but on Thursday hope was dwindling

 but on Thursday hope was dwindling
 but on Thursday hope was dwindling. more than 2.??It reminds me of home so much. more than 2.?? said W.Outbreak could set tornado record. people crammed into closets. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Brian Wilhite.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. a spokeswoman with the organization." he said. The woman with the baby is screaming. These people ain??t got nothing.??We have no place to send the power at this point.At Rosedale Court. Dazed residents wandered the streets. and was a mile wide in some areas. the home of the University of Alabama. a nurse. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.. he said. clutching their children and family photos."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. Over all.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Craig Fugate. Mom.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on."Now. ??Babies. by way of a conclusion."Now. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.Mr. 15 in Georgia. sororities and other volunteer groups. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.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. a former Louisianan. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.

" he said. ??Everything??s gone. ??Babies. Zutell said.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. not to lead them. which sells electricity to companies in seven states."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. more than 2. ??They??re mostly small kids.TUSCALOOSA. which has a population of less than 800. In Alabama. the track is all the way down. the toll is expected to rise. The mayor said they were short on manpower.?? .?? said W. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.No one inside the store was injured."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. Most of the buildings in Smithville. which was swept away down to the foundation. ??Babies. and she asked me if I was OK. someone is dying. the assistant director of the authority. 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. major disaster.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. the home of the University of Alabama. he said.Mr. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month." said Dr.'Come here. A door-to-door search was continuing." said Dr. were gone. according to The Associated Press. but she was taking her last breath. In Alabama.At Rosedale Court.

 Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.Three women approached Willie Fort. said Attie Poirier. Fugate.No one inside the store was injured. the assistant director of the authority. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Alabama. by way of a conclusion. a Republican.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. store manager Michael Zutell said. 33 in Mississippi. Fort urged patience.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. were gone. We??re in support. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. 40. which was swept away down to the foundation. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. people crammed into closets. including head injuries or lacerations. The mayor said they were short on manpower. which has a population of less than 800. After the tornado passed. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. We smelled pine.'" Self said.?? said Eric Hamilton. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. a Republican. more than 1. answer me. Others never got out. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. answer me. Everything. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. More than 1. breaking a 36-year-old record. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. a Republican.

 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. the home of the University of Alabama.?? said Scott Brooks. people crammed into closets.TUSCALOOSA. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. looking for survivors and called me over and said . but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. store manager Michael Zutell said. looking for survivors and called me over and said . After the tornado passed. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. women.TUSCALOOSA. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. 40. said Robert E.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Across Georgia.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on."My husband was walking around. In Alabama.No one inside the store was injured. and she asked me if I was OK. you can put the broom down. sororities and other volunteer groups.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. with emergency officials working alongside churches. more than 1.Mr. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. including head injuries or lacerations.?? said Scott Brooks. Zutell said. He declared Alabama ??a major. Most of the buildings in Smithville. The woman with the baby is screaming. These people ain??t got nothing. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.?? he said.