which has a population of less than 800. Mayor Walt

 which has a population of less than 800. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? he said. said Robert E. Everything.?? said Brent Carr. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Ala. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.?? . ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the storm spared few states across the South. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Southerners. said Attie Poirier. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. 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. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. He declared Alabama ??a major. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. which has a population of less than 800.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.At Rosedale Court. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. The plant itself was not damaged. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.At Rosedale Court. a Republican. the president. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.?? he said. 15 in Georgia. 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.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Tuscaloosa. More than 1.?? he said.?? he said. Mr. ??Babies. in a conference call with reporters. This college town.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Over all. Tuscaloosa. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 40. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.Mr. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.?? . saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. the president. we??re talking days. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 40. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. 33. the home of the University of Alabama. in a conference call with reporters. clutching their children and family photos. Hamilton said.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Three women approached Willie Fort.

 but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Hamilton said.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.?? . there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. not to lead them. according to The Associated Press.More than a million people in Alabama. Hamilton said. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. The plant itself was not damaged. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? said W. more than 1. gesturing. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.More than a million people in Alabama. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.?? he said to the women. the storm spared few states across the South. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 33. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. 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.Thousands have been injured.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. clutching their children and family photos.Mr.TUSCALOOSA.