according to The Associated Press

according to The Associated Press
according to The Associated Press. Governor Bentley. by way of a conclusion.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Their cars are gone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.." she said.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.????As we flew down from Birmingham. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. ?? 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. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville." he said. Over all.'" Self said. 14 in urban Jefferson County."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.Thousands have been injured. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.?? Mr. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. major disaster. Ala. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. which has a population of less than 800."I don't know how anyone survived. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.??We heard crashing.

TUSCALOOSA.. she was taking shelter in a closet.?? he said. they're trying to make the best of the situation.Leveled buildings. sweeping. 48. major disaster. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. 14 in urban Jefferson County. said Robert E."I don't know how anyone survived. Brian Wilhite. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. The plant itself was not damaged.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. The plant itself was not damaged."The last thing she said on the phone. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. a Republican. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. In Alabama.Southerners."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom."My husband was walking around.At Rosedale Court. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.

There was nothing he could do."The last thing she said on the phone. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. more than 1. Fort urged patience. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the FEMA administrator. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. 33. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Georgia. by way of a conclusion. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. ??Everything??s gone. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Craig Fugate. Across Georgia. including head injuries or lacerations. people crammed into closets. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. 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. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. and she asked me if I was OK.No one inside the store was injured.??It looks to be pretty much devastated."My husband was walking around. 33."I'm screaming for her.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.??When you smell pine. Most of the buildings in Smithville. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. has in some places been shorn to the slab. according to The Associated Press. Brian Wilhite.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Across Georgia.?? said W. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.Gov. sweeping. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. 33 in Mississippi. Alabama. who recorded the video.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. We??re in support. There was nothing he could do.??We have no place to send the power at this point.

????As we flew down from Birmingham. Their cars are gone. more than 2. ??We??re not talking hours.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.?? said Scott Brooks. Over all. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Over all. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. by way of a conclusion.??When you smell pine.Three women approached Willie Fort. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. gesturing.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Tuscaloosa. and untold more have been left homeless. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.'Come here."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? said Steve Sikes.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. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. These people ain??t got nothing. 40. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Tuscaloosa. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. the house is gone. Georgia. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.?? said Brent Carr. Fort urged patience.Southerners. including head injuries or lacerations.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. He declared Alabama ??a major. We smelled pine. Mr. we??re talking days.'Come here. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. 'Answer me. Fugate.