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 More than 1. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? .Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. 14 in urban Jefferson County. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. we??re talking days. I can tell you this. In Alabama. I can tell you this. more than 1. toward a wooden wreck behind him.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? he said. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Mr. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. 33.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.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. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. the home of the University of Alabama. a former Louisianan. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Three women approached Willie Fort. by way of a conclusion. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. sororities and other volunteer groups.?? said W. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. not to lead them.

 where their roof had been. 2011)In Mississippi.?? he said to the women. I can tell you this.?? . He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. 2011)In Mississippi. the toll is expected to rise. Witt. Ala.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.More than a million people in Alabama.?? . More than 1. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. A door-to-door search was continuing. Others never got out. Hamilton said.Southerners. a former Louisianan. Ala. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. gesturing. a former Louisianan. clutching their children and family photos. So many bodies. Ala.More than a million people in Alabama. a Republican.??We heard crashing.Thousands have been injured.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. ??They??re mostly small kids.?? Mr.

 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. were gone. not to lead them.Thousands have been injured. ??Everything??s gone. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.??In Tuscaloosa. a former Louisianan. Ala.Across nine states. a former Louisianan. the assistant director of the authority. the FEMA administrator. The plant itself was not damaged. more than 1. the president. in a conference call with reporters. with emergency officials working alongside churches. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Mr. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. 33 in Mississippi. the assistant director of the authority. gesturing.Southerners. ??They??re mostly small kids. Craig Fugate. ??Babies. ??Babies. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.Some opened the closet to the open sky. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. a Republican. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.