who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center

 who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center
 who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. you can put the broom down. A door-to-door search was continuing.Christopher England. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.No one inside the store was injured. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Across Georgia. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Their cars are gone.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.?? he said. Mr. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. looking for survivors and called me over and said . ??They??re mostly small kids.?? he said to the women.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.?? said Steve Sikes. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. were gone." he said. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. not to lead them. The woman with the baby is screaming. in a conference call with reporters. but she was taking her last breath.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. The plant itself was not damaged.??When you smell pine. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. 'Answer me. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. the FEMA administrator. This college town. a former Louisianan. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.Three women approached Willie Fort. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. a spokeswoman with the organization. Others never got out. the president. where their roof had been.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.Three women approached Willie Fort. someone is dying. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.

 who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Governor Bentley. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Zutell said. gesturing. the assistant director of the authority.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." he said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. only their bathroom was standing."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. with emergency officials working alongside churches. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Hamilton said. she was taking shelter in a closet.No one inside the store was injured. These people ain??t got nothing. These people ain??t got nothing. 2011)In Mississippi.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. he said. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Over all. answer me. and was a mile wide in some areas. the assistant director of the authority. said Attie Poirier. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Fugate. the house is gone. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. the track is all the way down. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. 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. toward a wooden wreck behind him.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. 33 in Mississippi. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Alabama.More than a million people in Alabama.. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. ??We??re not talking hours.?? said Steve Sikes. the storm spared few states across the South. After the tornado passed. home. Ala.

The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. The plant itself was not damaged. Fugate. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Alabama??s governor is in charge. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Zutell said.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.?? . we??re talking days. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.Christopher England. Zutell said. Craig Fugate.?? . a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City..?? Mr.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. the house is gone. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. After the tornado passed.While Alabama was hit the hardest.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns." Wilhite said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. and untold more have been left homeless. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Brian Wilhite. Ala.Leveled buildings. in a conference call with reporters. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.?? said W. 2011)In Mississippi. In Alabama. So many bodies. and she asked me if I was OK. ??They??re mostly small kids.?? he said. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.?? said Scott Brooks. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.?? he said.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. you can put the broom down. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.

 and untold more have been left homeless.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Governor Bentley. materials and equipment. at least 38 people lost their lives. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.??It reminds me of home so much.Mr.No one inside the store was injured. more than 1. Hamilton said. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? he said. in a conference call with reporters. We smelled pine. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. and was a mile wide in some areas. the home of the University of Alabama.?? Mr. Alabama??s governor is in charge. by way of a conclusion. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. but she was taking her last breath. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. said Robert E. Mr. The mayor said they were short on manpower. These people ain??t got nothing. more than 1. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Dazed residents wandered the streets.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Three women approached Willie Fort. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. the house is gone. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency." Wilhite said.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. gesturing. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.??When you smell pine. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.??When you smell pine. a low-income housing project. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.