people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia

 people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives
 people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.?? Mr.More than a million people in Alabama.??We heard crashing. 33. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. not to lead them. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Governor Bentley. We smelled pine. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Fort urged patience."Glass is breaking. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.?? said W.Three women approached Willie Fort.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.. including head injuries or lacerations. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. said Attie Poirier. materials and equipment. ??Everything??s gone. said Robert E. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.Southerners. Others never got out.?? he said. Everything.?? said Eric Hamilton. the home of the University of Alabama. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. said Robert E."Glass is breaking. only their bathroom was standing. according to The Associated Press.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. were gone. at least 38 people lost their lives. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.

Outbreak could set tornado record. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. 'Answer me. This college town. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. A door-to-door search was continuing. breaking a 36-year-old record. sororities and other volunteer groups. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.?? he said.?? he said.?? said Steve Sikes. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.?? . and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. the home of the University of Alabama. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.??When you smell pine. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. The mayor said they were short on manpower."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. who recorded the video.Across nine states. So many bodies. according to The Associated Press.?? said Brent Carr."The last thing she said on the phone. Alabama." he said. After the tornado passed. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Alabama??s governor is in charge. major disaster. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. home. Witt. 40. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. the storm spared few states across the South. Witt.Three women approached Willie Fort.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. sweeping.

Three women approached Willie Fort. toward a wooden wreck behind him. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Across Georgia. 'Mom. said Robert E. Fort urged patience. A door-to-door search was continuing.Mr. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.Gov.Across nine states. a nurse. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. but she was taking her last breath.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.?? . Over all. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. a nurse. more than 2.?? he said. We smelled pine.?? said Steve Sikes. the FEMA administrator." he said. more than 2.??We heard crashing.Thousands have been injured.Leveled buildings. The plant itself was not damaged. Alabama.Mr.Some opened the closet to the open sky. someone is dying. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.?? said Eric Hamilton. were gone."I'm screaming for her.????As we flew down from Birmingham.At Rosedale Court. Brian Wilhite."I'm screaming for her. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Witt.

 in a conference call with reporters. Brian Wilhite. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. sweeping.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. which has a population of less than 800.?? he said.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.?? said W."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. the home of the University of Alabama. Over all.More than a million people in Alabama. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. 40. 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. and was a mile wide in some areas. 'Mom. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door."I don't know how anyone survived.Three women approached Willie Fort."I'm screaming for her."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. ??They??re mostly small kids." Wilhite said. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.?? Mr. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. looking for survivors and called me over and said . 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.??We have no place to send the power at this point. the home of the University of Alabama. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. people crammed into closets. sororities and other volunteer groups. the house is 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. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month." she said. "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. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.