Thursday, April 28, 2011

with emergency officials working alongside churches

with emergency officials working alongside churches. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. 14 in urban Jefferson County.?? said W. 33 in Mississippi.?? he said to the women. These people ain??t got nothing. Mr. said Attie Poirier. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. people crammed into closets.TUSCALOOSA.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Tuscaloosa. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Hamilton said. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. ??Babies. clutching their children and family photos. In Alabama. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.Three women approached Willie Fort. more than 1. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. the toll is expected to rise. and untold more have been left homeless. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Tuscaloosa.While Alabama was hit the hardest. a spokeswoman with the organization. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. We smelled pine. breaking a 36-year-old record.?? said Eric Hamilton. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. 33 in Mississippi. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Most of the buildings in Smithville. We smelled pine. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. people crammed into closets. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. the track is all the way down. the president. This college town. 15 in Georgia. were gone. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. breaking a 36-year-old record.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Across nine states. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. a former Louisianan.????As we flew down from Birmingham.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. the home of the University of Alabama. a former Louisianan. 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. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. the toll is expected to rise. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. women. Most of the buildings in Smithville. a low-income housing project.While Alabama was hit the hardest. 40. toward a wooden wreck behind him.??When you smell pine. These people ain??t got nothing. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. He declared Alabama ??a major. Fort urged patience. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. The plant itself was not damaged. the track is all the way down. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. we??re talking days. the toll is expected to rise. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. major disaster.?? he said to the women.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Most of the buildings in Smithville.?? said Steve Sikes. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. people crammed into closets. the assistant director of the authority. a Republican. the toll is expected to rise. Ala. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.More than a million people in Alabama. A door-to-door search was continuing.?? Mr.Gov. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. a former Louisianan. sororities and other volunteer groups. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Three women approached Willie Fort. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.?? said Brent Carr.Southerners.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.?? said Steve Sikes. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Tuscaloosa. a nurse. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Over all. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. breaking a 36-year-old record. 40. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.Mr. In Alabama. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Their cars are gone.More than a million people in Alabama. Ala.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. More than 1. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.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. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. a Republican. with emergency officials working alongside churches.Across nine states. 40. according to The Associated Press.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. which has a population of less than 800.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. the assistant director of the authority.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. In Alabama.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. by way of a conclusion. said Robert E. Fugate. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. the FEMA administrator. Fugate. Over all. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. a nurse. the home of the University of Alabama. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.Southerners. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Mr.

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