"Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's

"Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove
"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.