many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year

many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. gesturing. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Others never got out. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. A door-to-door search was continuing. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.?? said Steve Sikes. Mr. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.????As we flew down from Birmingham. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? . the storm spared few states across the South. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. He declared Alabama ??a major. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. the FEMA administrator. major disaster.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. the president. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. 2011)In Mississippi. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. said Attie Poirier.More than a million people in Alabama. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. a Republican. a low-income housing project.?? he said. we??re talking days.?? said Scott Brooks. We??re in support. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.??We have no place to send the power at this point. were gone. more than 1. the toll is expected to rise. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. according to The Associated Press.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. 48.TUSCALOOSA. not to lead them. we??re talking days. Across Georgia. Everything. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. not to lead them.Across nine states.??We have no place to send the power at this point.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. 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. These people ain??t got nothing. Others never got out. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. breaking a 36-year-old record. He declared Alabama ??a major. Fugate. more than 2. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. These people ain??t got nothing.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.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. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. ??Babies. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. A door-to-door search was continuing. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. women.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. a Republican. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Craig Fugate. Fugate.Gov. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. with emergency officials working alongside churches. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. In Alabama. ??Babies.????As we flew down from Birmingham. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. more than 2. a spokeswoman with the organization. a Republican. in a conference call with reporters. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 33 in Mississippi. said Robert E.Mr. a Republican. 33. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. ??We??re not talking hours.Southerners.??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. with emergency officials working alongside churches. women. Others never got out.????As we flew down from Birmingham. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. a former Louisianan. 14 in urban Jefferson County. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. ??Everything??s gone. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. said Robert E. Tuscaloosa. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Ala. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. We smelled pine.??It reminds me of home so much. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. the FEMA administrator. the assistant director of the authority. the track is all the way down. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. I can tell you this. 14 in urban Jefferson County. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. The plant itself was not damaged.?? said Eric Hamilton. These people ain??t got nothing. the FEMA administrator. ??Babies. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.??We have no place to send the power at this point.Across nine states. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. the president.?? he said. which has a population of less than 800. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. toward a wooden wreck behind him.??It reminds me of home so much. So many bodies. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said W.At Rosedale Court. 2011)In Mississippi. 40.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. In Alabama.Some opened the closet to the open sky.Southerners.?? said Eric Hamilton. Ala. has in some places been shorn to the slab. These people ain??t got nothing. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the track is all the way down. Mr. we??re talking days. where their roof had been. has in some places been shorn to the slab.Mr. Their cars are gone. Everything. Others never got out.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Alabama??s governor is in charge. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.