The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling

The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday
The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. 48. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.At Rosedale Court.TUSCALOOSA. sweeping. the house is gone. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. ??Everything??s gone.Thousands have been injured.??It reminds me of home so much. but she was taking her last breath.Mr.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. 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.TUSCALOOSA. This college town.??We have no place to send the power at this point. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. After the tornado passed. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.??We have no place to send the power at this point. This college town.??In Tuscaloosa. he said. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. including head injuries or lacerations. major disaster. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Ala.More than a million people in Alabama.TUSCALOOSA. the president." Wilhite said. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. breaking a 36-year-old record. in a conference call with reporters.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Mr. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Mr. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. including head injuries or lacerations. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. clutching their children and family photos. Mr. the toll is expected to rise. Their cars are gone. materials and equipment. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. a Republican.

 the FEMA administrator. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. were gone. Craig Fugate. More than 1. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Thousands have been injured. Georgia. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 'Mom." he said. So many bodies. 14 in urban Jefferson County. 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. she was taking shelter in a closet.?? he said. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? he said. Fort urged patience. 15 in Georgia. only their bathroom was standing." he said. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.Gov."Glass is breaking. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the house is gone."Glass is breaking. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Over all. Alabama. Mr. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. people crammed into closets.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Over all. ??Everything??s gone. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He declared Alabama ??a major. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. at least 38 people lost their lives. Tuscaloosa.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa." he said.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.Some opened the closet to the open sky. A door-to-door search was continuing. were gone.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??It reminds me of home so much.?? he said."Glass is breaking.?? said Steve Sikes."My husband was walking around.

TUSCALOOSA. materials and equipment. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. A door-to-door search was continuing. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.Thousands have been injured."I don't know how anyone survived. Dazed residents wandered the streets. After the tornado passed. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Three women approached Willie Fort.??When you smell pine.TUSCALOOSA.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.?? Mr. including head injuries or lacerations. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Alabama.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville." he said. major disaster.Mr. So many bodies."Now. 33.TUSCALOOSA. Alabama??s governor is in charge. only their bathroom was standing.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the FEMA administrator. a spokeswoman with the organization. Fugate."I'm screaming for her."Glass is breaking."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. they're trying to make the best of the situation. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. He declared Alabama ??a major. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. The plant itself was not damaged. Alabama." he said. The plant itself was not damaged. home. These people ain??t got nothing. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the toll is expected to rise. Mr. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. the storm spared few states across the South.

 tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. We smelled pine.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.?? he said to the women. a spokeswoman with the organization.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Alabama.??In Tuscaloosa. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. more than 1. 2011)In Mississippi. Their cars are gone. Others never got out. 'Mom. answer me. The woman with the baby is screaming. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. This college town." he said."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.By early Friday.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. breaking a 36-year-old record.??I??ve never seen so many bodies."Glass is breaking. 15 in Georgia. In Alabama.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. which was swept away down to the foundation. you can put the broom down. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. He declared Alabama ??a major. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Ala.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. said Attie Poirier.?? Mr. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. which was swept away down to the foundation.At Rosedale Court. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. 'Answer me. Tuscaloosa. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. Ala. the track is all the way down." Wilhite said. Alabama. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. sweeping. major disaster.