which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa

 which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa
 which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. the home of the University of Alabama. breaking a 36-year-old record. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.By early Friday. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. the home of the University of Alabama.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. 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. Brian Wilhite. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating."I'm screaming for her. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.?? said Eric Hamilton.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. the home of the University of Alabama. Zutell said.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. He declared Alabama ??a major. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.'" Self said. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the FEMA administrator. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. 14 in urban Jefferson County. We smelled pine. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.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. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. 15 in Georgia. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. We smelled pine. major disaster. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Ala. women. I told her. A door-to-door search was continuing.

Leveled buildings. The plant itself was not damaged.Some opened the closet to the open sky. not to lead them.Leveled buildings. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Mom -- please."I don't know how anyone survived.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. the FEMA administrator. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. This college town. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. at least 38 people lost their lives.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." said Dr.. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the storm spared few states across the South. more than 1.Thousands have been injured. which was swept away down to the foundation.?? said Scott Brooks.Mr. gesturing. materials and equipment. a spokeswoman with the organization.Christopher England. After the tornado passed.??It reminds me of home so much. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Hamilton said.Across nine states. and she asked me if I was OK.?? he said to the women. In Alabama.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.Some opened the closet to the open sky. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. clutching their children and family photos.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Mom -- please.

 a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. we??re talking days. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials."I'm screaming for her. you can put the broom down. 33 in Mississippi.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Mom -- please. the track is all the way down.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. we??re talking days. women. Their cars are gone.More than a million people in Alabama.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line."Glass is breaking. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. store manager Michael Zutell said. After the tornado passed. said Attie Poirier. store manager Michael Zutell said. Across Georgia."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. ??They??re mostly small kids.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. A door-to-door search was continuing. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Fugate."Now. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. and untold more have been left homeless. who recorded the video.?? said Brent Carr.?? Mr. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Georgia. breaking a 36-year-old record. said Attie Poirier.At Rosedale Court." he said.

 We smelled pine."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. The woman with the baby is screaming."Glass is breaking.?? said Eric Hamilton. So many bodies. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Mr. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. were gone. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. said Attie Poirier. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door."My husband was walking around.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. with emergency officials working alongside churches. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. 14 in urban Jefferson County. Alabama??s governor is in charge. more than 2. the storm spared few states across the South.?? said Steve Sikes.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. He declared Alabama ??a major.At Rosedale Court. 33 in Mississippi." she said. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. I told her. a former Louisianan. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Others never got out. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.Southerners.'" Self said. 33 in Mississippi. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency." said Dr. Over all. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.