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 Over all. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.No one inside the store was injured. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials." he said. Others never got out.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. at least 38 people lost their lives. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. The plant itself was not damaged. Witt. a former Louisianan. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.At Rosedale Court. Mom. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. So many bodies. Fugate. Alabama. only their bathroom was standing. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded." he said. major disaster. said Attie Poirier. Most of the buildings in Smithville.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.By early Friday.Gov. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. not to lead them. Governor Bentley. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Alabama. ??Babies. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Ala. ??Everything??s gone. the house is gone. has in some places been shorn to the slab. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.

 tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.?? . clutching their children and family photos.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.????As we flew down from Birmingham. according to The Associated Press. people crammed into closets. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. by way of a conclusion. people crammed into closets. toward a wooden wreck behind him. breaking a 36-year-old record. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. more than 1.By early Friday. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. After the tornado passed. the assistant director of the authority. a nurse. has in some places been shorn to the slab. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Outbreak could set tornado record.??When you smell pine. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. Mom -- please.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Ala.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. answer me..700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Outbreak could set tornado record. you can put the broom down. Hamilton said. 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. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.Gov.Across nine states. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? Mr. more than 1.

 more than 2. clutching their children and family photos."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. but she was taking her last breath.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. 2011)In Mississippi. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Others never got out.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.While Alabama was hit the hardest. she was taking shelter in a closet. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. and untold more have been left homeless. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.Across nine states. a low-income housing project."Glass is breaking. toward a wooden wreck behind him. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. ??Babies. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. materials and equipment. We??re in support.Some opened the closet to the open sky.While Alabama was hit the hardest. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. major disaster. Ala. someone is dying. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. store manager Michael Zutell said.?? . the home of the University of Alabama. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.?? said Brent Carr. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Ala. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. he said. home. In Alabama. not to lead them. the storm spared few states across the South.Gov."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. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.

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.. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. he said.????As we flew down from Birmingham. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. We smelled pine. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. women.?? said W. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. 33. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. where their roof had been.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.?? said W. Fugate. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.'" Self said.?? he said.?? he said."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. sororities and other volunteer groups. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. 40. the house is gone.. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. where their roof had been.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. There was nothing he could do. toward a wooden wreck behind him. women.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. answer me." he said." he said. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee..Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.TUSCALOOSA. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.