Dazed residents wandered the streets

 Dazed residents wandered the streets
 Dazed residents wandered the streets.?? he said. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Ala. which was swept away down to the foundation. ??Babies. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Alabama??s governor is in charge. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. I can tell you this. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??We heard crashing.?? he said."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.'" Self said.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. a nurse. Most of the buildings in Smithville. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. 14 in urban Jefferson County. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. major disaster.??We heard crashing. a spokeswoman with the organization.. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Over all.' I didn't hear anything.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday."Glass is breaking.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. according to The Associated Press. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. store manager Michael Zutell said. Ala. were gone. I can tell you this. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. said Attie Poirier. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. a former Louisianan. the assistant director of the authority. Their cars are gone.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. you can put the broom down. gesturing."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.

??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. the FEMA administrator. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. people crammed into closets. 15 in Georgia. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. major disaster. gesturing. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.'" Self said.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. More than 1.?? said Eric Hamilton." he said.Gov. were gone.Outbreak could set tornado record. which has a population of less than 800. which was swept away down to the foundation. the home of the University of Alabama. Mom -- please.?? Mr. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. were gone.TUSCALOOSA. with emergency officials working alongside churches. After the tornado passed. the president. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.'" Self said. a Republican.While Alabama was hit the hardest. by way of a conclusion. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. He declared Alabama ??a major. breaking a 36-year-old record. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. The plant itself was not damaged. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Their cars are gone. the president. more than 2. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. ??Everything??s gone. they're trying to make the best of the situation.Mr. at least 38 people lost their lives. Everything. home. a former Louisianan.

 Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Governor Bentley.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. which was swept away down to the foundation. a low-income housing project.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. by way of a conclusion. were gone. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the president. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. has in some places been shorn to the slab.Southerners.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.Three women approached Willie Fort. breaking a 36-year-old record. has in some places been shorn to the slab. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.?? he said. So many bodies."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. Brian Wilhite. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge." he said.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. where their roof had been. looking for survivors and called me over and said . tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.?? said W. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. 48. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.?? said Eric Hamilton. who recorded the video. 14 in urban Jefferson County. We smelled pine. more than 2. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. by way of a conclusion.. and she asked me if I was OK. a nurse. answer me. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Craig Fugate. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Alabama. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.

000 National Guard troops have been deployed. I told her. not to lead them.Southerners. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.At Rosedale Court. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance."My husband was walking around.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. the storm spared few states across the South. not to lead them.'Come here. I told her. He declared Alabama ??a major.?? said Eric Hamilton. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Their cars are gone." he said. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.?? said Steve Sikes.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. the toll is expected to rise.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. in a conference call with reporters. in a conference call with reporters. Most of the buildings in Smithville. the president.Mr. the assistant director of the authority. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator."I don't know how anyone survived. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. The mayor said they were short on manpower. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.Mr."Now.Mr."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. more than 1. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. by way of a conclusion. but she was taking her last breath. So many bodies.?? he said to the women.