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.