a former Louisianan

a former Louisianan. where their roof had been. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. which has a population of less than 800. I can tell you this. Craig Fugate.??When you smell pine.?? he said to the women.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. said Robert E.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. not to lead them. 48. people crammed into closets.??In Tuscaloosa.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. We smelled pine. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.??We heard crashing. 14 in urban Jefferson County.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. more than 2. Alabama??s governor is in charge. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. In Alabama. In Alabama. people crammed into closets.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. 14 in urban Jefferson County. I can tell you this. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. said Robert E.TUSCALOOSA. Ala. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. a low-income housing project. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.TUSCALOOSA. in a conference call with reporters. and untold more have been left homeless. Over all. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Governor Bentley. ??They??re mostly small kids.?? said Brent Carr. ??Everything??s gone.?? said Scott Brooks. Ala.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. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. 700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. major disaster. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? said Scott Brooks. This college town. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. the storm spared few states across the South. the assistant director of the authority. in a conference call with reporters. the track is all the way down. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. ??Everything??s gone.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. a low-income housing project.At Rosedale Court. a low-income housing project. were gone.?? said Steve Sikes. a spokeswoman with the organization.?? Mr. I can tell you this. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. 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. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. with emergency officials working alongside churches. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.?? he said.Thousands have been injured.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. according to The Associated Press.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Everything.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Across nine states. ??They??re mostly small kids. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.Thousands have been injured. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. clutching their children and family photos.?? said Brent Carr. Mr. more than 1. Tuscaloosa.?? said Brent Carr. the storm spared few states across the South. Over all. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.Three women approached Willie Fort.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Alabama??s governor is in charge. ??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.?? he said.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.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 heard crashing. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? he said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. where their roof had been.Across nine states. Governor Bentley.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. toward a wooden wreck behind him. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? he said to the women.??In Tuscaloosa.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. the storm spared few states across the South.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.?? Mr. Others never got out. a former Louisianan. the home of the University of Alabama. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.?? said Scott Brooks. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Over all. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. The plant itself was not damaged.?? Mr. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. In Alabama.?? Mr. Fugate. ??Babies. the president. were gone. Fugate. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. people crammed into closets. the track is all the way down. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.?? said W.?? he said. major disaster.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. people crammed into closets. Tuscaloosa.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. the track is all the way down. Hamilton said. Tuscaloosa. has in some places been shorn to the slab.At Rosedale Court. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.??It reminds me of home so much. 33 in Mississippi. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Their cars are gone. we??re talking days. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Ala.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.?? Mr.?? .??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Fugate. 33.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. toward a wooden wreck behind him.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Ala. a spokeswoman with the organization. A door-to-door search was continuing. people crammed into closets. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Some opened the closet to the open sky. The plant itself was not damaged. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. ??Babies.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. Fort urged patience. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.Across nine states. This college town. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Governor Bentley. not to lead them. In Alabama.