?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms

 ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns
 ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. we??re talking days. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Dazed residents wandered the streets. answer me. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. 33 in Mississippi. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.Some opened the closet to the open sky.'Come here.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. more than 1. and was a mile wide in some areas. Others never got out. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Fort urged patience. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. at least 38 people lost their lives. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. he said. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. the track is all the way down. More than 1.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Mr. Georgia. and was a mile wide in some areas. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. were gone.' I didn't hear anything."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. you can put the broom down. we??re talking days. including head injuries or lacerations. The mayor said they were short on manpower.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. the assistant director of the authority. Across Georgia. 'Mom. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Across Georgia.

 with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.More than a million people in Alabama. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.??It looks to be pretty much devastated."Now.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the track is all the way down. a nurse. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. the house is gone. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. Governor Bentley. at least 38 people lost their lives. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Others never got out. Ala. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. In Alabama. gesturing."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. more than 1. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Everything. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. I told her. the assistant director of the authority.Southerners. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. you can put the broom down. This college town. we??re talking days. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Most of the buildings in Smithville.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Governor Bentley. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. she was taking shelter in a closet. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.

 people crammed into closets.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. 33. Fort urged patience.Christopher England.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her." said Dr. he said. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Others never got out. women. with emergency officials working alongside churches."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.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Ala. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. The mayor said they were short on manpower. including head injuries or lacerations. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance."I'm screaming for her. the president. ??They??re mostly small kids.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. said Attie Poirier.. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Georgia. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? he said.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Everything. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. the toll is expected to rise. women. Alabama.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. Across Georgia. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Christopher England. a low-income housing project. and she asked me if I was OK.?? .

 We smelled pine. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.Some opened the closet to the open sky. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. the toll is expected to rise.??It reminds me of home so much. more than 1.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. breaking a 36-year-old record. someone is dying. you can put the broom down. Alabama??s governor is in charge. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. a spokeswoman with the organization. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. In Alabama.??It reminds me of home so much." he said. by way of a conclusion. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. He declared Alabama ??a major. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.Three women approached Willie Fort. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Tuscaloosa. and she asked me if I was OK. which was swept away down to the foundation. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Fugate. The mayor said they were short on manpower. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. Georgia.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Everything.' I didn't hear anything. home.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. which was swept away down to the foundation.