostly small kids.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. more than 2. with emergency officials working alongside churches. he said.TUSCALOOSA. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. The woman with the baby is screaming.??We heard crashing. he said. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. which was swept away down to the foundation. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. This college town. not to lead them. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads." she said. I can tell you this. Governor Bentley. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky." Wilhite said. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville."I'm screaming for her."I'm screaming for her. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.Mr. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. clutching their children and family photos. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. 2011)In Mississippi.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.Christopher England. Dazed residents wandered the streets.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. There was nothing he could do."Now. Alabama.?? he said."I don't know how anyone survived.??I??ve never seen so many bodies."I don't know how anyone survived.?? he said.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six 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.?? said Brent Carr. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. 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 emergency officials working alongside churches.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. a former Louisianan. home.Thousands have been injured. ??Babies. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Everything. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Tuscaloosa. who recorded the video.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Alabama. ??Babies. a nurse. He declared Alabama ??a major. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. materials and equipment. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. These people ain??t got nothing.No one inside the store was injured. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. the house is gone. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. He declared Alabama ??a major. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Craig Fugate.Mr. After the tornado passed. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Mom -- please.Gov.?? he said. Alabama.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. someone is dying.?? said Brent Carr.'" Self said.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. clutching their children and family photos. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. 15 in Georgia.?? said Brent Carr. Dazed residents wandered the streets. who recorded the video. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 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. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.
??It reminds me of home so much. 15 in Georgia.Across nine states. He declared Alabama ??a major.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. sororities and other volunteer groups." he said. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said W. Others never got out. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. the house is gone. gesturing."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. 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. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 14 in urban Jefferson County. more than 2. Witt. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.?? he said. Mom. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Across Georgia.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths." said Dr. sweeping.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. the house is gone. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. We smelled pine.Christopher England. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Their cars are gone. you can put the broom down. women. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. The woman with the baby is screaming. We smelled pine. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. and she asked me if I was OK."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. said Robert E.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. major disaster.
Gov. Georgia.?? said W. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. store manager Michael Zutell said.Some opened the closet to the open sky. with emergency officials working alongside churches. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.More than a million people in Alabama. 14 in urban Jefferson County. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Alabama.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. ??Everything??s gone."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. ??They??re mostly small kids. 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. 2011)In Mississippi. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. sororities and other volunteer groups. at least 38 people lost their lives. In Alabama. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. 2011)In Mississippi."Glass is breaking. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. 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." she said. Alabama. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Mr. and she asked me if I was OK. sororities and other volunteer groups. answer me.No one inside the store was injured. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. 48. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Brian Wilhite. breaking a 36-year-old record.By early Friday. the president. the president. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. the storm spared few states across the South.By early Friday. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.
?? said Eric Hamilton.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. but she was taking her last breath.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Ala.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.?? said W.??We have no place to send the power at this point. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. ??They??re mostly small kids.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. more than 2. with emergency officials working alongside churches. he said.TUSCALOOSA. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. The woman with the baby is screaming.??We heard crashing. he said. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. which was swept away down to the foundation. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. This college town. not to lead them. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads." she said. I can tell you this. Governor Bentley. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky." Wilhite said. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville."I'm screaming for her."I'm screaming for her. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.Mr. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. clutching their children and family photos. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. 2011)In Mississippi.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.Christopher England. Dazed residents wandered the streets.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. There was nothing he could do."Now. Alabama.?? he said."I don't know how anyone survived.??I??ve never seen so many bodies."I don't know how anyone survived.?? he said.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.
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Ala. not to lead them. the track is all the way down.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. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Mr. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. has in some places been shorn to the slab. store manager Michael Zutell said. 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. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Craig Fugate. but she was taking her last breath.?? Mr. Zutell said."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.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. and was a mile wide in some areas.?? .'" Self said.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.?? said Steve Sikes. Witt. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. we??re talking days. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. home. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. according to The Associated Press.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. Governor Bentley. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. where their roof had been.'" Self said.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. Over all. the home of the University of Alabama. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. 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. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.' I didn't hear anything. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina." he said. Ala. I told her. only their bathroom was standing. Tuscaloosa.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 2011)In Mississippi. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.Christopher England. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.
"It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Craig Fugate. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? he said to the women. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Leveled buildings. which sells electricity to companies in seven states."I'm screaming for her.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. which has a population of less than 800. said Robert E. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. a Republican. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. and was a mile wide in some areas. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. a Republican. who recorded the video. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. said Robert E. These people ain??t got nothing. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. at least 38 people lost their lives. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency." Wilhite said. at least 38 people lost their lives.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? he said to the women. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.??We heard crashing. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.TUSCALOOSA. Most of the buildings in Smithville. store manager Michael Zutell said. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Mr. a low-income housing project. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. according to The Associated Press. toward a wooden wreck behind him.?? he said. according to The Associated Press. including head injuries or lacerations. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Others never got out.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. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. a spokeswoman with the organization.
President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.More than a million people in Alabama.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Hamilton said. toward a wooden wreck behind him.Christopher England. said Attie Poirier."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. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. someone is dying.By early Friday. toward a wooden wreck behind him.By early Friday."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.Across nine states.Christopher England. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. store manager Michael Zutell said.?? said Scott Brooks. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.Southerners. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.?? .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.Mr. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.While Alabama was hit the hardest. a nurse. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said Scott Brooks. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. 'Answer me. where their roof had been. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Ala. the president. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.?? he said.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Alabama. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.?? he said. 15 in Georgia.?? he said."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.
people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. looking for survivors and called me over and said ."I don't know how anyone survived. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive."The last thing she said on the phone. Mr. Dazed residents wandered the streets. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? Mr. Mr. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Others never got out.?? he said. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city."I don't know how anyone survived. by way of a conclusion. So many bodies. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. The woman with the baby is screaming. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Ala. A door-to-door search was continuing. 40. including head injuries or lacerations.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Gov. Alabama. The mayor said they were short on manpower. looking for survivors and called me over and said . according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Alabama. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville."Glass is breaking. a spokeswoman with the organization. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. the house is gone. ??Everything??s gone. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. the house is gone.Thousands have been injured. the home of the University of Alabama.By early Friday. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. the track is all the way down.Across nine states. Fugate. she was taking shelter in a closet. you can put the broom down. clutching their children and family photos. they're trying to make the best of the situation.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.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.
Ala. not to lead them. the track is all the way down.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. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Mr. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. has in some places been shorn to the slab. store manager Michael Zutell said. 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. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Craig Fugate. but she was taking her last breath.?? Mr. Zutell said."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.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. and was a mile wide in some areas.?? .'" Self said.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.?? said Steve Sikes. Witt. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. we??re talking days. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. home. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. according to The Associated Press.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. Governor Bentley. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. where their roof had been.'" Self said.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. Over all. the home of the University of Alabama. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. 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. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.' I didn't hear anything. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina." he said. Ala. I told her. only their bathroom was standing. Tuscaloosa.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 2011)In Mississippi. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.Christopher England. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.
"It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Craig Fugate. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? he said to the women. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Leveled buildings. which sells electricity to companies in seven states."I'm screaming for her.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. which has a population of less than 800. said Robert E. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. a Republican. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. and was a mile wide in some areas. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. a Republican. who recorded the video. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. said Robert E. These people ain??t got nothing. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. at least 38 people lost their lives. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency." Wilhite said. at least 38 people lost their lives.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? he said to the women. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.??We heard crashing. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.TUSCALOOSA. Most of the buildings in Smithville. store manager Michael Zutell said. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Mr. a low-income housing project. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. according to The Associated Press. toward a wooden wreck behind him.?? he said. according to The Associated Press. including head injuries or lacerations. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Others never got out.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. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. a spokeswoman with the organization.
President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.More than a million people in Alabama.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Hamilton said. toward a wooden wreck behind him.Christopher England. said Attie Poirier."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. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. someone is dying.By early Friday. toward a wooden wreck behind him.By early Friday."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.Across nine states.Christopher England. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. store manager Michael Zutell said.?? said Scott Brooks. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.Southerners. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.?? .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.Mr. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.While Alabama was hit the hardest. a nurse. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said Scott Brooks. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. 'Answer me. where their roof had been. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Ala. the president. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.?? he said.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Alabama. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.?? he said. 15 in Georgia.?? he said."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.
people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. looking for survivors and called me over and said ."I don't know how anyone survived. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive."The last thing she said on the phone. Mr. Dazed residents wandered the streets. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? Mr. Mr. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Others never got out.?? he said. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city."I don't know how anyone survived. by way of a conclusion. So many bodies. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. The woman with the baby is screaming. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Ala. A door-to-door search was continuing. 40. including head injuries or lacerations.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Gov. Alabama. The mayor said they were short on manpower. looking for survivors and called me over and said . according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Alabama. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville."Glass is breaking. a spokeswoman with the organization. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. the house is gone. ??Everything??s gone. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. the house is gone.Thousands have been injured. the home of the University of Alabama.By early Friday. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. the track is all the way down.Across nine states. Fugate. she was taking shelter in a closet. you can put the broom down. clutching their children and family photos. they're trying to make the best of the situation.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.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.
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he said. the house is gone. Craig Fugate. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.?? he said."My husband was walking around. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. sweeping. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Over all. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Their cars are gone. but she was taking her last breath.?? said Eric Hamilton. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. the president.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.Some opened the closet to the open sky. 33. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. a nurse. were gone. including head injuries or lacerations. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.?? he said. Their cars are gone. Alabama??s governor is in charge.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. The mayor said they were short on manpower. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. a low-income housing project."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. materials and equipment.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??In Tuscaloosa. Their cars are gone.?? he said. He declared Alabama ??a major.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus."The last thing she said on the phone. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.No one inside the store was injured. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.?? said Brent Carr. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Craig Fugate.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. ??Everything??s gone. more than 1. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.
In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the FEMA administrator. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. more than 2.Some opened the closet to the open sky. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. she was taking shelter in a closet.More than a million people in Alabama.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.????As we flew down from Birmingham. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. I told her.??We heard crashing.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.000 National Guard troops have been deployed." said Dr. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. This college town. more than 1. the FEMA administrator. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Georgia. according to The Associated Press. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. There was nothing he could do. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.Thousands have been injured.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.?? he said."I don't know how anyone survived. the FEMA administrator. answer me.??We have no place to send the power at this point. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.????As we flew down from Birmingham.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors."The last thing she said on the phone."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.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Hamilton said. Across Georgia. 15 in Georgia.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Craig Fugate.
large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.Southerners. he said. who recorded the video."Now. Fugate.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.While Alabama was hit the hardest. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 33 in Mississippi. major disaster. the toll is expected to rise. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region." he said.Christopher England. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? said Eric Hamilton. ??We??re not talking hours.More than a million people in Alabama. the home of the University of Alabama. but she was taking her last breath. the house is gone. Mr.?? he said to the women.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Mr. where their roof had been. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. 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. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. He declared Alabama ??a major.More than a million people in Alabama. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. The plant itself was not damaged. a low-income housing project. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. the storm spared few states across the South.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.'Come here. The mayor said they were short on manpower. a nurse. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.?? he said to the women.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.. not to lead them. Governor Bentley. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.While Alabama was hit the hardest.?? said Scott Brooks.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.
made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance."I don't know how anyone survived. 14 in urban Jefferson County.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Mom."Now. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.?? he said to the women. 'Mom. more than 2. the FEMA administrator. This college town. The woman with the baby is screaming. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. looking for survivors and called me over and said . with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. looking for survivors and called me over and said . "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. the toll is expected to rise."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital."The last thing she said on the phone. the FEMA administrator. clutching their children and family photos.. Ala. a low-income housing project. in a conference call with reporters. I told her. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. The woman with the baby is screaming. clutching their children and family photos. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. There was nothing he could do. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.Outbreak could set tornado record.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.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.Christopher England. Dazed residents wandered the streets. Craig Fugate. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. a Republican. Georgia. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.?? said Brent Carr. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in."My husband was walking around. Mr. the track is all the way down." he said.?? he said. Hamilton said. Mom.
he said. the house is gone. Craig Fugate. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.?? he said."My husband was walking around. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. sweeping. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Over all. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Their cars are gone. but she was taking her last breath.?? said Eric Hamilton. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. the president.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.Some opened the closet to the open sky. 33. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. a nurse. were gone. including head injuries or lacerations. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.?? he said. Their cars are gone. Alabama??s governor is in charge.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. The mayor said they were short on manpower. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. a low-income housing project."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. materials and equipment.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??In Tuscaloosa. Their cars are gone.?? he said. He declared Alabama ??a major.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus."The last thing she said on the phone. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.No one inside the store was injured. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.?? said Brent Carr. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Craig Fugate.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. ??Everything??s gone. more than 1. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.
In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the FEMA administrator. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. more than 2.Some opened the closet to the open sky. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. she was taking shelter in a closet.More than a million people in Alabama.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.????As we flew down from Birmingham. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. I told her.??We heard crashing.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.000 National Guard troops have been deployed." said Dr. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. This college town. more than 1. the FEMA administrator. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Georgia. according to The Associated Press. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. There was nothing he could do. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.Thousands have been injured.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.?? he said."I don't know how anyone survived. the FEMA administrator. answer me.??We have no place to send the power at this point. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.????As we flew down from Birmingham.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors."The last thing she said on the phone."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.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Hamilton said. Across Georgia. 15 in Georgia.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Craig Fugate.
large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.Southerners. he said. who recorded the video."Now. Fugate.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.While Alabama was hit the hardest. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 33 in Mississippi. major disaster. the toll is expected to rise. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region." he said.Christopher England. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? said Eric Hamilton. ??We??re not talking hours.More than a million people in Alabama. the home of the University of Alabama. but she was taking her last breath. the house is gone. Mr.?? he said to the women.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Mr. where their roof had been. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. 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. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. He declared Alabama ??a major.More than a million people in Alabama. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. The plant itself was not damaged. a low-income housing project. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. the storm spared few states across the South.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.'Come here. The mayor said they were short on manpower. a nurse. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.?? he said to the women.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.. not to lead them. Governor Bentley. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.While Alabama was hit the hardest.?? said Scott Brooks.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.
made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance."I don't know how anyone survived. 14 in urban Jefferson County.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Mom."Now. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.?? he said to the women. 'Mom. more than 2. the FEMA administrator. This college town. The woman with the baby is screaming. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. looking for survivors and called me over and said . with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. looking for survivors and called me over and said . "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. the toll is expected to rise."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital."The last thing she said on the phone. the FEMA administrator. clutching their children and family photos.. Ala. a low-income housing project. in a conference call with reporters. I told her. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. The woman with the baby is screaming. clutching their children and family photos. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. There was nothing he could do. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.Outbreak could set tornado record.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.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.Christopher England. Dazed residents wandered the streets. Craig Fugate. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. a Republican. Georgia. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.?? said Brent Carr. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in."My husband was walking around. Mr. the track is all the way down." he said.?? he said. Hamilton said. Mom.
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according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Fugate. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Across nine states. 33 in Mississippi. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.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.??We heard crashing. These people ain??t got nothing." said Dr.Some opened the closet to the open sky. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.Leveled buildings. the storm spared few states across the South." said Dr. said Robert E.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. at least 38 people lost their lives. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.?? said Scott Brooks. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Brian Wilhite. Their cars are gone. More than 1. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. home. and was a mile wide in some areas. 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 assistant director of the authority.. ??They??re mostly small kids. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable."Now. Hamilton said. you can put the broom down. clutching their children and family photos. 33. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. a Republican. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. ??Everything??s gone. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. someone is dying. I can tell you this. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. not to lead them. Dazed residents wandered the streets. more than 1. The woman with the baby is screaming.??We have no place to send the power at this point.?? said Brent Carr. the track is all the way down.
people crammed into closets.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. A door-to-door search was continuing. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the president. only their bathroom was standing. More than 1. We??re in support.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 2011)In Mississippi. Over all.??In Tuscaloosa."I don't know how anyone survived. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. I told her. they're trying to make the best of the situation. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Across Georgia. who recorded the video.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Others never got out.' I didn't hear anything. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.TUSCALOOSA."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. breaking a 36-year-old record. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.??It reminds me of home so much. 33 in Mississippi. Zutell said.?? he said. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? said Scott Brooks. and she asked me if I was OK. Alabama. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center."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. Fugate. more than 2. 48. major disaster. breaking a 36-year-old record. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Mr. the president. in a conference call with reporters. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.
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some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Hamilton said. Everything. sweeping. Fort urged patience."The last thing she said on the phone. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ??They??re mostly small kids.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. we??re talking days. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.At Rosedale Court. Their cars are gone. which was swept away down to the foundation. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 48. a low-income housing project." said Dr. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Mr. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the storm spared few states across the South. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. breaking a 36-year-old record.?? he said. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. which was swept away down to the foundation." he said. breaking a 36-year-old record. Alabama. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. 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."Now." he said. which was swept away down to the foundation. gesturing."I don't know how anyone survived. 'Answer me. Alabama??s governor is in charge. More than 1. sweeping. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. who recorded the video. The woman with the baby is screaming.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 15 in Georgia. Mom -- please. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. In Alabama. a low-income housing project. Across Georgia.
according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Fugate. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Across nine states. 33 in Mississippi. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.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.??We heard crashing. These people ain??t got nothing." said Dr.Some opened the closet to the open sky. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.Leveled buildings. the storm spared few states across the South." said Dr. said Robert E.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. at least 38 people lost their lives. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.?? said Scott Brooks. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Brian Wilhite. Their cars are gone. More than 1. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. home. and was a mile wide in some areas. 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 assistant director of the authority.. ??They??re mostly small kids. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable."Now. Hamilton said. you can put the broom down. clutching their children and family photos. 33. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. a Republican. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. ??Everything??s gone. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. someone is dying. I can tell you this. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. not to lead them. Dazed residents wandered the streets. more than 1. The woman with the baby is screaming.??We have no place to send the power at this point.?? said Brent Carr. the track is all the way down.
people crammed into closets.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. A door-to-door search was continuing. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the president. only their bathroom was standing. More than 1. We??re in support.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 2011)In Mississippi. Over all.??In Tuscaloosa."I don't know how anyone survived. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. I told her. they're trying to make the best of the situation. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Across Georgia. who recorded the video.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Others never got out.' I didn't hear anything. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.TUSCALOOSA."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. breaking a 36-year-old record. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.??It reminds me of home so much. 33 in Mississippi. Zutell said.?? he said. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? said Scott Brooks. and she asked me if I was OK. Alabama. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center."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. Fugate. more than 2. 48. major disaster. breaking a 36-year-old record. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Mr. the president. in a conference call with reporters. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.
?? he said. There was nothing he could do. Ala. The plant itself was not damaged. Mom.While Alabama was hit the hardest. 48.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.????As we flew down from Birmingham. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. 48.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. who recorded the video.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. ??We??re not talking hours. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Over all. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.Some opened the closet to the open sky. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Thousands have been injured. Mom. home. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. He declared Alabama ??a major. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.By early Friday. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. 48." he said. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. 15 in Georgia. toward a wooden wreck behind him. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Fugate.?? said W.?? said Brent Carr. Governor Bentley. Brian Wilhite. So many bodies.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here." she said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. looking for survivors and called me over and said . with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Mom -- please. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. the FEMA administrator. materials and equipment. said Robert E.
some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Hamilton said. Everything. sweeping. Fort urged patience."The last thing she said on the phone. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ??They??re mostly small kids.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. we??re talking days. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.At Rosedale Court. Their cars are gone. which was swept away down to the foundation. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 48. a low-income housing project." said Dr. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Mr. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the storm spared few states across the South. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. breaking a 36-year-old record.?? he said. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. which was swept away down to the foundation." he said. breaking a 36-year-old record. Alabama. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. 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."Now." he said. which was swept away down to the foundation. gesturing."I don't know how anyone survived. 'Answer me. Alabama??s governor is in charge. More than 1. sweeping. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. who recorded the video. The woman with the baby is screaming.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 15 in Georgia. Mom -- please. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. In Alabama. a low-income housing project. Across Georgia.
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Alabama.Christopher England.??We have no place to send the power at this point. 33. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Governor Bentley. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. He declared Alabama ??a major.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.Mr. More than 1. We??re in support. 15 in Georgia. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.By early Friday. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. a nurse. Ala. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.' I didn't hear anything. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. We??re in support. but she was taking her last breath."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. 48. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Mr. A door-to-door search was continuing.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom."I don't know how anyone survived. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Brian Wilhite. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.??In Tuscaloosa. Dazed residents wandered the streets. More than 1. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Hamilton said. more than 1.Southerners.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. store manager Michael Zutell said. Across Georgia. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. said Robert E.??We have no place to send the power at this point.
There was nothing he could do.?? .?? Mr.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.. Ala.??In Tuscaloosa.?? he said.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. 15 in Georgia. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Across nine states. These people ain??t got nothing.?? said Scott Brooks.At Rosedale Court. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.. a former Louisianan. the track is all the way down. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.?? .Mr. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Across Georgia. he said. 48." Wilhite said. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Over all.Gov. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Ala. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.Gov.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. more than 2. The plant itself was not damaged. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. After the tornado passed. Alabama. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. Alabama. answer me. Mr. ??We??re not talking hours. which was swept away down to the foundation.
Christopher England. Fugate. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.Three women approached Willie Fort. where their roof had been. a Republican.??When you smell pine. The plant itself was not damaged. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. 2011)In Mississippi. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. These people ain??t got nothing. and she asked me if I was OK. someone is dying. clutching their children and family photos. which has a population of less than 800. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. where their roof had been. Most of the buildings in Smithville.??We heard crashing." he said.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 home of the University of Alabama. These people ain??t got nothing. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a low-income housing project. 33. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority."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. The woman with the baby is screaming. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. breaking a 36-year-old record.Outbreak could set tornado record.Christopher England. more than 1. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Everything. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Zutell said. the assistant director of the authority.Gov. which was swept away down to the foundation. Craig Fugate.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the toll is expected to rise. someone is dying. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.?? Mr. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.
'Mom.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday..Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Brian Wilhite. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. said Attie Poirier. according to The Associated Press. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. more than 2.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Thousands have been injured. 40. 40."I don't know how anyone survived.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles." she said. by way of a conclusion. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Over all.?? he said. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. These people ain??t got nothing. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency..??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. sororities and other volunteer groups."Now. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. more than 2.While Alabama was hit the hardest. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. with emergency officials working alongside churches. at least 38 people lost their lives. major disaster. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. we??re talking days."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. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.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.?? he said to the women."I don't know how anyone survived. the toll is expected to rise. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.????As we flew down from Birmingham.
Alabama.Christopher England.??We have no place to send the power at this point. 33. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Governor Bentley. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. He declared Alabama ??a major.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.Mr. More than 1. We??re in support. 15 in Georgia. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.By early Friday. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. a nurse. Ala. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.' I didn't hear anything. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. We??re in support. but she was taking her last breath."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. 48. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Mr. A door-to-door search was continuing.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom."I don't know how anyone survived. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Brian Wilhite. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.??In Tuscaloosa. Dazed residents wandered the streets. More than 1. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Hamilton said. more than 1.Southerners.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. store manager Michael Zutell said. Across Georgia. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. said Robert E.??We have no place to send the power at this point.
There was nothing he could do.?? .?? Mr.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.. Ala.??In Tuscaloosa.?? he said.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. 15 in Georgia. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Across nine states. These people ain??t got nothing.?? said Scott Brooks.At Rosedale Court. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.. a former Louisianan. the track is all the way down. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.?? .Mr. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Across Georgia. he said. 48." Wilhite said. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Over all.Gov. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Ala. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.Gov.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. more than 2. The plant itself was not damaged. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. After the tornado passed. Alabama. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. Alabama. answer me. Mr. ??We??re not talking hours. which was swept away down to the foundation.
Christopher England. Fugate. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.Three women approached Willie Fort. where their roof had been. a Republican.??When you smell pine. The plant itself was not damaged. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. 2011)In Mississippi. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. These people ain??t got nothing. and she asked me if I was OK. someone is dying. clutching their children and family photos. which has a population of less than 800. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. where their roof had been. Most of the buildings in Smithville.??We heard crashing." he said.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 home of the University of Alabama. These people ain??t got nothing. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a low-income housing project. 33. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority."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. The woman with the baby is screaming. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. breaking a 36-year-old record.Outbreak could set tornado record.Christopher England. more than 1. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Everything. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Zutell said. the assistant director of the authority.Gov. which was swept away down to the foundation. Craig Fugate.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the toll is expected to rise. someone is dying. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.?? Mr. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.
'Mom.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday..Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Brian Wilhite. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. said Attie Poirier. according to The Associated Press. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. more than 2.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Thousands have been injured. 40. 40."I don't know how anyone survived.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles." she said. by way of a conclusion. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Over all.?? he said. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. These people ain??t got nothing. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency..??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. sororities and other volunteer groups."Now. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. more than 2.While Alabama was hit the hardest. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. with emergency officials working alongside churches. at least 38 people lost their lives. major disaster. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. we??re talking days."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. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.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.?? he said to the women."I don't know how anyone survived. the toll is expected to rise. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.????As we flew down from Birmingham.
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TUSCALOOSA.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Zutell said. The mayor said they were short on manpower. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. 2011)In Mississippi. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Brian Wilhite.??When you smell pine.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." he said. Alabama. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.TUSCALOOSA.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. at least 38 people lost their lives. said the tornado looked like a movie scene." Wilhite said. the home of the University of Alabama. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. ??Babies.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. who recorded the video. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. only their bathroom was standing. she was taking shelter in a closet. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Mom. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Craig Fugate. He declared Alabama ??a major. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Thousands have been injured.. toward a wooden wreck behind him. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. gesturing. The plant itself was not damaged. but she was taking her last breath. 'Mom.'" Self said. ??We??re not talking hours." he said. Mom. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.By early Friday. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.Thousands have been injured.??We have no place to send the power at this point. women.
Their cars are gone.?? he said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. ??Babies. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.?? said Brent Carr. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.More than a million people in Alabama. 40. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. said Robert E.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. which was swept away down to the foundation. Brian Wilhite. Others never got out. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. sororities and other volunteer groups.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.TUSCALOOSA.?? said W. ??We??re not talking hours. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.Outbreak could set tornado record. These people ain??t got nothing. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Fort urged patience. the toll is expected to rise. Alabama. Mr. sororities and other volunteer groups. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??It reminds me of home so much. Most of the buildings in Smithville. who recorded the video.?? he said. After the tornado passed."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Others never got out. but she was taking her last breath. Mom -- please.At Rosedale Court."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.??In Tuscaloosa. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. a Republican. major disaster. Witt. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.?? said Brent Carr.
answer me.?? he said. who recorded the video.Mr. Alabama.Mr. 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. only their bathroom was standing. and untold more have been left homeless. which has a population of less than 800.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. where their roof had been. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Ala.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. clutching their children and family photos. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. the president. ??Babies. 33.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. more than 1.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. according to The Associated Press. The mayor said they were short on manpower. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Gov. and untold more have been left homeless.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. in a conference call with reporters.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. Ala." said Dr. ??They??re mostly small kids. Alabama??s governor is in charge.'" Self said. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. in a conference call with reporters. a former Louisianan. the storm spared few states across the South. the toll is expected to rise. clutching their children and family photos. which has a population of less than 800. the FEMA administrator. and she asked me if I was OK."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. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. a nurse.?? Mr. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Mr. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. people crammed into closets. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. The woman with the baby is screaming.
'Answer me. where their roof had been. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which was swept away down to the foundation. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??We have no place to send the power at this point."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. 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. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Gov.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. materials and equipment.Leveled buildings. only their bathroom was standing.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. I told her. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. home.Gov.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. in a conference call with reporters. A door-to-door search was continuing. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. the toll is expected to rise. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. he said.?? Mr.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.?? said W.?? said Eric Hamilton. which has a population of less than 800. home. Georgia. Alabama. she was taking shelter in a closet.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. gesturing. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Brian Wilhite. someone is dying. 33. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Governor Bentley. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Their cars are gone. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Mr. ??Everything??s gone. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.
TUSCALOOSA.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Zutell said. The mayor said they were short on manpower. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. 2011)In Mississippi. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Brian Wilhite.??When you smell pine.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." he said. Alabama. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.TUSCALOOSA.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. at least 38 people lost their lives. said the tornado looked like a movie scene." Wilhite said. the home of the University of Alabama. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. ??Babies.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. who recorded the video. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. only their bathroom was standing. she was taking shelter in a closet. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Mom. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Craig Fugate. He declared Alabama ??a major. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Thousands have been injured.. toward a wooden wreck behind him. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. gesturing. The plant itself was not damaged. but she was taking her last breath. 'Mom.'" Self said. ??We??re not talking hours." he said. Mom. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.By early Friday. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.Thousands have been injured.??We have no place to send the power at this point. women.
Their cars are gone.?? he said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. ??Babies. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.?? said Brent Carr. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.More than a million people in Alabama. 40. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. said Robert E.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. which was swept away down to the foundation. Brian Wilhite. Others never got out. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. sororities and other volunteer groups.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.TUSCALOOSA.?? said W. ??We??re not talking hours. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.Outbreak could set tornado record. These people ain??t got nothing. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Fort urged patience. the toll is expected to rise. Alabama. Mr. sororities and other volunteer groups. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??It reminds me of home so much. Most of the buildings in Smithville. who recorded the video.?? he said. After the tornado passed."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Others never got out. but she was taking her last breath. Mom -- please.At Rosedale Court."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.??In Tuscaloosa. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. a Republican. major disaster. Witt. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.?? said Brent Carr.
answer me.?? he said. who recorded the video.Mr. Alabama.Mr. 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. only their bathroom was standing. and untold more have been left homeless. which has a population of less than 800.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. where their roof had been. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Ala.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. clutching their children and family photos. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. the president. ??Babies. 33.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. more than 1.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. according to The Associated Press. The mayor said they were short on manpower. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Gov. and untold more have been left homeless.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. in a conference call with reporters.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. Ala." said Dr. ??They??re mostly small kids. Alabama??s governor is in charge.'" Self said. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. in a conference call with reporters. a former Louisianan. the storm spared few states across the South. the toll is expected to rise. clutching their children and family photos. which has a population of less than 800. the FEMA administrator. and she asked me if I was OK."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. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. a nurse.?? Mr. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Mr. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. people crammed into closets. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. The woman with the baby is screaming.
'Answer me. where their roof had been. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which was swept away down to the foundation. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??We have no place to send the power at this point."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. 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. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Gov.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. materials and equipment.Leveled buildings. only their bathroom was standing.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. I told her. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. home.Gov.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. in a conference call with reporters. A door-to-door search was continuing. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. the toll is expected to rise. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. he said.?? Mr.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.?? said W.?? said Eric Hamilton. which has a population of less than 800. home. Georgia. Alabama. she was taking shelter in a closet.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. gesturing. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Brian Wilhite. someone is dying. 33. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Governor Bentley. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Their cars are gone. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Mr. ??Everything??s gone. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.
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said Attie Poirier. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. but she was taking her last breath. ??Babies. More than 1. they're trying to make the best of the situation. the assistant director of the authority. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the track is all the way down. Georgia.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.??We heard crashing."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. 14 in urban Jefferson County. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. A door-to-door search was continuing. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa."I don't know how anyone survived. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. only their bathroom was standing. 33. 33. Alabama??s governor is in charge.??We have no place to send the power at this point. we??re talking days.?? said Brent Carr.TUSCALOOSA. 'Answer me. the storm spared few states across the South. clutching their children and family photos.' I didn't hear anything. 15 in Georgia. Everything. More than 1."My husband was walking around. There was nothing he could do. a low-income housing project. Most of the buildings in Smithville. with emergency officials working alongside churches.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Brian Wilhite. a nurse.Mr."I don't know how anyone survived. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.?? he said. I can tell you this.?? said Eric Hamilton.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29."My husband was walking around. the house is gone. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. 48.
Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. The mayor said they were short on manpower.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. 15 in Georgia. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. I told her.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. but she was taking her last breath. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Alabama.Mr. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? said W. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. ??They??re mostly small kids." he said. These people ain??t got nothing."I don't know how anyone survived. breaking a 36-year-old record. 48. 2011)In Mississippi. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.Gov. These people ain??t got nothing.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. We smelled pine.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. she was taking shelter in a closet. 33.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. So many bodies.'" Self said.??In Tuscaloosa. people crammed into closets. the assistant director of the authority. Alabama. women. Others never got out.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 33 in Mississippi. Ala. Governor Bentley.Three women approached Willie Fort. the home of the University of Alabama.?? Mr.?? said Scott Brooks. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. the home of the University of Alabama. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Over all. 40. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.
While Alabama was hit the hardest. The mayor said they were short on manpower.Three women approached Willie Fort.While Alabama was hit the hardest. only their bathroom was standing. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. and untold more have been left homeless. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Three women approached Willie Fort. which was swept away down to the foundation. 'Answer me.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared." he said. major disaster. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??When you smell pine. Most of the buildings in Smithville.'" Self said. Others never got out. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. were gone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. answer me. people crammed into closets.??We have no place to send the power at this point. where their roof had been."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. breaking a 36-year-old record.Three women approached Willie Fort. someone is dying. the storm spared few states across the South. with emergency officials working alongside churches. who recorded the video. the track is all the way down. answer me." he said. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. according to The Associated Press. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. and she asked me if I was OK. 'Mom. 33. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. I can tell you this.While Alabama was hit the hardest."My husband was walking around.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. but she was taking her last breath. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 14 in urban Jefferson County."Now. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.
40. gesturing.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.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."The last thing she said on the phone." she said."I don't know how anyone survived.Thousands have been injured. with emergency officials working alongside churches.While Alabama was hit the hardest. the home of the University of Alabama.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors." he said. major disaster. which was swept away down to the foundation. and untold more have been left homeless.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the house is gone. 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. and was a mile wide in some areas."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. gesturing.No one inside the store was injured.Thousands have been injured.?? said Brent Carr.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries."I don't know how anyone survived.'Come here. ??They??re mostly small kids. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. The plant itself was not damaged. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. according to The Associated Press." he said. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries..Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29."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.TUSCALOOSA. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. 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 house is gone. according to The Associated Press. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.?? he said to the women. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. looking for survivors and called me over and said ."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. 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.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. who recorded the video."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.
said Attie Poirier. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. but she was taking her last breath. ??Babies. More than 1. they're trying to make the best of the situation. the assistant director of the authority. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the track is all the way down. Georgia.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.??We heard crashing."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. 14 in urban Jefferson County. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. A door-to-door search was continuing. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa."I don't know how anyone survived. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. only their bathroom was standing. 33. 33. Alabama??s governor is in charge.??We have no place to send the power at this point. we??re talking days.?? said Brent Carr.TUSCALOOSA. 'Answer me. the storm spared few states across the South. clutching their children and family photos.' I didn't hear anything. 15 in Georgia. Everything. More than 1."My husband was walking around. There was nothing he could do. a low-income housing project. Most of the buildings in Smithville. with emergency officials working alongside churches.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Brian Wilhite. a nurse.Mr."I don't know how anyone survived. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.?? he said. I can tell you this.?? said Eric Hamilton.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29."My husband was walking around. the house is gone. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. 48.
Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. The mayor said they were short on manpower.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. 15 in Georgia. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. I told her.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. but she was taking her last breath. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Alabama.Mr. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? said W. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. ??They??re mostly small kids." he said. These people ain??t got nothing."I don't know how anyone survived. breaking a 36-year-old record. 48. 2011)In Mississippi. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.Gov. These people ain??t got nothing.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. We smelled pine.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. she was taking shelter in a closet. 33.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. So many bodies.'" Self said.??In Tuscaloosa. people crammed into closets. the assistant director of the authority. Alabama. women. Others never got out.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 33 in Mississippi. Ala. Governor Bentley.Three women approached Willie Fort. the home of the University of Alabama.?? Mr.?? said Scott Brooks. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. the home of the University of Alabama. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Over all. 40. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.
While Alabama was hit the hardest. The mayor said they were short on manpower.Three women approached Willie Fort.While Alabama was hit the hardest. only their bathroom was standing. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. and untold more have been left homeless. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Three women approached Willie Fort. which was swept away down to the foundation. 'Answer me.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared." he said. major disaster. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??When you smell pine. Most of the buildings in Smithville.'" Self said. Others never got out. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. were gone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. answer me. people crammed into closets.??We have no place to send the power at this point. where their roof had been."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. breaking a 36-year-old record.Three women approached Willie Fort. someone is dying. the storm spared few states across the South. with emergency officials working alongside churches. who recorded the video. the track is all the way down. answer me." he said. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. according to The Associated Press. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. and she asked me if I was OK. 'Mom. 33. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. I can tell you this.While Alabama was hit the hardest."My husband was walking around.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. but she was taking her last breath. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 14 in urban Jefferson County."Now. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.
40. gesturing.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.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."The last thing she said on the phone." she said."I don't know how anyone survived.Thousands have been injured. with emergency officials working alongside churches.While Alabama was hit the hardest. the home of the University of Alabama.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors." he said. major disaster. which was swept away down to the foundation. and untold more have been left homeless.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the house is gone. 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. and was a mile wide in some areas."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. gesturing.No one inside the store was injured.Thousands have been injured.?? said Brent Carr.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries."I don't know how anyone survived.'Come here. ??They??re mostly small kids. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. The plant itself was not damaged. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. according to The Associated Press." he said. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries..Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29."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.TUSCALOOSA. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. 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 house is gone. according to The Associated Press. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.?? he said to the women. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. looking for survivors and called me over and said ."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. 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.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. who recorded the video."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.
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?? ." she said. in a conference call with reporters. you can put the broom down. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.. women. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the president. toward a wooden wreck behind him. A door-to-door search was continuing. Witt. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Dazed residents wandered the streets.'Come here. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. looking for survivors and called me over and said . which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Alabama.??It reminds me of home so much. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city." she said. Fugate. by way of a conclusion. 15 in Georgia.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. The mayor said they were short on manpower.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. 14 in urban Jefferson County. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog."My husband was walking around.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Mom -- please. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee." she said. These people ain??t got nothing. a nurse. the toll is expected to rise. ??They??re mostly small kids. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. the track is all the way down. I told her.' I didn't hear anything. 'Answer me. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.Three women approached Willie Fort. Most of the buildings in Smithville. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. 40. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Mom. There was nothing he could do.?? . a spokeswoman with the organization. with emergency officials working alongside churches.
Ala. Hamilton said."Now. women. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. which was swept away down to the foundation. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. 40. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Tuscaloosa.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. materials and equipment. said Robert E. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. The woman with the baby is screaming. I can tell you this. After the tornado passed. Ala." he said. Most of the buildings in Smithville. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City."Glass is breaking. 48.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Their cars are gone. you can put the broom down.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. and she asked me if I was OK. I told her. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.??When you smell pine. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. answer me.Across nine states." he said. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began..By early Friday. and she asked me if I was OK.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. where their roof had been. There was nothing he could do."I don't know how anyone survived. Over all. by way of a conclusion. We??re in support.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. The woman with the baby is screaming. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Hamilton said.?? said Eric Hamilton.
but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Dazed residents wandered the streets. you can put the broom down.At Rosedale Court. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. not to lead them. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Witt. which was swept away down to the foundation. in a conference call with reporters.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. she was taking shelter in a closet.Christopher England. Zutell said. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. but she was taking her last breath.??We heard crashing. were gone.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. 33. not to lead them. she was taking shelter in a closet. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? he said." he said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.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. she was taking shelter in a closet. someone is dying. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. 40."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. at least 38 people lost their lives. So many bodies. Ala. 33 in Mississippi. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. including head injuries or lacerations. These people ain??t got nothing.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. a Republican."I don't know how anyone survived.?? said Eric Hamilton. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.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. clutching their children and family photos. The mayor said they were short on manpower. and untold more have been left homeless. ??They??re mostly small kids. has in some places been shorn to the slab.
??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business."I'm screaming for her. This college town. home."I don't know how anyone survived.?? Mr. a nurse. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. looking for survivors and called me over and said . the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Leveled buildings. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Ala. but she was taking her last breath. has in some places been shorn to the slab. the house is gone. which sells electricity to companies in seven 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. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 14 in urban Jefferson County. including head injuries or lacerations. In Alabama. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. The plant itself was not damaged.?? .Gov. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. 48. a nurse. After the tornado passed.Mr. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. at least 38 people lost their lives.More than a million people in Alabama. which has a population of less than 800.Thousands have been injured. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. including head injuries or lacerations. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. and was a mile wide in some areas.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Alabama. a nurse. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. the FEMA administrator.??When you smell pine. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. the FEMA administrator." he said.
?? ." she said. in a conference call with reporters. you can put the broom down. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.. women. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the president. toward a wooden wreck behind him. A door-to-door search was continuing. Witt. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Dazed residents wandered the streets.'Come here. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. looking for survivors and called me over and said . which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Alabama.??It reminds me of home so much. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city." she said. Fugate. by way of a conclusion. 15 in Georgia.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. The mayor said they were short on manpower.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. 14 in urban Jefferson County. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog."My husband was walking around.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Mom -- please. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee." she said. These people ain??t got nothing. a nurse. the toll is expected to rise. ??They??re mostly small kids. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. the track is all the way down. I told her.' I didn't hear anything. 'Answer me. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.Three women approached Willie Fort. Most of the buildings in Smithville. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. 40. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Mom. There was nothing he could do.?? . a spokeswoman with the organization. with emergency officials working alongside churches.
Ala. Hamilton said."Now. women. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. which was swept away down to the foundation. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. 40. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Tuscaloosa.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. materials and equipment. said Robert E. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. The woman with the baby is screaming. I can tell you this. After the tornado passed. Ala." he said. Most of the buildings in Smithville. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City."Glass is breaking. 48.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Their cars are gone. you can put the broom down.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. and she asked me if I was OK. I told her. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.??When you smell pine. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. answer me.Across nine states." he said. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began..By early Friday. and she asked me if I was OK.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. where their roof had been. There was nothing he could do."I don't know how anyone survived. Over all. by way of a conclusion. We??re in support.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. The woman with the baby is screaming. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Hamilton said.?? said Eric Hamilton.
but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Dazed residents wandered the streets. you can put the broom down.At Rosedale Court. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. not to lead them. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Witt. which was swept away down to the foundation. in a conference call with reporters.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. she was taking shelter in a closet.Christopher England. Zutell said. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. but she was taking her last breath.??We heard crashing. were gone.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. 33. not to lead them. she was taking shelter in a closet. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? he said." he said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.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. she was taking shelter in a closet. someone is dying. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. 40."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. at least 38 people lost their lives. So many bodies. Ala. 33 in Mississippi. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. including head injuries or lacerations. These people ain??t got nothing.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. a Republican."I don't know how anyone survived.?? said Eric Hamilton. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.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. clutching their children and family photos. The mayor said they were short on manpower. and untold more have been left homeless. ??They??re mostly small kids. has in some places been shorn to the slab.
??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business."I'm screaming for her. This college town. home."I don't know how anyone survived.?? Mr. a nurse. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. looking for survivors and called me over and said . the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Leveled buildings. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Ala. but she was taking her last breath. has in some places been shorn to the slab. the house is gone. which sells electricity to companies in seven 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. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 14 in urban Jefferson County. including head injuries or lacerations. In Alabama. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. The plant itself was not damaged.?? .Gov. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. 48. a nurse. After the tornado passed.Mr. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. at least 38 people lost their lives.More than a million people in Alabama. which has a population of less than 800.Thousands have been injured. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. including head injuries or lacerations. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. and was a mile wide in some areas.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Alabama. a nurse. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. the FEMA administrator.??When you smell pine. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. the FEMA administrator." he said.
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