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said Attie Poirier."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. store manager Michael Zutell said. a former Louisianan. He declared Alabama ??a major. After the tornado passed. Mom -- please. The woman with the baby is screaming.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.?? Mr.?? said Brent Carr.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. the track is all the way down.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. in a conference call with reporters. These people ain??t got nothing. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. including head injuries or lacerations. women. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.??We have no place to send the power at this point.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. In Alabama. looking for survivors and called me over and said . hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. you can put the broom down. Most of the buildings in Smithville. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama." she said."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.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Witt. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. 33. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.Some opened the closet to the open sky."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. So many bodies."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. ??They??re mostly small kids.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. and she asked me if I was OK.Leveled buildings. We smelled pine. the track is all the way down. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. and was a mile wide in some areas. Others never got out. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.

watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. We smelled pine.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. the toll is expected to rise. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Ala. the assistant director of the authority. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.Some opened the closet to the open sky. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Most of the buildings in Smithville. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the FEMA administrator. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. So many bodies. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29." said Dr. Dazed residents wandered the streets. 2011)In Mississippi. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. but on Thursday hope was dwindling." he said. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the assistant director of the authority.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."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. ??They??re mostly small kids. you can put the broom down. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. not to lead them. you can put the broom down.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. the president." he said.At Rosedale Court. the assistant director of the authority.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.By early Friday. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. A door-to-door search was continuing. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. 33. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. store manager Michael Zutell said. materials and equipment. gesturing. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Everything.?? Mr. There was nothing he could do.?? said Eric Hamilton.Mr. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. This college town. he said.

but on Thursday hope was dwindling." he said. Across Georgia. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. we??re talking days. sweeping. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. in a conference call with reporters. and she asked me if I was OK. ??Everything??s gone.?? .??We heard crashing.??We have no place to send the power at this point. the storm spared few states across the South. This college town. at least 38 people lost their lives."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Fort urged patience. 40. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. only their bathroom was standing. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. someone is dying.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. has in some places been shorn to the slab.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday."Now. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown."My husband was walking around.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson."My husband was walking around. These people ain??t got nothing. Their cars are gone. a low-income housing project."I don't know how anyone survived. The mayor said they were short on manpower." he said. 2011)In Mississippi. clutching their children and family photos. Over all.?? he said. people crammed into closets. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Across Georgia. Mr. 15 in Georgia. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. said Attie Poirier. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Others never got out. Alabama??s governor is in charge. a former Louisianan. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. 'Mom. Over all. we??re talking days.

??We heard crashing. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.?? Mr. home. 'Answer me.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Across nine states. and she asked me if I was OK. a nurse. Fugate. the track is all the way down. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. gesturing. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. breaking a 36-year-old record. you can put the broom down. Brian Wilhite. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Alabama.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. 14 in urban Jefferson County." Wilhite said.?? said Brent Carr. ??Everything??s gone.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Alabama. at least 38 people lost their lives. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.??We heard crashing. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. not to lead them. at least 38 people lost their lives.????As we flew down from Birmingham. More than 1.?? Mr. So many bodies. I told her. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.Mr. more than 2. someone is dying. Alabama. sororities and other volunteer groups. Mr. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. sororities and other volunteer groups. Fort urged patience. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.?? he said. The plant itself was not damaged.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. We smelled pine. Others never got out.