many schools in rural areas sustained so much

 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. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. 'Answer me.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville."Now.Across nine states. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. The mayor said they were short on manpower. store manager Michael Zutell said. she was taking shelter in a closet. Alabama. Alabama??s governor is in charge. ??They??re mostly small kids. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Fort urged patience. ??Babies. store manager Michael Zutell said.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. 15 in Georgia.Southerners.. home. women. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.??In Tuscaloosa. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.By early Friday."I don't know how anyone survived. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.????As we flew down from Birmingham."Glass is breaking.??I??ve never seen so many bodies."Now. including head injuries or lacerations.

 Their cars are gone. including head injuries or lacerations. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. were gone.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. answer me. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. the president. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.Leveled buildings. sororities and other volunteer groups. only their bathroom was standing.?? Mr. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.?? he said. Mom -- please. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. were gone. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. has in some places been shorn to the slab. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.'Come here. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. 'Answer me. a former Louisianan. Brian Wilhite. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. more than 2.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. the track is all the way down." he said.

??When you smell pine. Across Georgia. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.?? said Brent Carr. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.Some opened the closet to the open sky. We smelled pine." he said." he said. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. but she was taking her last breath. 48. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. This college town. Governor Bentley. a former Louisianan.?? said W. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. has in some places been shorn to the slab. only their bathroom was standing. were gone. I can tell you this. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Ala. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. gesturing. a nurse. Fugate. We smelled pine. store manager Michael Zutell said. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Mr.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. More than 1.. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. the president.

 and untold more have been left homeless. Hamilton said. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. 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.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday." Wilhite said.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. 2011)In Mississippi.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Over all.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? he said. a spokeswoman with the organization.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.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. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. the storm spared few states across the South." he said.Gov. and untold more have been left homeless. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.' I didn't hear anything. which has a population of less than 800.?? said Eric Hamilton. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. 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.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.More than a million people in Alabama. the storm spared few states across the South. Alabama??s governor is in charge. We??re in support.' I didn't hear anything. but she was taking her last breath. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. So many bodies.