Alabama

 Alabama
 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.