Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city

Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.Mr.?? Mr. not to lead them. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Across nine states. ??They??re mostly small kids. said Attie Poirier. people crammed into closets. We??re in support. a former Louisianan. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. a former Louisianan.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. said Attie Poirier.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. We??re in support. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.?? Mr. These people ain??t got nothing. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. the toll is expected to rise. major disaster. Their cars are gone. 15 in Georgia. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Everything. 40. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. gesturing. Fugate. 15 in Georgia.?? Mr. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. These people ain??t got nothing. Witt. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Fugate. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. a spokeswoman with the organization. More than 1. So many bodies. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.????As we flew down from Birmingham. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. a nurse. More than 1. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.?? he said. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Tuscaloosa. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. I can tell you this.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. a Republican. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. ??We??re not talking hours. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.?? he said to the women.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. where their roof had been. people crammed into closets. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. we??re talking days. the track is all the way down.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. This college town. Fort urged patience. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Hamilton said. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Alabama??s governor is in charge. sororities and other volunteer groups.??It reminds me of home so much.Three women approached Willie Fort. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??We heard crashing.?? said Steve Sikes.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.?? he said.Gov. and untold more have been left homeless.Gov.??It reminds me of home so much. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. a former Louisianan.?? Mr. women. More than 1. So many bodies. This college town.??When you smell pine.????As we flew down from Birmingham.Across nine states. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. were gone. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to 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. a Republican. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.At Rosedale Court.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. This college town. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Everything. more than 1. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.??We have no place to send the power at this point.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Across nine states.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. a nurse. So many bodies. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.?? said Eric Hamilton. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. major disaster.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.Southerners. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said W. I can tell you this.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. So many bodies. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. In Alabama. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. ??They??re mostly small kids. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Across Georgia.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. we??re talking days. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. sororities and other volunteer groups. has in some places been shorn to the slab. a spokeswoman with the organization. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. sororities and other volunteer groups.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. the FEMA administrator. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. sororities and other volunteer groups. gesturing. a spokeswoman with the organization. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.Thousands have been injured.Gov. more than 2. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Fort urged patience. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. a low-income housing project. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Ala. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. the toll is expected to rise. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. in a conference call with reporters. These people ain??t got nothing.