made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance

 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.