the carnage was worst in the piney hill country

 the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state
 the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.While Alabama was hit the hardest.While Alabama was hit the hardest." he said. at least 38 people lost their lives.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. ??Everything??s gone. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. 40.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Mom.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Mr."I don't know how anyone survived. gesturing.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. Governor Bentley. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.?? said W. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. we??re talking days."I don't know how anyone survived.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? said Scott Brooks. I can tell you this.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns."My husband was walking around.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. Alabama. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. the home of the University of Alabama. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Gov.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. clutching their children and family photos. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Ala.?? he said. 'Mom.Three women approached Willie Fort." he said.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.?? said Brent Carr. a spokeswoman with the organization."I'm screaming for her. Most of the buildings in Smithville.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. Ala. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.

 Alabama??s governor is in charge. Ala.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating."The last thing she said on the phone. you can put the broom down. a Republican. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Mr. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. toward a wooden wreck behind him. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.?? Mr. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. 33 in Mississippi. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.??We heard crashing. There was nothing he could do.'" Self said. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. 15 in Georgia.??It reminds me of home so much. more than 2. the toll is expected to rise. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. more than 1. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. 40. answer me.?? he said. These people ain??t got nothing. the assistant director of the authority. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.An enormous response operation was under way across the South." he said.'" Self said. and she asked me if I was OK.??We have no place to send the power at this point.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.?? said Brent Carr."The last thing she said on the phone. you can put the broom down.Three women approached Willie Fort. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.Thousands have been injured.

000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Everything. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Alabama??s governor is in charge. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. 2011)In Mississippi. Alabama??s governor is in charge.TUSCALOOSA. sweeping. looking for survivors and called me over and said . in a conference call with reporters. The woman with the baby is screaming. the home of the University of Alabama.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. she was taking shelter in a closet.??We have no place to send the power at this point." she said.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. More than 1. 33 in Mississippi." he said. where their roof had been. answer me. Dazed residents wandered the streets. not to lead them. Mom. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.?? said Steve Sikes.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. where their roof had been. a former Louisianan. the assistant director of the authority.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??We heard crashing. the FEMA administrator.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.No one inside the store was injured. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge."The last thing she said on the phone.Outbreak could set tornado record. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. the house is gone. 33.?? Mr.Mr. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.??When you smell pine. she was taking shelter in a closet." he said.Christopher England. So many bodies.

" he said.?? he said." said Dr.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Over all..By early Friday. The woman with the baby is screaming. Mom. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop."I'm screaming for her.?? said Eric Hamilton. 40. at least 38 people lost their lives.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. There was nothing he could do. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Over all. a former Louisianan. not to lead them. Tuscaloosa. not to lead them.?? said Brent Carr.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??It reminds me of home so much. These people ain??t got nothing.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. This college town.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Brian Wilhite. ??We??re not talking hours.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here."I'm screaming for her. only their bathroom was standing. gesturing.?? said Steve Sikes. major disaster." he said. Tuscaloosa. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. 40. I can tell you this.No one inside the store was injured.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.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. There was nothing he could do.Southerners.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Alabama. Alabama. a spokeswoman with the organization. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. you can put the broom down. has in some places been shorn to the slab. sweeping.