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."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.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. were gone. More than 1. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Zutell said. I can tell you this. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. We??re in support. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. someone is dying.?? he said.?? he said.??It reminds me of home so much. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. who recorded the video. someone is dying.Mr. which sells electricity to companies in seven states."My husband was walking around. ??We??re not talking hours. the toll is expected to rise. she was taking shelter in a closet. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. the house is gone. We??re in support. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.??We heard crashing. 33. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.?? he said." she said. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. After the tornado passed.'Come here.. toward a wooden wreck behind him. There was nothing he could do. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Hamilton said. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. gesturing.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Georgia. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. a Republican."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. not to lead them.By early Friday.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. 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. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.Mr.Mr..At Rosedale Court.

 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.Mr. women."I don't know how anyone survived. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Mr. store manager Michael Zutell said."I don't know how anyone survived.Three women approached Willie Fort. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.?? .Mr. at least 38 people lost their lives. Ala. which was swept away down to the foundation. 'Mom.At Rosedale Court. ??Everything??s gone. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month."I'm screaming for her. breaking a 36-year-old record. she was taking shelter in a closet. Alabama.Some opened the closet to the open sky. a nurse.Across nine states."I don't know how anyone survived. 40. 33 in Mississippi.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.' I didn't hear anything.'" Self said. store manager Michael Zutell said.?? . a spokeswoman with the organization. who recorded the video. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. more than 1. they're trying to make the best of the situation. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.TUSCALOOSA. according to The Associated Press. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. a nurse. were gone.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.

 and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.?? he said. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. the assistant director of the authority. Most of the buildings in Smithville. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham." he said. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.'Come here.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Fugate. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. ??Babies. the track is all the way down. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. and was a mile wide in some areas.?? Mr. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. you can put the broom down. Others never got out."I don't know how anyone survived. Georgia. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.Across nine states." he said. and untold more have been left homeless.TUSCALOOSA."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. has in some places been shorn to the slab. according to The Associated Press.?? said Scott Brooks. 2011)In Mississippi. Mom. by way of a conclusion. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.?? said Steve Sikes. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. the storm spared few states across the South. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Mom.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. where their roof had been.Gov. only their bathroom was standing. sweeping.Gov. Over all. 15 in Georgia. the assistant director of the authority. Over all.

 fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region." he said. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. and untold more have been left homeless.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. 15 in Georgia. Zutell said. Craig Fugate. home. 'Mom. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. only their bathroom was standing. The plant itself was not damaged.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Over all. by way of a conclusion.?? said Scott Brooks. which was swept away down to the foundation. the assistant director of the authority.No one inside the store was injured. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. were gone.'Come here. toward a wooden wreck behind him.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. the assistant director of the authority. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.Mr.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.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in."I don't know how anyone survived. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Ala. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. in a conference call with reporters.By early Friday. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.Southerners.??When you smell pine. Alabama. The woman with the baby is screaming. in a conference call with reporters.At Rosedale Court. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. The plant itself was not damaged.