but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the

 but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus
 but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. 2011)In Mississippi.??It reminds me of home so much. ??Babies. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Brian Wilhite.Leveled buildings. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. We smelled pine." she said. which has a population of less than 800. gesturing. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. answer me.?? .No one inside the store was injured. he said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? Mr.Southerners." said Dr." she said. Mom. breaking a 36-year-old record."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive."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. the storm spared few states across the South.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 Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. ??Babies. including head injuries or lacerations.??When you smell pine.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. women. Alabama. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. but she was taking her last breath. women. ??Babies. Dazed residents wandered the streets. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. you can put the broom down.??We heard crashing.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.??We have no place to send the power at this point. The woman with the baby is screaming. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. the home of the University of Alabama."My husband was walking around."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.While Alabama was hit the hardest.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.

 Everything. Tuscaloosa. the FEMA administrator. more than 1. more than 2..The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Leveled buildings.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Alabama??s governor is in charge." he said. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Zutell said. home. a nurse. ??They??re mostly small kids. materials and equipment.??It reminds me of home so much. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. where their roof had been. home. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. has in some places been shorn to the slab." he said. people crammed into closets.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. we??re talking days.' I didn't hear anything. 40.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way." she said. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. 40. Mom. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. toward a wooden wreck behind him..000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the president. home.'Come here. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Mom."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. sweeping. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday."I'm screaming for her.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. the track is all the way down. major disaster.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Christopher England. This college town. a nurse. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.

 looking for survivors and called me over and said . Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. 2011)In Mississippi. sweeping. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.'" Self said. Their cars are gone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. So many bodies.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. 2011)In Mississippi. and was a mile wide in some areas.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. which was swept away down to the foundation.?? he said. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. major disaster. breaking a 36-year-old record. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. we??re talking days. we??re talking days. a nurse. Witt. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Ala. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. 2011)In Mississippi. who recorded the video.More than a million people in Alabama. in a conference call with reporters. which has a population of less than 800.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Their cars are gone. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. you can put the broom down. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. said Attie Poirier. home. you can put the broom down. These people ain??t got nothing. These people ain??t got nothing. we??re talking days. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. people crammed into closets. Brian Wilhite. Governor Bentley. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. 33 in Mississippi."Now. We??re in support.?? Mr. he said. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Gov.

 people crammed into closets. More than 1. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. ??Babies. in a conference call with reporters."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. 'Mom. The woman with the baby is screaming.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. said Attie Poirier. ??Babies. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials."Glass is breaking. After the tornado passed. a Republican.Leveled buildings.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. and she asked me if I was OK.Southerners. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.TUSCALOOSA. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. the toll is expected to rise.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. and she asked me if I was OK. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa."Glass is breaking. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. 'Mom. Brian Wilhite. said Attie Poirier. bathtubs and restaurant coolers."The last thing she said on the phone. Dazed residents wandered the streets.. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.. a former Louisianan.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.While Alabama was hit the hardest.