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we??re talking days. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.Thousands have been injured. breaking a 36-year-old record.TUSCALOOSA. who recorded the video.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. said Attie Poirier.Christopher England. at least 38 people lost their lives. 14 in urban Jefferson County. only their bathroom was standing. he said. Hamilton said. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. There was nothing he could do.. Others never got out. were gone. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. and untold more have been left homeless. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.More than a million people in Alabama. 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. ??We??re not talking hours.At Rosedale Court. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.?? he said. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.' I didn't hear anything.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.' I didn't hear anything.No one inside the store was injured.' I didn't hear anything. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.?? he said to the women.??In Tuscaloosa. she was taking shelter in a closet.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.??When you smell pine. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. We smelled pine. according to The Associated Press. Craig Fugate. Alabama.
??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on."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. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.By early Friday.??It reminds me of home so much. I told her. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.No one inside the store was injured. This college town. gesturing. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Across nine states.At Rosedale Court.TUSCALOOSA. ??They??re mostly small kids."My husband was walking around. at least 38 people lost their lives. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Zutell said. Georgia. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance."The last thing she said on the phone.TUSCALOOSA. 33 in Mississippi."My husband was walking around. 15 in Georgia. Others never got out. who recorded the video. the home of the University of Alabama.Mr.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday." Wilhite said. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.'" Self said." she said. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. 14 in urban Jefferson County." he said. only their bathroom was standing. 15 in Georgia.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. 2011)In Mississippi."I'm screaming for her.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. were gone. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus."I don't know how anyone survived.
looking for survivors and called me over and said . fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. not to lead them.No one inside the store was injured. 14 in urban Jefferson County. you can put the broom down.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? said Scott Brooks. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. at least 38 people lost their lives. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. the track is all the way down. He declared Alabama ??a major.?? he said to the women. More than 1. Craig Fugate. and untold more have been left homeless."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. the home of the University of Alabama. Fort urged patience.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. said Attie Poirier. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. I can tell you this.?? .?? said W.?? said Eric Hamilton.?? Mr. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. someone is dying. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.Three women approached Willie Fort.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. 48. women. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover."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. Over all. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.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. Most of the buildings in Smithville.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. the toll is expected to rise. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.
Leveled buildings. Most of the buildings in Smithville. major disaster. a nurse.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. 48.Leveled buildings. who recorded the video. 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. Everything. Zutell said.?? said Scott Brooks. Alabama??s governor is in charge. gesturing. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.Southerners. sororities and other volunteer groups. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Brian Wilhite. He declared Alabama ??a major.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. More than 1. she was taking shelter in a closet.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.????As we flew down from Birmingham.?? he said to the women.?? . Craig Fugate." said Dr. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. clutching their children and family photos. which was swept away down to the foundation. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Georgia.Christopher England. More than 1. women.??We heard crashing. Alabama??s governor is in charge.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. we??re talking days. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. 33 in Mississippi."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.?? . We??re in support.?? he said.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.
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