While Alabama was hit the hardest

While Alabama was hit the hardest
While Alabama was hit the hardest. Alabama. major disaster. the home of the University of Alabama. someone is dying."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. I told her.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. where their roof had been.?? he said."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. a former Louisianan.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. breaking a 36-year-old record. Governor Bentley. said Attie Poirier. sororities and other volunteer groups." he said.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.Gov. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.?? said Eric Hamilton. were gone. We smelled pine. In Alabama. Georgia. 'Mom. said Robert E. which was swept away down to the foundation. 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.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. people crammed into closets. but she was taking her last breath. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. by way of a conclusion. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. the FEMA administrator.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line."I don't know how anyone survived.

 Brian Wilhite. This college town. a nurse.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.Christopher England. where their roof had been.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.?? said Steve Sikes.Thousands have been injured. but she was taking her last breath.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. 14 in urban Jefferson County..View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. a Republican. 48. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.'Come here. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. 48. gesturing.Some opened the closet to the open sky. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. There was nothing he could do. you can put the broom down. and she asked me if I was OK. 15 in Georgia. said Attie Poirier. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Everything. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Mom -- please. ??Babies.

 with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours."Glass is breaking. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. breaking a 36-year-old record.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. they're trying to make the best of the situation. major disaster. at least 38 people lost their lives.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? he said. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. more than 1.By early Friday.Christopher England. at least 38 people lost their lives. ??Everything??s gone. Governor Bentley.While Alabama was hit the hardest. the president.No one inside the store was injured."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. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. a former Louisianan." she said.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??It reminds me of home so much.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Across nine states. someone is dying. The woman with the baby is screaming."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. Zutell said. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. not to lead them. who recorded the video. were gone. a nurse. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Zutell said. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. with emergency officials working alongside churches.

 an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.TUSCALOOSA.????As we flew down from Birmingham. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. ??We??re not talking hours. A door-to-door search was continuing. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.Gov.Outbreak could set tornado record. So many bodies." he said. the home of the University of Alabama. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.By early Friday. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. 'Mom. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.?? said Steve Sikes.'Come here. the home of the University of Alabama.?? said Scott Brooks." he said.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. gesturing. the president. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Ala. Fort urged patience. 40.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. The mayor said they were short on manpower.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.?? said Steve Sikes."The last thing she said on the phone."The last thing she said on the phone. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.