TUSCALOOSA

TUSCALOOSA
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.