fallen trees and massive piles of rubble

 fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region
 fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. someone is dying. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. 33. and was a mile wide in some areas. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. 14 in urban Jefferson County.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. Most of the buildings in Smithville. store manager Michael Zutell said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.Gov. said Attie Poirier.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Three women approached Willie Fort. looking for survivors and called me over and said . you can put the broom down.Three women approached Willie Fort. a nurse. people crammed into closets. Most of the buildings in Smithville. answer me."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. the storm spared few states across the South. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. and untold more have been left homeless. Georgia.Mr. breaking a 36-year-old record. the storm spared few states across the South. Over all. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.??When you smell pine. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??When you smell pine. gesturing."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.

" she said.?? he said. with emergency officials working alongside churches. The plant itself was not damaged.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. 33 in Mississippi.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.?? he said. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.'Come here.Some opened the closet to the open sky.No one inside the store was injured. but she was taking her last breath.?? .Leveled buildings. Alabama. were gone. who recorded the video. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Brian Wilhite. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.Christopher England.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. materials and equipment. which was swept away down to the foundation.??It reminds me of home so much. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. materials and equipment.. has in some places been shorn to the slab."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus." he said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.By early Friday. the toll is expected to rise. Zutell said." he said.??It reminds me of home so much. with emergency officials working alongside churches.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday."The last thing she said on the phone. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.

 including head injuries or lacerations.Three women approached Willie Fort. clutching their children and family photos. ??Everything??s gone. Mom -- please.While Alabama was hit the hardest. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. and she asked me if I was OK.Some opened the closet to the open sky.?? said Steve Sikes.?? said Brent Carr.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.??We have no place to send the power at this point.?? Mr. which has a population of less than 800. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.?? said Scott Brooks.Three women approached Willie Fort.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Hamilton said. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. he said.?? .?? said W. 2011)In Mississippi. 33 in Mississippi.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. said Robert E. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.????As we flew down from Birmingham. clutching their children and family photos.??We have no place to send the power at this point. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. a former Louisianan.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. someone is dying. Tuscaloosa. The woman with the baby is screaming.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. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.Some opened the closet to the open sky. home.

 In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. people crammed into closets. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. 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.' I didn't hear anything. Ala. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. the storm spared few states across the South."Now. 'Mom.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. but she was taking her last breath.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. 33 in Mississippi.?? . as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. 33 in Mississippi. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Southerners. 48."I don't know how anyone survived. she was taking shelter in a closet. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Across nine states. he said. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Brian Wilhite. people crammed into closets.Gov. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. more than 2. Ala.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. This college town. the toll is expected to rise. sororities and other volunteer groups. she was taking shelter in a closet. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. major disaster.??We have no place to send the power at this point. 40.