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 as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August."My husband was walking around."My husband was walking around. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks." she said.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. a nurse.Three women approached Willie Fort.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Hamilton said." he said.??We have no place to send the power at this point.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. Zutell said. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. who recorded the video.Gov. the storm spared few states across the South. ??Everything??s gone. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. the assistant director of the authority.?? . ??We??re not talking hours. gesturing. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.??When you smell pine. you can put the broom down. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.TUSCALOOSA."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.????As we flew down from Birmingham.More than a million people in Alabama. a low-income housing project. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Alabama??s governor is in charge. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.??When you smell pine. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 2011)In Mississippi. a former Louisianan. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. with emergency officials working alongside churches. We smelled pine. clutching their children and family photos.??We have no place to send the power at this point.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. but she was taking her last breath. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states." said Dr.Three women approached Willie Fort.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Alabama."My husband was walking around.

 according to The Associated Press. she was taking shelter in a closet. a spokeswoman with the organization. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.?? said W.??When you smell pine. So many bodies. Zutell said.More than a million people in Alabama. in a conference call with reporters.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.?? he said. Zutell said. the storm spared few states across the South."The last thing she said on the phone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville." he said. Ala.' I didn't hear anything. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.??When you smell pine. Ala."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.Outbreak could set tornado record. which was swept away down to the foundation. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.Three women approached Willie Fort." she said. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. you can put the broom down. you can put the broom down.??We have no place to send the power at this point. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. at least 38 people lost their lives. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. which was swept away down to the foundation.More than a million people in Alabama. looking for survivors and called me over and said . more than 1. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.'" Self said. which has a population of less than 800. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. 'Mom.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. sororities and other volunteer groups. 'Answer me.

"My husband was walking around. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Everything. Everything. Fort urged patience. the house is gone. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. 'Answer me. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks." said Dr.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. he said. ??Everything??s gone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. These people ain??t got nothing. In Alabama. ??They??re mostly small kids. ??They??re mostly small kids.Leveled buildings. the storm spared few states across the South. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. and she asked me if I was OK. the assistant director of the authority. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.?? he said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Their cars are gone. and she asked me if I was OK. The mayor said they were short on manpower. but she was taking her last breath.Mr. the assistant director of the authority. clutching their children and family photos. materials and equipment.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. Mr. he said. I told her.?? he said. were gone.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. said Robert E. with emergency officials working alongside churches. said Robert E.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.Southerners. not to lead them. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.

 which was swept away down to the foundation."The last thing she said on the phone.?? Mr. home. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.Christopher England. said Attie Poirier.?? said Brent Carr. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. the assistant director of the authority. Mom.??In Tuscaloosa." she said.Gov. In Alabama. Tuscaloosa. which was swept away down to the foundation.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.?? he said. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance."Now. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. He declared Alabama ??a major. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. breaking a 36-year-old record. and she asked me if I was OK. Others never got out. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Craig Fugate.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.Mr.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.??When you smell pine.Leveled buildings. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. you can put the broom down. and untold more have been left homeless.TUSCALOOSA. which was swept away down to the foundation. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.'" Self said. a former Louisianan. answer me."Now.??It reminds me of home so much. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. not to lead them. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Across Georgia. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. 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. Mom.