We??re in support. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. 33 in

We??re in support. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. 33 in Mississippi. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. said Robert E. where their roof had been.?? he said to the women.?? said Steve Sikes. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. ??They??re mostly small kids. These people ain??t got nothing. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Fugate. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? said W. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. 40. said Attie Poirier. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Others never got out.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. a spokeswoman with the organization. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. people crammed into closets. He declared Alabama ??a major. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. said Attie Poirier.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. and untold more have been left homeless.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.TUSCALOOSA. according to The Associated Press.?? Mr.

and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.??We have no place to send the power at this point. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. We??re in support. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Governor Bentley. The plant itself was not damaged. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Most of the buildings in Smithville. people crammed into closets. 2011)In Mississippi.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Their cars are gone. Fugate. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. 48. We smelled pine.?? he said. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. a former Louisianan. more than 1.?? . as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. sororities and other volunteer groups. In Alabama.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. major disaster.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.Across nine states. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.Mr. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.At Rosedale Court.

More than 1. In Alabama.?? said Eric Hamilton. where their roof had been. in a conference call with reporters. the president. the president.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. more than 1.?? said W.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. in a conference call with reporters.Mr. Across Georgia. people crammed into closets. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. the assistant director of the authority. the track is all the way down.More than a million people in Alabama.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Tuscaloosa. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. ??They??re mostly small kids. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. ??They??re mostly small kids. said Robert E. Hamilton said. We smelled pine. a Republican. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. women. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.