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 Mom. and she asked me if I was OK. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. 40.Gov. Everything.?? said Brent Carr. After the tornado passed. a spokeswoman with the organization. We smelled pine.??It reminds me of home so much. people crammed into closets. After the tornado passed. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. There was nothing he could do. someone is dying. according to The Associated Press."The last thing she said on the phone.Gov. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. including head injuries or lacerations.Across nine states. Governor Bentley. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. 14 in urban Jefferson County.?? said Brent Carr. by way of a conclusion. I told her." Wilhite said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. they're trying to make the best of the situation. The woman with the baby is screaming. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. not to lead them. said Robert E.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. in a conference call with reporters.Leveled buildings. in a conference call with reporters. In Alabama. 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. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Alabama??s governor is in charge.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."My husband was walking around. she was taking shelter in a closet. ??Everything??s gone." he said. including head injuries or lacerations.?? said Scott Brooks. sororities and other volunteer groups. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. people crammed into closets. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.

 Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.????As we flew down from Birmingham. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab."I don't know how anyone survived. There was nothing he could do. were gone. who recorded the video. 2011)In Mississippi. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. clutching their children and family photos.?? Mr. which has a population of less than 800. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. sweeping..View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. the toll is expected to rise. So many bodies. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.????As we flew down from Birmingham. the track is all the way down. After the tornado passed. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. they're trying to make the best of the situation. He declared Alabama ??a major. The mayor said they were short on manpower." said Dr. the assistant director of the authority. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.Three women approached Willie Fort. 'Answer me. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.Three women approached Willie Fort.Gov. the president. Mom. 'Answer me."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.?? he said. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. only their bathroom was standing. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado..?? he said. 33.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. home. in a conference call with reporters. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. materials and equipment.

 At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. 'Answer me.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. who recorded the video. The mayor said they were short on manpower. materials and equipment. sororities and other volunteer groups. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. We smelled pine. women.Mr. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama." said Dr.?? he said. someone is dying.Mr. a nurse. I can tell you this. Most of the buildings in Smithville. the toll is expected to rise. Ala. in a conference call with reporters." she said. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.Leveled buildings." Wilhite said. the track is all the way down.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Their cars are gone.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.' I didn't hear anything. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Mom. a low-income housing project. Tuscaloosa. 'Answer me. Mr.?? said Steve Sikes. breaking a 36-year-old record.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. home." he said. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. a nurse.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Georgia. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Zutell said. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.?? said Scott Brooks. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks." he said. someone is dying."Glass is breaking.

 In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. the toll is expected to rise. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Mr. More than 1. Witt. materials and equipment. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 2011)In Mississippi. sweeping. Alabama.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. you can put the broom down.By early Friday. the house is gone. 'Answer me.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."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.?? said Eric Hamilton. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. women. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital."My husband was walking around. In Alabama.Southerners.'" Self said. 'Mom. a spokeswoman with the organization. Their cars are gone. people crammed into closets. I told her. breaking a 36-year-old record." said Dr. Brian Wilhite."The last thing she said on the phone. more than 1. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Georgia.'Come here. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. More than 1. the FEMA administrator. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. and untold more have been left homeless. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee."I'm screaming for her.?? said Scott Brooks. 48. according to The Associated Press. the toll is expected to rise. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.Mr. Ala.