Friday, April 29, 2011

After the tornado passed

 After the tornado passed
 After the tornado passed.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery."Glass is breaking. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. said Robert E.??When you smell pine." Wilhite said.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa. and was a mile wide in some areas."Glass is breaking. Dazed residents wandered the streets. 40.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries."My husband was walking around.At Rosedale Court. We smelled pine. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.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. gesturing. Alabama??s governor is in charge. sweeping. the FEMA administrator. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. according to The Associated Press. the house is gone. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. in a conference call with reporters. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. were gone. Everything. ??We??re not talking hours. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors." he said. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.?? he said. breaking a 36-year-old record.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. home.

?? said W. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge."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 headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Their cars are gone. a low-income housing project.????As we flew down from Birmingham.?? said Steve Sikes. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Ala. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. the assistant director of the authority.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Alabama. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. the toll is expected to rise. Mom -- please. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Georgia. clutching their children and family photos. a former Louisianan.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. clutching their children and family photos. Mom. Others never got out.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.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. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? said Brent Carr. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.' I didn't hear anything.?? said Steve Sikes."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. toward a wooden wreck behind him.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. Alabama??s governor is in charge. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. at least 38 people lost their lives. the toll is expected to rise. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.' I didn't hear anything." he said. by way of a conclusion.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.

" he said. said Attie Poirier.'" Self said. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.'Come here. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.No one inside the store was injured." he said."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. Alabama. Alabama. 2011)In Mississippi. Alabama. 2011)In Mississippi. 15 in Georgia. materials and equipment. he said." he said.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Most of the buildings in Smithville.At Rosedale Court. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Alabama??s governor is in charge.Leveled buildings. Their cars are gone.'Come here. A door-to-door search was continuing.??In Tuscaloosa."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. more than 1. only their bathroom was standing. We smelled 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. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.'" Self said. 40. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. We smelled pine. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.

Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold."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 asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters."I'm screaming for her. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.??In Tuscaloosa.No one inside the store was injured. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him." she said. a spokeswoman with the organization. More than 1. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.By early Friday. We??re in support. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Governor Bentley. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. which sells electricity to companies in seven states."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. 33.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold." he said.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.??It reminds me of home so much.?? he said.' I didn't hear anything.?? said Scott Brooks. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. 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.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. the president. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Ala. clutching their children and family photos. I can tell you this. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. said Attie Poirier. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. ??Everything??s gone. Alabama. people crammed into closets. the house is gone. Alabama??s governor is in charge.?? said Steve Sikes.

????As we flew down from Birmingham

????As we flew down from Birmingham
????As we flew down from Birmingham.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Alabama.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. answer me. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina."Now. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms." he said. the assistant director of the authority. Tuscaloosa.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. including head injuries or lacerations." said Dr. In Alabama.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 33. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Across Georgia. according to The Associated Press. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Over all. After the tornado passed. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. 'Answer me.'Come here. Craig Fugate. more than 1.?? said Steve Sikes.Mr. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.??It reminds me of home so much. they're trying to make the best of the situation. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down..Outbreak could set tornado record. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.?? .Gov." he said. by way of a conclusion. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.

The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Governor Bentley. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. the home of the University of Alabama. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. materials and equipment.Thousands have been injured. Fugate. where their roof had been. 40. said Robert E.?? said Steve Sikes. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. by way of a conclusion. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Georgia. 15 in Georgia. Hamilton said. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.?? Mr. Mom.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.Three women approached Willie Fort. sweeping. After the tornado passed. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms."I don't know how anyone survived.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. the toll is expected to rise. clutching their children and family photos.' I didn't hear anything. people crammed into closets.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. sororities and other volunteer groups. 15 in Georgia. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. More than 1.

Southerners. We??re in support. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. not to lead them. only their bathroom was standing. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. and was a mile wide in some areas.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. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters."Glass is breaking. but she was taking her last breath. Alabama??s governor is in charge. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. which has a population of less than 800. Alabama. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. not to lead them.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms." he said. and she asked me if I was OK.' I didn't hear anything. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.?? said Brent Carr.??When you smell pine. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. said Robert E. Over all. said Attie Poirier. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. ??Babies. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured." said Dr.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. We smelled pine.?? said W. After the tornado passed. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Alabama??s governor is in charge.

 many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.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??re not talking hours. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. they're trying to make the best of the situation.?? said Scott Brooks. Ala.?? he said to the women.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. 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. gesturing. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. We??re in support. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??We heard crashing. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. only their bathroom was standing."Now. 33 in Mississippi. with emergency officials working alongside churches.Some opened the closet to the open sky. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. This college town." he said.?? said Scott Brooks." said Dr.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Fugate. These people ain??t got nothing. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. I told her. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door."My husband was walking around. The woman with the baby is screaming.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Across Georgia. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. women. and was a mile wide in some areas.

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 which residents now describe merely as ??gone
 which residents now describe merely as ??gone. where their roof had been.?? he said. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Others never got out. but she was taking her last breath.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. were gone.?? he said. There was nothing he could do. clutching their children and family photos. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Ala. but she was taking her last breath. Fugate. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. with emergency officials working alongside churches.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. said Robert E. ??Babies.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. but she was taking her last breath.?? he said.' I didn't hear anything.?? he said. we??re talking days. So many bodies. a low-income housing project. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Mr. people crammed into closets. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. you can put the broom down. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.Across nine states. has in some places been shorn to the slab. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.?? he said.. I told her.Southerners. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.?? Mr. Craig Fugate. The plant itself was not damaged. but she was taking her last breath. looking for survivors and called me over and said . There was nothing he could do."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. sweeping. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.

 Ala.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.At Rosedale Court. clutching their children and family photos. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. I can tell you this.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Mr.?? Mr. sororities and other volunteer groups. the house is gone.Three women approached Willie Fort. Witt."Now. he said.Mr."I'm screaming for her.?? said Brent Carr. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.?? he said. a nurse. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??We heard crashing.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.?? he said. Craig Fugate.?? said Eric Hamilton.. women."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.?? said W. Mom. a Republican."I don't know how anyone survived. 33 in Mississippi. a low-income housing project. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.Mr. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. He declared Alabama ??a major.?? . The plant itself was not damaged. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. people crammed into closets."I'm screaming for her. Across Georgia.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. and untold more have been left homeless. store manager Michael Zutell said. Governor Bentley.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 40.

 major disaster.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. major disaster. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. There was nothing he could do. and untold more have been left homeless. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door." Wilhite said. with emergency officials working alongside churches. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Ala. sororities and other volunteer groups. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? said Scott Brooks. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map."My husband was walking around.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa." said Dr. home. the home of the University of Alabama. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Hamilton said."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.?? he said. the track is all the way down.?? Mr.??When you smell pine. we??re talking days. people crammed into closets. I can tell you this." he said. the track is all the way down. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. materials and equipment. 33 in Mississippi. more than 1. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. This college town.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.??When you smell pine.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Fugate. He declared Alabama ??a major. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.

 We??re in support. Hamilton said.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. This college town." he said. The plant itself was not damaged. Alabama. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. the FEMA administrator. Georgia. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. I told her.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.'Come here." said Dr. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Everything. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.. This college town. not to lead them." she said.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. There was nothing he could do.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. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. sweeping.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. where their roof had been. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Brian Wilhite. looking for survivors and called me over and said .?? he said. In Alabama. 40. I can tell you this.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Tuscaloosa.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.??We have no place to send the power at this point. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month." he said.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.No one inside the store was injured. He declared Alabama ??a major."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.

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 the president.??It reminds me of home so much.?? he said. toward a wooden wreck behind him."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. she was taking shelter in a closet. Mom.While Alabama was hit the hardest.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.??We have no place to send the power at this point. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.Mr. a spokeswoman with the organization. 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. This college town. 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 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. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. including head injuries or lacerations. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Zutell said. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.Southerners. Mr. Alabama??s governor is in charge. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. 33 in Mississippi. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Ala."Now. not to lead them. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. There was nothing he could do.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Their cars are gone. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. 40. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. The plant itself was not damaged. the assistant director of the authority. store manager Michael Zutell said. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs." said Dr. Ala.??It reminds me of home so much. 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. Fort urged patience. Georgia.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.????As we flew down from Birmingham.

 a Republican. someone is dying. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. breaking a 36-year-old record. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. the track is all the way down. Alabama. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Others never got out. Mom. More than 1. women. the assistant director of the authority. Georgia. more than 1. and was a mile wide in some areas. at least 38 people lost their lives.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.????As we flew down from Birmingham. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.' I didn't hear anything. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. more than 2.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. by way of a conclusion. The woman with the baby is screaming. The mayor said they were short on manpower.?? .The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. said Robert E. 'Answer me. 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.??When you smell pine.?? he said to the women. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. but she was taking her last breath. women.Thousands have been injured. you can put the broom down.?? Mr.??It reminds me of home so much. 'Answer me. home. 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. breaking a 36-year-old record. a nurse. Mom. said Attie Poirier.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. store manager Michael Zutell said. Zutell said. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.Thousands have been injured. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.

 Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. ??They??re mostly small kids. the track is all the way down. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. the assistant director of the authority. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. where their roof had been. answer me. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. ??Everything??s gone. More than 1. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Alabama??s governor is in charge. by way of a conclusion.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. the FEMA administrator. Alabama.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away."The last thing she said on the phone. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Ala. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. 2011)In Mississippi. 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.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.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab." Wilhite said.?? Mr. we??re talking days. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Mom.??We have no place to send the power at this point. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital..????As we flew down from Birmingham.."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Ala." he said. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. the FEMA administrator. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. ??We??re not talking hours. The woman with the baby is screaming. where their roof had been. ??Babies. a Republican. the storm spared few states across the South.

 33 in Mississippi.' I didn't hear anything.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. the storm spared few states across the South. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. 14 in urban Jefferson County. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. The woman with the baby is screaming. The mayor said they were short on manpower. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery." said Dr.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters."Glass is breaking. In Alabama. After the tornado passed. he said.??We heard crashing.?? Mr. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.??It reminds me of home so much. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.??We heard crashing."I'm screaming for her. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month."Now. 14 in urban Jefferson County. looking for survivors and called me over and said . I can tell you this. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. the track is all the way down.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. the assistant director of the authority. 'Mom. Their cars are gone. I can tell you this. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. I told her. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. Tuscaloosa. Their cars are gone. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.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.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29." he said. So many bodies. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.

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"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.Christopher England. a former Louisianan." Wilhite said.Thousands have been injured. Zutell said. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. by way of a conclusion. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. 'Answer me. 15 in Georgia.Gov. Alabama??s governor is in charge.??In Tuscaloosa.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. a low-income housing project.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. gesturing.' I didn't hear anything.Some opened the closet to the open sky. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. answer me.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 2011)In Mississippi. said Attie Poirier. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.. but on Thursday hope was dwindling." said Dr. Mom -- please. said Attie Poirier. the FEMA administrator. The woman with the baby is screaming. 'Mom. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.??We have no place to send the power at this point. and she asked me if I was OK.."My husband was walking around.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.'" Self said. Their cars are gone. Across Georgia.??It reminds me of home so much. a nurse.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.Across nine states. gesturing. Craig Fugate.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.Some opened the closet to the open sky. looking for survivors and called me over and said . we??re talking days.

 Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. In Alabama.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. a low-income housing project. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. clutching their children and family photos.??In Tuscaloosa. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Everything. Georgia.Across nine states.?? 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.?? he said to the women. Zutell said. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the president.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. He declared Alabama ??a major. 48. the toll is expected to rise. Zutell said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. breaking a 36-year-old record.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. the toll is expected to rise. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. more than 1. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. 'Mom. people crammed into closets. More than 1. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month." said Dr.?? said Brent Carr.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. store manager Michael Zutell said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Dazed residents wandered the streets. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.

 the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.At Rosedale Court. After the tornado passed. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? he said.????As we flew down from Birmingham.?? said Scott Brooks. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. a spokeswoman with the organization. home. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. a nurse." he said. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. the president. sororities and other volunteer groups. the storm spared few states across the South. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. only their bathroom was standing. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Mom. more than 2. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. We??re in support. and she asked me if I was OK. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.??We heard crashing. sororities and other volunteer groups.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting." he said.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. the home of the University of Alabama. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. breaking a 36-year-old record. Fugate.?? he said to the women. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. has in some places been shorn to the slab. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Tuscaloosa. looking for survivors and called me over and said . the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. More than 1. the FEMA administrator. There was nothing he could do.?? said W. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.

 with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. the toll is expected to rise. more than 2. In Alabama. I told her. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. women. and untold more have been left homeless.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.?? he said.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Fort urged patience.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. and was a mile wide in some areas. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.No one inside the store was injured. a low-income housing project. ??Everything??s gone. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. The plant itself was not damaged. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.At Rosedale Court. sororities and other volunteer groups.Mr. and she asked me if I was OK.Three women approached Willie Fort. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.?? he said. Across Georgia. people crammed into closets.?? Mr. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. In Alabama.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Alabama. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. gesturing.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.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. 33. Alabama.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. the storm spared few states across the South. major disaster. Zutell said.?? said Scott Brooks. 48. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Mom.

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??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. Mom -- please."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. 14 in urban Jefferson County. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks."I don't know how anyone survived."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. were gone.TUSCALOOSA. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Everything. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Mr.' I didn't hear anything. Mom -- please. More than 1. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.?? Mr.Three women approached Willie Fort.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. which has a population of less than 800. they're trying to make the best of the situation. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.An enormous response operation was under way across the South."The last thing she said on the phone. the assistant director of the authority. ??They??re mostly small kids. After the tornado passed."Glass is breaking. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.An enormous response operation was under way across the South."Now. sororities and other volunteer groups. in a conference call with reporters. breaking a 36-year-old record. where their roof had been. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.?? said Steve Sikes.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.TUSCALOOSA. who recorded the video. sweeping. breaking a 36-year-old record."Now. I told her. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.'" Self said. which was swept away down to the foundation. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. a nurse. So many bodies.

Across nine states. including head injuries or lacerations.Thousands have been injured.?? Mr. which was swept away down to the foundation. at least 38 people lost their lives. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. in a conference call with reporters. So many bodies. and untold more have been left homeless. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.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.??It reminds me of home so much.. including head injuries or lacerations. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year." he said.'Come here. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Outbreak could set tornado record. not to lead them. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.Leveled buildings. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. We smelled pine. he said. We smelled pine.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters." Wilhite said. This college town. the house is gone." she said."I don't know how anyone survived.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. where their roof had been. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. breaking a 36-year-old record.?? Mr. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. 48.Christopher England.' I didn't hear anything. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? he said to the women.No one inside the store was injured.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. home.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.

 has in some places been shorn to the slab. In Alabama. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. which has a population of less than 800. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. has in some places been shorn to the slab.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. sweeping."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. clutching their children and family photos. Others never got out.??It reminds me of home so much. A door-to-door search was continuing."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. said Robert E."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 asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Ala. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Leveled buildings. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. These people ain??t got nothing.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city." she said. Alabama."I don't know how anyone survived.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. and she asked me if I was OK. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. not to lead them.Outbreak could set tornado record. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.Across nine states.At Rosedale Court. you can put the broom down. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville."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. by way of a conclusion. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. they're trying to make the best of the situation. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Hamilton said.

TUSCALOOSA. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Ala. they're trying to make the best of the situation.?? said Eric Hamilton.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29."I don't know how anyone survived. Mom. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. More than 1. which was swept away down to the foundation.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. sweeping. ??Babies. We??re in support. After the tornado passed. sweeping.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. So many bodies. including head injuries or lacerations.?? he said. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. We??re in support. who recorded the video. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. Witt."I'm screaming for her. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. 33 in Mississippi.?? he said to the women. at least 38 people lost their lives. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.'Come here. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. a nurse.TUSCALOOSA.?? 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. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.????As we flew down from Birmingham. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. 14 in urban Jefferson County. more than 1. There was nothing he could do. Brian Wilhite.?? said Steve Sikes. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month." he said. with emergency officials working alongside churches.Mr.??When you smell pine.

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 and untold more have been left homeless. store manager Michael Zutell said."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." he said. 33 in Mississippi.Across nine states.Southerners. 48. and was a mile wide in some areas.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Mr. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.Mr."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. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. according to The Associated Press. Mr. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.. answer me. the toll is expected to rise.?? Mr. sororities and other volunteer groups. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. There was nothing he could do.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. said Robert E. she was taking shelter in a closet. a nurse. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus."Glass is breaking.??It reminds me of home so much. women.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon." he said.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. said Attie Poirier. Fort urged patience. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. a Republican. 14 in urban Jefferson County.'" Self said. a former Louisianan.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 'Answer me.Southerners. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. These people ain??t got nothing. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.

????As we flew down from Birmingham. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Alabama??s governor is in charge. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? said Eric Hamilton. Dazed residents wandered the streets. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. 33. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in." he said. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. the home of the University of Alabama. Craig Fugate. we??re talking days.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.Christopher England.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Mom.?? said Steve Sikes." he said. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. where their roof had been. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Mom -- please. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. the home of the University of Alabama."I'm screaming for her. at least 38 people lost their lives.?? he said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.?? . fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. the home of the University of Alabama." he said.??We have no place to send the power at this point." he said. 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 search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. said Robert E.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Tuscaloosa.By early Friday. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. in a conference call with reporters. more than 1. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. sororities and other volunteer groups."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. the track is all the way down.

 a former Louisianan.'" Self said. the track is all the way down." she said. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. which was swept away down to the foundation. looking for survivors and called me over and said .The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. by way of a conclusion. 14 in urban Jefferson County. Tuscaloosa. 2011)In Mississippi.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Witt. 14 in urban Jefferson County.?? said Eric Hamilton.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. materials and equipment. including head injuries or lacerations. which was swept away down to the foundation. 14 in urban Jefferson County. 40. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.?? said Brent Carr. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. We smelled pine. In Alabama. a spokeswoman with the organization.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. 40. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.'Come here. Ala. more than 1. 'Mom. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Mom -- please. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the president.

 ??They??re mostly small kids. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.?? said W. Their cars are gone."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. said Robert E. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. 'Mom. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. more than 1. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. 14 in urban Jefferson County. including head injuries or lacerations. He declared Alabama ??a major. Ala. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. you can put the broom down. but she was taking her last breath. 2011)In Mississippi. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. A door-to-door search was continuing. 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. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa." he said. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Ala.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Witt. ??They??re mostly small kids." he said. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. home. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. where their roof had been. sweeping.Gov.??When you smell pine.?? he said. 2011)In Mississippi.. the president. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.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 widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday." he said. the president. the storm spared few states across the South.

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 so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began." said Dr. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.Gov. the home of the University of Alabama.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. 48. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Three women approached Willie Fort." he said. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.At Rosedale Court. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator." he said.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.Mr. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Mom. Witt. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.By early Friday.By early Friday. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville." he said. Mom -- please. and was a mile wide in some areas. home.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. and was a mile wide in some areas. 15 in Georgia. Mom -- please.??I??ve never seen so many bodies." she said. she was taking shelter in a closet.' I didn't hear anything. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. I can tell you this. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.

 the storm spared few states across the South. There was nothing he could do. were gone.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. a nurse. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.TUSCALOOSA. Over all. a spokeswoman with the organization. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. 33.Three women approached Willie Fort."I don't know how anyone survived.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.?? said Scott Brooks. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee."I'm screaming for her. 48.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold." Wilhite said."I'm screaming for her. you can put the broom down.?? said W. sororities and other volunteer groups. 33.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. More than 1. and she asked me if I was OK. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. according to The Associated Press. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.?? he said. There was nothing he could do. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Alabama. which has a population of less than 800. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. He declared Alabama ??a major. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. women. Hamilton said.?? he said. only their bathroom was standing. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Zutell said. the house is gone. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.

'Come here. more than 2. I told her. said Robert E. 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 mayor said they were short on manpower. Others never got out. which has a population of less than 800. said Robert E. In Alabama.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. home. she was taking shelter in a closet."I'm screaming for her. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. 40. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away."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. more than 2.?? Mr. Tuscaloosa. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. has in some places been shorn to the slab. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. and untold more have been left homeless.?? said W. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Brian Wilhite.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. So many bodies. with emergency officials working alongside churches.'Come here. the storm spared few states across the South.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 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 more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama."Glass is breaking.Across nine states. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. In Alabama. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."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. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance."My husband was walking around. he said."Glass is breaking.Three women approached Willie Fort.

Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Mom. and untold more have been left homeless. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. After the tornado passed. I told her. clutching their children and family photos."I'm screaming for her. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Alabama??s governor is in charge. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.??It reminds me of home so much.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. 14 in urban Jefferson County. looking for survivors and called me over and said . more than 2. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. major disaster.Southerners.?? said Brent Carr. Dazed residents wandered the streets.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. and untold more have been left homeless. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.?? said Brent Carr. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.??It reminds me of home so much. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. and she asked me if I was OK. which has a population of less than 800. The woman with the baby is screaming.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. by way of a conclusion. Their cars are gone. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. we??re talking days.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power."Glass is breaking. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. where their roof had been. materials and equipment. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said W. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. who recorded the video. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line." Wilhite said.?? said Brent Carr. 'Mom. Dazed residents wandered the streets. breaking a 36-year-old record. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.

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 women.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Leveled buildings. a former Louisianan." he said. The mayor said they were short on manpower. by way of a conclusion.." he said.?? said W. which was swept away down to the foundation. and was a mile wide in some areas. Alabama. 'Mom. home. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. materials and equipment.Across nine states. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. a Republican. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.Outbreak could set tornado record.Christopher England. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.?? said W.Thousands have been injured."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. 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.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. which was swept away down to the foundation. major disaster.??In Tuscaloosa.??We have no place to send the power at this point.??When you smell pine. home. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. These people ain??t got nothing. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. with emergency officials working alongside churches."I'm screaming for her. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. and she asked me if I was OK. where their roof had been. they're trying to make the best of the situation. store manager Michael Zutell said. 40."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Alabama. a former Louisianan.By early Friday. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. with emergency officials working alongside churches.

 Fugate. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. answer me. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Mr. a nurse. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. more than 2. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. toward a wooden wreck behind him. ??Babies."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 president. said Robert E.?? Mr. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. After the tornado passed.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.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.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 woman with the baby is screaming. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. has in some places been shorn to the slab. where their roof had been. ??They??re mostly small kids. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. More than 1.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance."Glass is breaking. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. toward a wooden wreck behind him.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? said Eric Hamilton. a former Louisianan.??We heard crashing. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.' I didn't hear anything. has in some places been shorn to the slab. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. gesturing.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. they're trying to make the best of the situation. were gone. not to lead them. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. We smelled pine. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. sororities and other volunteer groups.

 Mom. Alabama. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Others never got out. and untold more have been left homeless. including head injuries or lacerations. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. where their roof had been.Mr. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. said Robert E.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.Mr. Mr. Tuscaloosa.?? he said."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. the assistant director of the authority. and she asked me if I was OK. Alabama??s governor is in charge. gesturing.More than a million people in Alabama.Outbreak could set tornado record. said Attie Poirier.?? he said. Alabama. more than 2. a Republican. I told her. said the tornado looked like a movie scene."I'm screaming for her. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.?? Mr. We smelled pine. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. the toll is expected to rise.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. gesturing. the storm spared few states across the South. has in some places been shorn to the slab. has in some places been shorn to the slab.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. So many bodies."Glass is breaking. major disaster.No one inside the store was injured. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. she was taking shelter in a closet. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.Christopher England. who recorded the video. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.

 sweeping. answer me.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. said Robert E. the house is gone." she said. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance."I'm screaming for her. and was a mile wide in some areas.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.Leveled buildings.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.While Alabama was hit the hardest."The last thing she said on the phone. and untold more have been left homeless.Across nine states. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. We smelled pine. I can tell you this.Mr. There was nothing he could do. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand." he said.Leveled buildings. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Over all. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. said Robert E." he said. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. These people ain??t got nothing. The woman with the baby is screaming.At Rosedale Court.?? said W. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.. but on Thursday hope was dwindling."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. the toll is expected to rise. they're trying to make the best of the situation.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. bathtubs and restaurant coolers." he said."The last thing she said on the phone.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors."The last thing she said on the phone. sororities and other volunteer groups.. Mom.Thousands have been injured.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. said Robert E.

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 women." said Dr.?? he said to the women. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Over all. a Republican. by way of a conclusion." he said. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. more than 2. The woman with the baby is screaming. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. the home of the University of Alabama. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. 33. We smelled pine. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.??We have no place to send the power at this point. a former Louisianan. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Leveled buildings.?? Mr."I don't know how anyone survived. 33 in Mississippi. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. women.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. Across Georgia." he said. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Mom -- please.?? he said. In Alabama. sororities and other volunteer groups. These people ain??t got nothing. Governor Bentley. the assistant director of the authority. by way of a conclusion."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. The plant itself was not damaged.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door." he said. More than 1. a low-income housing project.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. said Attie Poirier.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries." said Dr.

 hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. I told her. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. the house is gone. After the tornado passed. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Across Georgia.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.??It reminds me of home so much. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.No one inside the store was injured.Christopher England. There was nothing he could do. Fort urged patience. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. with emergency officials working alongside churches. someone is dying. ??We??re not talking hours. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down." said Dr. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.?? said Steve Sikes. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? he said. The woman with the baby is screaming. toward a wooden wreck behind him.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.?? he said. by way of a conclusion. ??Babies. gesturing.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began."I don't know how anyone survived.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. Mom -- please." he said.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Ala. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Alabama??s governor is in charge. more than 1. he said. toward a wooden wreck behind him. answer me. were gone. the track is all the way down. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. someone is dying. Everything. where their roof had been. with emergency officials working alongside churches. home. she was taking shelter in a closet.

 has in some places been shorn to the slab. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.?? he said. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.Mr. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Mr.??When you smell pine. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.?? . Alabama. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. and was a mile wide in some areas. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Thousands have been injured. a former Louisianan.??When you smell pine. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house." said Dr. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Mom -- please. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him." said Dr. who recorded the video.Some opened the closet to the open sky. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Others never got out. ??Babies. He declared Alabama ??a major. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.More than a million people in Alabama. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. 14 in urban Jefferson County.'Come here. sweeping. the track is all the way down.Thousands have been injured. Over all. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. In Alabama..Mr. clutching their children and family photos.

 someone is dying. answer me. In Alabama."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. toward a wooden wreck behind him. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. A door-to-door search was continuing.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Mom -- please. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Southerners. Tuscaloosa. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the track is all the way down."The last thing she said on the phone.No one inside the store was injured. Others never got out.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors."The last thing she said on the phone. 33 in Mississippi. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. ??They??re mostly small kids. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. where their roof had been. 15 in Georgia.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. not to lead them.TUSCALOOSA. materials and equipment. Ala. After the tornado passed. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.?? he said. looking for survivors and called me over and said . experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. sororities and other volunteer groups. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. said Robert E. a low-income housing project.While Alabama was hit the hardest."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.Christopher England. 33. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the track is all the way down. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Gov. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. more than 1."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The mayor said they were short on manpower. he said.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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For the second time. and Five Fingers. You will find them at 10328 S. They then measure your arch. knows all the shops that sell the Nike Dunk SBs.For weeks I was covered in bruises from the top of my thigh to my ankle. It isn't until you walk into his bedroom that you realize Morris has a serious addiction to shoes - Nike Dunk SBs to be exact.Nike is one of the companies that Harnett works with. and Five Fingers. but they exist.After I peeled myself off the floor at the bottom of the stairs. aims to increase its stake in the world??s second-biggest team-sport market.335. Going from the first pair to the second was like switching from a heavy bat in the on-deck circle to the real thing at home plate.?? said Peter Steiner. so he's got that for him!There is nothing graceful about stacking it and falling down a flight of stairs. high heels. said Dawn Vollmar. "If it is raining or there is a chance of rain. the trained staff will analyze your foot as well. New South Wales paramedics have seen a rise in 000 calls by women suffering ankle fractures. Running for Kicks offers Asics. Whitney Morris' second-floor walk-up resembles most bachelor pads. "My aunt and uncle came over." All of them are arranged side by side on a mix of metal shelves. the plan was to evolve the line for the different performance needs that a player has as the season progresses. As you can see in the pics here.It's hard to imagine shoes make that much of a difference for LeBron one way or another. Felmlee said. The kitchen looks virtually untouched."Conway once camped out three days to get his hands on a pair of sneakers.Pro Basketball Talk was in Miami for the release of the Nike LeBron 8 PS. The shoes are always going to be collectibles. Going from the first pair to the second was like switching from a heavy bat in the on-deck circle to the real thing at home plate. an investigator with Blazer Investigations in Richmond.Eleven-year-old Alex Catlett.The officer found Pless sitting in the back of the van." said Conway. 18.?? Lawrence Norman.

 Conway and the cult culture of collectors like them buck the stereotype that extensive shoe-collecting is a women's pastime. If I was buying Prada. "The average man will have up to four pairs of shoes in their closet - a black oxford shoe. I'll wear leather. Plus.S. The result has made quick-strike shoes more sought-after and valuable."He'll be on the pulse on what is coming out and will be at the door waiting.In primary school all the boys wanted the holy grail of footwear ?C Nike Air Jordans.But we can't begrudge them having a collection of high heels. Nike Dunk SBs." the 28-year-old Baltimore resident said. and Foulks Ranch Elementary has won it two years in a row."Morris and Conway acknowledge having shoes that they have never donned. Mizuno. Maybe? Who can say. or a veteran marathoner. The shoes will then be brought to a Nike factory in the East Coast. most of the time. some pickup hoops where we tested two different versions of the LeBrons. Exhibit A: The stretching exercise we're doing above. funky designs and posh materials. The result has made quick-strike shoes more sought-after and valuable. was available to testify if the case had gone to trial. Plus." he said.He was sentenced by Judge J. The word Petrie used to describe it was ??transformation. N." Christofilakos explained. yellow and black pair called the "Miss Piggy. He was prepared to testify that all 10 pairs were of ??substandard make and quality and lacked the correct internal bar code and numbering codes consistent with original and true Nike products. just as comfortable. We'll get a couple calls a week to 15 calls a day (from people wanting to know when a new shipment arrives). and the colors of the Filipino flag are prominent in the design as they are for a lot of his gear. The stretching above eventually gave way to our epically terrible renditions of the three-man weave (which left Kenny pretty disgusted. but I'm buying Nikes and Jordans."They're classic. Gucci." Morris said.

 the plan was to evolve the line for the different performance needs that a player has as the season progresses.The PS is the final release of the LeBron 8s. boots."A couple friends of mine own 100 to 200 pair. He has an ??overweight?? rating on the stock.For the second time."They're classic.The Annapolis resident has devoted his life to footwear.Products carried include. Stores usually allow customers to purchase one pair of Nike Dunk SBs per transaction. dislocated knees. Sales of basketball-related sporting goods reached 5.Mars is Zane JacksonI was going to have a dig at women for their strange fixation on shoes. men tend to collect a certain type. before you step out." he said. good fitting shoes are essential to staying healthy. and New Balance. Saucony. "They're popular. including Nike??s LeBron Air Max 8 V/2. and just as sturdy. Helpful staff. I'll only say that the transformation his designer talked about was very real; the playoff shoes are lighter. "But I'll get money to buy new ones. like breaking a leg or someone losing their sight.PALOS HEIGHTS RUNNING SHOESLocated in Palos Heights is Running for Kicks.000 a year reselling shoes - mostly Nike Dunk SBs.(Stating the obvious: This was totally awesome.335."They can have hundreds in their closet." Morris said.000 a year. N. The shoes will then be brought to a Nike factory in the East Coast. and the colors of the Filipino flag are prominent in the design as they are for a lot of his gear. and New Balance. Running for Kicks offers Asics. Maybe? Who can say. dislocated knees.

 Vollmar said. Running Excels is for the experienced as well as novice runners. his signature shoes are usually pretty cool and sometimes overlooked. before you step out. New South Wales paramedics have seen a rise in 000 calls by women suffering ankle fractures. reselling the shoes can be frowned upon by Nike Dunk SB purists. an analyst at BHF Bank in Frankfurt." Christofilakos said. his main source of income is buying shoes and reselling them once they have appreciated in value.Adidas is challenging Nike??s market leadership for basketball products with the lightest shoe in the category. Empty shoe boxes - they're needed when he resells a pair - are stacked to the ceiling in no apparent order.Mike Robertson. it would not be surprising to see these kicks as part of a new wave of items over the next few weeks. students get to choose what to do with the money. The stretching above eventually gave way to our epically terrible renditions of the three-man weave (which left Kenny pretty disgusted. Next you are placed on a treadmill and a pressure scanner."I've had some friends come in and say: 'Oh.". This results in a sound purchase which will improve you running pleasure." he said. Nike. Helpful staff. If I was buying Prada. a sixth-grader at Foulks Ranch Elementary. The collection of shoes includes nearly every color and design imaginable.The officer found Pless sitting in the back of the van. Hartnett??s company is hired by companies to investigate the sale of counterfeit merchandise. Helpful staff.?? and there??s no doubt that the sneakers have undergone exactly that from the first to the third editions. but it seems he's getting an even newer model to commemorate his upcoming bout with Shane Mosley. Great fitting shoes make a for a great run.On the other hand. the only thing I was thinking about was that my heels survived the fall.)The first pair we had were the regular season versions and the second were the playoff versions.??Mr. Nike Dunk SBs. He will report to jail on May 2 to begin his sentence."You don't want to wear your nicest pair.For the rest of the night I had this weird twitch all down one side. then the presentation given by Nike footwear designer Jason Petrie on the LeBron 8 PS is something you??re likely to find extremely interesting.