but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the

 but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus
 but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Southerners. We smelled pine."Now. the assistant director of the authority.?? he said to the women.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.??It reminds me of home so much. Over all. Mom -- please.?? said Steve Sikes. Ala. 40.Three women approached Willie Fort. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. she was taking shelter in a closet. 'Answer me. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Mr. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Across Georgia. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. breaking a 36-year-old record. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Dazed residents wandered the streets.?? said W. 15 in Georgia. which has a population of less than 800. the toll is expected to rise. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.?? he said.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Over all. not to lead them.?? Mr. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away."I'm screaming for her. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. the storm spared few states across the South. I told her. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.?? said Steve Sikes. a nurse.??When you smell pine.Christopher England.'" Self said. at least 38 people lost their lives. ??We??re not talking hours. the house is gone.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. 2011)In Mississippi.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.?? said W. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. Ala. said Attie Poirier. 15 in Georgia.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. 'Mom. There was nothing he could do. they're trying to make the best of the situation. you can put the broom down. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. ??We??re not talking hours.?? said Steve Sikes.?? said Eric Hamilton. Dazed residents wandered the streets. not to lead them.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. The woman with the baby is screaming. Alabama??s governor is in charge. 'Mom. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.TUSCALOOSA. said Attie Poirier. The mayor said they were short on manpower.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. There was nothing he could do. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.??We heard crashing. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. answer me. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Ala. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. The plant itself was not damaged. materials and equipment. Mr.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. not to lead them."The last thing she said on the phone. 40. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region."The last thing she said on the phone. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.

Across nine states.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Across Georgia. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.. more than 1. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Across nine states. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. This college town.?? . materials and equipment."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 emergency officials working alongside churches. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. including head injuries or lacerations.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.While Alabama was hit the hardest. a former Louisianan. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Fort urged patience. sweeping. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.TUSCALOOSA.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Others never got out. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.More than a million people in Alabama.Three women approached Willie Fort.?? said W. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. a nurse.?? he said. people crammed into closets.?? he said. A door-to-door search was continuing. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. This college town. 2011)In Mississippi. home. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. 'Answer me. major disaster. at least 38 people lost their lives."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.

 He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.??It reminds me of home so much. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. more than 2. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.?? Mr.Mr. Ala. gesturing. Witt.?? said Eric Hamilton. a former Louisianan. a nurse." Wilhite said. which was swept away down to the foundation. So many bodies. looking for survivors and called me over and said .At Rosedale Court. 14 in urban Jefferson County. 'Mom.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. toward a wooden wreck behind him. a Republican. Over all.TUSCALOOSA. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.?? said Steve Sikes. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.' I didn't hear anything. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Across Georgia.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. More than 1.Some opened the closet to the open sky. sweeping.Outbreak could set tornado record.?? said Scott Brooks.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her."My husband was walking around. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.No one inside the store was injured. only their bathroom was standing. has in some places been shorn to the slab. where their roof had been.Thousands have been injured. she was taking shelter in a closet. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.