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 ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way."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.?? Mr.Mr. 48. Everything.Christopher England. Alabama. gesturing.?? said Scott Brooks.?? .An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Thousands have been injured."I don't know how anyone survived.?? said W. someone is dying.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. home. sweeping. according to The Associated Press. which has a population of less than 800. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. by way of a conclusion. in a conference call with reporters. 40. Zutell said. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. major disaster. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.Mr.??When you smell pine. the president.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. 15 in Georgia." he said.?? Mr. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. Across Georgia.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.More than a million people in Alabama.At Rosedale Court. So many bodies. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. in a conference call with reporters. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.

 The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Mr. So many bodies.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. the president. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.'Come here. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. ??Babies. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.Mr. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.?? said Brent Carr. has in some places been shorn to the slab. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.?? said Steve Sikes. a low-income housing project.Leveled buildings. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. said Robert E. Everything. she was taking shelter in a closet. store manager Michael Zutell said. materials and equipment. who recorded the video. Their cars are gone.?? said Scott Brooks. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."My husband was walking around. people crammed into closets.?? said W. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. materials and equipment. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Fugate.?? he said. the president. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. ??We??re not talking hours.

 The plant itself was not damaged. the storm spared few states across the South.?? he said.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Their cars are gone.?? . bathtubs and restaurant coolers. breaking a 36-year-old record.'" Self said. the track is all the way down. Others never got out. including head injuries or lacerations. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. More than 1. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.By early Friday.'Come here. Alabama. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. 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. people crammed into closets. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Across Georgia. who recorded the video.?? he said.?? he said. I told her. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. More than 1. said Attie Poirier. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. the house is gone. said Attie Poirier. This college town."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. more than 1. Mr. 2011)In Mississippi.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. where their roof had been. Zutell said.?? he said to the women. We smelled pine. the track is all the way down.?? Mr.

 Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Over all. people crammed into closets. in a conference call with reporters.??It reminds me of home so much. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Mom. store manager Michael Zutell said. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.?? said Eric Hamilton.Leveled buildings. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours." he said. sweeping.Across nine states.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. a spokeswoman with the organization. the president. she was taking shelter in a closet. Ala. 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.'" Self said. Fort urged patience.??It reminds me of home so much. including head injuries or lacerations. Others never got out. Tuscaloosa.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.?? said Steve Sikes. Mr. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. the house is gone. a Republican.Leveled buildings. ??Babies. has in some places been shorn to the slab.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. you can put the broom down. We smelled pine. So many bodies.?? Mr. he said. he said.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Alabama. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Over all. the FEMA administrator.Across nine states.