Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday

Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday
Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. We??re in support. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. The mayor said they were short on manpower. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating." he said. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. looking for survivors and called me over and said . fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Brian Wilhite.'Come here. Georgia. We smelled pine. the FEMA administrator.?? said W.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on."Glass is breaking. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. which was swept away down to the foundation. 40.Across nine states.At Rosedale Court.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Witt. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Governor Bentley."I'm screaming for her.

??We have no place to send the power at this point. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. Brian Wilhite.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. 'Mom. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. gesturing. store manager Michael Zutell said.?? said Brent Carr.?? said Eric Hamilton.?? he said. Others never got out. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.Leveled buildings."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."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. Zutell said. Fort urged patience. major disaster. Everything."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove."Glass is breaking. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.By early Friday.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. which has a population of less than 800. Others never got out. 40. Alabama. After the tornado passed. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee."My husband was walking around."The last thing she said on the phone..

 Across Georgia. After the tornado passed. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. women. Everything. breaking a 36-year-old record. more than 1.?? he said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Ala. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Most of the buildings in Smithville. we??re talking days.????As we flew down from Birmingham.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. 40. The plant itself was not damaged. gesturing.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina."I'm screaming for her.TUSCALOOSA. the assistant director of the authority.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Mom -- please.While Alabama was hit the hardest."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.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. gesturing. 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. answer me. we??re talking days.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 Steve Sikes. she was taking shelter in a closet. 40.

 Tuscaloosa. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. which has a population of less than 800. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.?? he said to the women.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.More than a million people in Alabama. In Alabama.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. were gone.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.?? he said to the women.?? Mr.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. The mayor said they were short on manpower. and she asked me if I was OK. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 48. Tuscaloosa. which was swept away down to the foundation. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.?? said Eric Hamilton." he said. and she asked me if I was OK. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? said Brent Carr. Ala. The plant itself was not damaged. Brian Wilhite.