Friday, April 29, 2011

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 'Mom. 33. 40. There was nothing he could do. 'Answer me.?? he said.While Alabama was hit the hardest.?? he said.Gov. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Fort urged patience. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. 'Answer me."My husband was walking around. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.'" Self said. where their roof had been. by way of a conclusion. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.Outbreak could set tornado record. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. So many bodies. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. in a conference call with reporters. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Mr. Fugate."My husband was walking around. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.'Come here. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. 2011)In Mississippi."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.

 In Alabama. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. 15 in Georgia. Fort urged patience. a low-income housing project. home. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. which was swept away down to the foundation.??It reminds me of home so much. ??Babies. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. After the tornado passed."I don't know how anyone survived. a spokeswoman with the organization.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. and she asked me if I was OK. Brian Wilhite. and she asked me if I was OK."I don't know how anyone survived. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. ??They??re mostly small kids.?? said Steve Sikes. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. ??Everything??s gone. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.By early Friday. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.??It reminds me of home so much. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. who recorded the video. not to lead them. Ala.

?? Mr. Mr.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Hamilton said. Across Georgia. ??They??re mostly small kids.?? said W. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Alabama??s governor is in charge. with emergency officials working alongside churches. you can put the broom down.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.At Rosedale Court. answer me. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the assistant director of the authority. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. according to The Associated Press."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.?? said Brent Carr. we??re talking days.?? he said to the women. more than 2. the storm spared few states across the South.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? Mr. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. which was swept away down to the foundation."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 much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her." she said. according to The Associated Press. Brian Wilhite. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.

 watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. said Robert E. said the tornado looked like a movie scene." said Dr.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Ala.'Come here.??When you smell pine. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business." he said. where their roof had been. by way of a conclusion. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Brian Wilhite. 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.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. So many bodies. Georgia. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.At Rosedale Court. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Across nine states. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. the home of the University of Alabama. a former Louisianan. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. only their bathroom was standing.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Witt. Zutell said.?? said Eric Hamilton. a low-income housing project.????As we flew down from Birmingham. looking for survivors and called me over and said .

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