saying in a statement that the federal government

 saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance
 saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. major disaster. 40. We smelled pine.'Come here. and was a mile wide in some areas. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. more than 2. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.?? said Brent Carr. more than 1.??We have no place to send the power at this point. ??They??re mostly small kids. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. This college town." said Dr. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. with emergency officials working alongside churches. sororities and other volunteer groups.????As we flew down from Birmingham."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. which has a population of less than 800. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown." she said. ??Babies.?? said W. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. including head injuries or lacerations. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.??We have no place to send the power at this point. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Hamilton said. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. where their roof had been.?? said Steve Sikes. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Hamilton said. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.

 answer me. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Their cars are gone. answer me. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. someone is dying. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. He declared Alabama ??a major.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.Across nine states. Fort urged patience. Brian Wilhite. people crammed into closets. Fort urged patience. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.At Rosedale Court.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.?? he said. 14 in urban Jefferson County. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. said Attie Poirier. who recorded the video. the track is all the way down. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. major disaster."My husband was walking around.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. more than 1. Mom."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. major disaster.An enormous response operation was under way across the South." Wilhite said.

 he said. Alabama. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Their cars are gone. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. and she asked me if I was OK. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. and was a mile wide in some areas. Others never got out. they're trying to make the best of the situation. who recorded the video. Mom. were gone. Mom -- please."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. 40. answer me.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Fugate.?? he said. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Governor Bentley. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. These people ain??t got nothing. Their cars are gone. 33. the house is gone. where their roof had been. Alabama??s governor is in charge."My husband was walking around. by way of a conclusion.??We have no place to send the power at this point. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Thousands have been injured. Mom. Alabama. he said. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. sweeping. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. store manager Michael Zutell said.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.

 14 in urban Jefferson County. according to The Associated Press. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Mr. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.. who recorded the video. toward a wooden wreck behind him. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. a former Louisianan. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. ??Everything??s gone.?? . said Robert E. a low-income housing project. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. he said.Thousands have been injured. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August."The last thing she said on the phone. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. the assistant director of the authority. Zutell said.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold."I don't know how anyone survived.??We heard crashing. but she was taking her last breath. the storm spared few states across the South. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. answer me. The woman with the baby is screaming. This college town.?? he said. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. more than 2. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.