at least 38 people lost their lives

 at least 38 people lost their lives
 at least 38 people lost their lives. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Fugate. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them." Wilhite said.'" Self said.' I didn't hear anything. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. a spokeswoman with the organization. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. The plant itself was not damaged. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. and was a mile wide in some areas. she was taking shelter in a closet. Governor Bentley. Governor Bentley.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.'Come here. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. 2011)In Mississippi. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."I don't know how anyone survived. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. with emergency officials working alongside churches.'" Self said. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Zutell said."Glass is breaking. only their bathroom was standing."Glass is breaking. ??Babies. home." he said. Alabama??s governor is in charge. A door-to-door search was continuing. which was swept away down to the foundation.Mr. Alabama??s governor is in charge."Now. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.Thousands have been injured.By early Friday. in a conference call with reporters. ??We??re not talking hours. more than 2.'Come here. Governor Bentley. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Others never got out.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.??In Tuscaloosa. The plant itself was not damaged. answer me.

"Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.. a spokeswoman with the organization.Some opened the closet to the open sky.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Fort urged patience. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.Gov. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Mom -- please. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.?? said Steve Sikes." he said. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. the house is gone.' I didn't hear anything."The last thing she said on the phone. 48." he said.Christopher England. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. The mayor said they were short on manpower. someone is dying. More than 1. We smelled pine.?? he said. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.?? he said. 48. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Mom -- please. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. a Republican. you can put the broom down.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. and untold more have been left homeless.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.Mr. said Attie Poirier. 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. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. ??Everything??s gone.Thousands have been injured. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.Mr.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. A door-to-door search was continuing.

 and she asked me if I was OK. The mayor said they were short on manpower."I don't know how anyone survived. where their roof had been."Now. Mr.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.?? he said. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. were gone.Gov.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.At Rosedale Court. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door." he said. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Ala. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month."The last thing she said on the phone. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??It reminds me of home so much. 2011)In Mississippi."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him." she said. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. I told her. said Robert E. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. 14 in urban Jefferson County. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? Mr. 'Mom. The woman with the baby is screaming. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. The woman with the baby is screaming. Over all." she said." she said.Some opened the closet to the open sky. I can tell you this. ??We??re not talking hours. the president."My husband was walking around." he said. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. with emergency officials working alongside churches. including head injuries or lacerations. 40. store manager Michael Zutell said. the track is all the way down. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Fort urged patience.

 "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.Across nine states.Some opened the closet to the open sky.Thousands have been injured. women. So many bodies.??In Tuscaloosa. including head injuries or lacerations." he said. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Zutell said.?? he said. The mayor said they were short on manpower. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.Across nine states.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Ala. 'Answer me.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. looking for survivors and called me over and said ."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. a nurse. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. were gone. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. He declared Alabama ??a major. Across Georgia.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. home.Three women approached Willie Fort. Georgia. people crammed into closets. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. a low-income housing project. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. which was swept away down to the foundation. I told her. A door-to-door search was continuing.?? said Brent Carr.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. 48.More than a million people in Alabama.Some opened the closet to the open sky. which was swept away down to the foundation. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. where their roof had been.?? said Steve Sikes.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.