and untold more have been left homeless

 and untold more have been left homeless
 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.