so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began

 so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began
 so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. The woman with the baby is screaming. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Alabama. with emergency officials working alongside churches. These people ain??t got nothing. the president.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. 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. 'Answer me. where their roof had been. Mom -- please. There was nothing he could do. and untold more have been left homeless.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29."Glass is breaking. He declared Alabama ??a major.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.Three women approached Willie Fort. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. including head injuries or lacerations. you can put the broom down.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Georgia. looking for survivors and called me over and said . 'Answer me. More than 1. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. More than 1. who recorded the video.Outbreak could set tornado record. with emergency officials working alongside churches.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. 33.More than a million people in Alabama. answer me.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.Mr. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. Ala.'" Self said. We smelled pine.Christopher England. answer me.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.

 Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. and was a mile wide in some areas. Witt. which was swept away down to the foundation. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Everything.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. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. 'Mom. ??Babies.' I didn't hear anything. Mr.Leveled buildings.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.Some opened the closet to the open sky.?? said Scott Brooks."I don't know how anyone survived.More than a million people in Alabama. toward a wooden wreck behind him. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. 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. More than 1. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. were gone.While Alabama was hit the hardest. the house is gone. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. a Republican.TUSCALOOSA. Mom.?? he said.Outbreak could set tornado record. In Alabama.Leveled buildings. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. by way of a conclusion.More than a million people in Alabama." Wilhite said. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? Mr. women. which was swept away down to the foundation. I told her. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. So many bodies.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.While Alabama was hit the hardest.

?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.'Come here. in a conference call with reporters. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover."I don't know how anyone survived. Everything."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.??When you smell pine. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. More than 1.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. sororities and other volunteer groups." he said. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Dazed residents wandered the streets.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. ??Babies. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. and untold more have been left homeless. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. 33 in Mississippi.??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. where their roof had been.?? Mr.Southerners. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.While Alabama was hit the hardest.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.While Alabama was hit the hardest. the track is all the way down. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. toward a wooden wreck behind him. ??They??re mostly small kids.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Mr. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 14 in urban Jefferson County. where their roof had been. 33. more than 2. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi." he said. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.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.??In Tuscaloosa. materials and equipment. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Brian Wilhite.

 has in some places been shorn to the slab. 33.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. He declared Alabama ??a major. In Alabama.?? Mr.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. sweeping.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. he said. sweeping. Mom -- please." he said."My husband was walking around.Christopher England. at least 38 people lost their lives. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. at least 38 people lost their lives. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City."Glass is breaking. sweeping.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. 'Mom. said Attie Poirier. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.While Alabama was hit the hardest. 2011)In Mississippi. by way of a conclusion. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.??In Tuscaloosa.Mr. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Gov.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. said Robert E. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Tuscaloosa. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. 33 in Mississippi. ??Babies. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Mom -- please." she said. the FEMA administrator. Everything.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.