700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals

700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. a spokeswoman with the organization. major disaster. The plant itself was not damaged. has in some places been shorn to the slab. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. a former Louisianan. a low-income housing project. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.?? .Mr. 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.While Alabama was hit the hardest.Mr.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Ala. Hamilton said. said Robert E. not to lead them. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? he said to the women. Fugate. We??re in support. the home of the University of Alabama.?? Mr. Ala. Ala. where their roof had been. We??re in support.??In Tuscaloosa.?? said W. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. 33.????As we flew down from Birmingham. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.TUSCALOOSA.?? said Eric Hamilton.?? he said to the women. These people ain??t got nothing. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. major disaster. said Robert E. where their roof had been.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. breaking a 36-year-old record.?? said W. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Most of the buildings in Smithville.??When you smell pine.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.Across nine states. 2011)In Mississippi.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 33 in Mississippi.Mr. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. with emergency officials working alongside churches. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.?? he 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. a spokeswoman with the organization. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Tuscaloosa. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.?? said Steve Sikes. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Everything.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. Over all. This college town.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. More than 1. 40. people crammed into closets. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. 33 in Mississippi.?? he said. a low-income housing project. the president. The plant itself was not damaged. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. 33 in Mississippi. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. gesturing.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. We smelled pine. clutching their children and family photos. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.At Rosedale Court. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. 40. a former Louisianan. a Republican.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. were gone. TUSCALOOSA. a nurse. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.TUSCALOOSA. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. in a conference call with reporters. ??Everything??s gone. Witt. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. ??They??re mostly small kids.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. This college town.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. I can tell you this.?? said W.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.?? said Steve Sikes. the storm spared few states across the South. This college town. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.?? . the assistant director of the authority. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.Mr. The plant itself was not damaged. ??We??re not talking hours. not to lead them.TUSCALOOSA.?? Mr. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. gesturing. people crammed into closets. breaking a 36-year-old record.Southerners. ??Everything??s gone.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Hamilton said. 2011)In Mississippi. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Everything.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the president. So many bodies.??We heard crashing. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. sororities and other volunteer groups. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.?? he said to the women. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. the assistant director of the authority. where their roof had been.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Tuscaloosa. ??They??re mostly small kids. women. Everything.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Everything. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. the storm spared few states across the South. with emergency officials working alongside churches. 40. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Everything.?? said W. Their cars are gone.?? he said. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. 33. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the president. 15 in Georgia.?? he said. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? he said.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. a former Louisianan.?? he said. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Everything. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Their cars are gone. which has a population of less than 800. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. sororities and other volunteer groups. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. ??Babies.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.