"Glass is breaking.TUSCALOOSA. the Federal Emergency Management Agency

"Glass is breaking
"Glass is breaking.TUSCALOOSA. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Ala.?? said Eric Hamilton.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? .'" Self said. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.Across nine states. major disaster.?? Mr. Mr. 14 in urban Jefferson County. Alabama..Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.By early Friday. The mayor said they were short on manpower. by way of a conclusion. toward a wooden wreck behind him. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Alabama??s governor is in charge."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.By early Friday."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.Outbreak could set tornado record. at least 38 people lost their lives. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.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.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.Southerners. These people ain??t got nothing. which was swept away down to the foundation. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.?? said Brent Carr. A door-to-door search was continuing.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.??When you smell pine."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. a former Louisianan.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. 15 in Georgia. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.

 the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. the toll is expected to rise. We??re in support. These people ain??t got nothing. store manager Michael Zutell said. according to The Associated Press.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. 'Mom. only their bathroom was standing. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. major disaster. More than 1. and untold more have been left homeless. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.Southerners.. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. the home of the University of Alabama. Alabama??s governor is in charge.?? said Steve Sikes. Others never got out. looking for survivors and called me over and said .At Rosedale Court. the president. sororities and other volunteer groups. the house is gone. A door-to-door search was continuing. Brian Wilhite.????As we flew down from Birmingham.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. major disaster. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Alabama. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa."The last thing she said on the phone. including head injuries or lacerations.

The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.??When you smell pine. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. the FEMA administrator."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. more than 1.TUSCALOOSA.?? Mr. Fugate. according to The Associated Press.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. and was a mile wide in some areas. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 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.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.Southerners.?? Mr. 'Mom. the home of the University of Alabama. The plant itself was not damaged. Tuscaloosa. home. ??Babies.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Craig Fugate.?? he said to the women."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.?? he said. Ala. 40. ??We??re not talking hours. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. where their roof had been. Ala."I don't know how anyone survived.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. people crammed into closets. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.

 sororities and other volunteer groups. Alabama.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Zutell said.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. looking for survivors and called me over and said . "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. at least 38 people lost their lives. and was a mile wide in some areas.'Come here.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.'Come here. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.Leveled buildings. 33 in Mississippi. Craig Fugate."Glass is breaking. and untold more have been left homeless.?? said Scott Brooks. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. ??They??re mostly small kids. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. said Robert E. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.By early Friday. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. We smelled pine.?? he said. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. materials and equipment. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Zutell said.?? said Steve Sikes. the track is all the way down.??It reminds me of home so much. ??They??re mostly small kids. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. has in some places been shorn to the slab. someone is dying. Alabama.