The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and

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
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.'Come here. answer me.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. ??Everything??s gone. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. were gone. said Attie Poirier. they're trying to make the best of the situation.' I didn't hear anything. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.'Come here."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.Southerners. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. 40. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. she was taking shelter in a closet. women."The last thing she said on the phone. a nurse. said Robert E.?? said Steve Sikes.??It reminds me of home so much.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.?? Mr. a nurse. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. the assistant director of the authority.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Dazed residents wandered the streets. with emergency officials working alongside churches. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. Ala.Some opened the closet to the open sky. a former Louisianan. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. said Attie Poirier. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery."Glass is breaking. Craig Fugate.'" Self said."I don't know how anyone survived.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. clutching their children and family photos.?? he said. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Alabama. 2011)In Mississippi.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. These people ain??t got nothing.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.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Brian Wilhite. she was taking shelter in a closet.

materials and equipment.Leveled buildings. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. a low-income housing project. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. 14 in urban Jefferson County. with emergency officials working alongside churches.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. After the tornado passed. which was swept away down to the foundation. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."Glass is breaking. people crammed into closets.No one inside the store was injured. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. said Attie Poirier. ?? 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 in support."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. answer me. the track is all the way 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.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit."Now. which has a population of less than 800.?? said W.

at least 38 people lost their lives. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. 'Mom.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. 2011)In Mississippi. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover." she said. looking for survivors and called me over and said . at least 38 people lost their lives. There was nothing he could do."Now. the president. Brian Wilhite. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 15 in Georgia. 48. said Robert E. the house is gone. 33 in Mississippi. I can tell you this. We??re in support." said Dr. We??re in support. the toll is expected to rise. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. 40. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. There was nothing he could do. a Republican. she was taking shelter in a closet."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.