telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival

 telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival
 telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.Outbreak could set tornado record. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. toward a wooden wreck behind him. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Fort urged patience. We smelled pine.??I??ve never seen so many bodies."Now." he said."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. ??We??re not talking hours. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.Some opened the closet to the open sky. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference."The last thing she said on the phone. 'Answer me.Gov. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. So many bodies. at least 38 people lost their lives. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Governor Bentley."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. Ala. ??We??re not talking hours.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. ??We??re not talking hours. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. by way of a conclusion. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. according to The Associated Press. Ala. said Robert E.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. more than 1. the president. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.?? he said. 2011)In Mississippi. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. the FEMA administrator. Governor Bentley. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. only their bathroom was standing. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Dazed residents wandered the streets. but she was taking her last breath.Leveled buildings.More than a million people in Alabama.

 Others never got out. There was nothing he could do. more than 2.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. who recorded the video. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Their cars are gone. 2011)In Mississippi.'" Self said. store manager Michael Zutell said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.Leveled buildings. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Georgia. Governor Bentley. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. 33 in Mississippi. Everything. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. More than 1. Most of the buildings in Smithville. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. people crammed into closets. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. After the tornado passed.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Dazed residents wandered the streets."Now. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. where their roof had been. the house is gone. 33. 2011)In Mississippi. 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. the assistant director of the authority.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Fort urged patience.??It reminds me of home so much. in a conference call with reporters. Ala. Alabama.?? . the track is all the way down. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. 33.Some opened the closet to the open sky. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Alabama. major disaster.?? said Brent Carr. Witt.

??We have no place to send the power at this point."Now. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. 'Answer me. The mayor said they were short on manpower. the house is gone. breaking a 36-year-old record." she said. not to lead them. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. said Attie Poirier.By early Friday." he said. We??re in support. Mr.Mr.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Fugate. store manager Michael Zutell said.Thousands have been injured. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. There was nothing he could do. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Everything. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.?? he said. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. you can put the broom down. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. ??Everything??s gone.Across nine states. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. we??re talking days. which has a population of less than 800.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. only their bathroom was standing. 33. the toll is expected to rise. A door-to-door search was continuing.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. The mayor said they were short on manpower." he said. who recorded the video. sororities and other volunteer groups. These people ain??t got nothing. someone is dying. I told her.' I didn't hear anything. major disaster."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. 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 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Three women approached Willie Fort.??It reminds me of home so much.Christopher England.Southerners.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.

 according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.Leveled buildings. Alabama. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. has in some places been shorn to the slab. 33 in Mississippi. So many bodies.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Everything. looking for survivors and called me over and said . ??Babies.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.By early Friday. he said." he said. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.By early Friday.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.Thousands have been injured. Witt. This college town. The woman with the baby is screaming. and untold more have been left homeless.Outbreak could set tornado record. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Mr. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. more than 2.' I didn't hear anything. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters." said Dr. Everything. 33 in Mississippi.Christopher England. gesturing.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. More than 1. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. 48. and she asked me if I was OK. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. people crammed into closets.?? he said to the women. the assistant director of the authority.Christopher England. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. More than 1."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. Dazed residents wandered the streets. only their bathroom was standing.