a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand

a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. the home of the University of Alabama. by way of a conclusion. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Ala.At Rosedale Court. ??They??re mostly small kids. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Their cars are gone. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. ??Everything??s gone.?? he said. more than 2. 2011)In Mississippi. 40.?? said Scott Brooks. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. with emergency officials working alongside churches. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Fort urged patience.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. He declared Alabama ??a major. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 33 in Mississippi.?? he said. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. 33.?? he said. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.Mr.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.?? he said. with emergency officials working alongside churches.Gov. In Alabama.

A door-to-door search was continuing. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. breaking a 36-year-old record. In Alabama.At Rosedale Court. Hamilton said. Fugate.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. a spokeswoman with the organization. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. were gone. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Tuscaloosa. I can tell you this. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. He declared Alabama ??a major. 40. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Fugate. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. gesturing.?? said W. which has a population of less than 800.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.Three women approached Willie Fort.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.??We have no place to send the power at this point. ??We??re not talking hours.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. This college town.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. a nurse. a nurse. a former Louisianan. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. the president.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Three women approached Willie Fort.TUSCALOOSA.Mr.Mr.?? he said to the women.

the toll is expected to rise.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Their cars are gone. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. the toll is expected to rise. in a conference call with reporters. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Everything. women.At Rosedale Court. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.?? said Brent Carr.More than a million people in Alabama. He declared Alabama ??a major. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.??In Tuscaloosa. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.Thousands have been injured.?? he said.Across nine states. Ala. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.??When you smell pine. In Alabama. Ala. He declared Alabama ??a major. Alabama??s governor is in charge. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. we??re talking days. Their cars are gone.??We heard crashing. more than 2. said Attie Poirier. gesturing.?? said Steve Sikes. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. toward a wooden wreck behind him. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? he said. Governor Bentley. Ala. a spokeswoman with the organization.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.??It reminds me of home so much.