Bentley said at an afternoon news conference

Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. and untold more have been left homeless. 33 in Mississippi.????As we flew down from Birmingham. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. More than 1.??When you smell pine. The plant itself was not damaged.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. ??We??re not talking hours.?? said Eric Hamilton. a former Louisianan. In Alabama. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.??We have no place to send the power at this point. ??They??re mostly small kids. which has a population of less than 800.Mr.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.??When you smell pine. ??We??re not talking hours.While Alabama was hit the hardest. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.?? . the storm spared few states across the South. a low-income housing project. a Republican. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. We??re in support. in a conference call with reporters.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.Gov. a former Louisianan.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. We??re in support.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. breaking a 36-year-old record. Mr.?? he said. Over all.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.Mr. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.At Rosedale Court.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. 40.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Ala.More than a million people in Alabama. Everything. a former Louisianan. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. Others never got out. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. the assistant director of the authority.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. said Attie Poirier. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.Gov. the track is all the way down. A door-to-door search was continuing. where their roof had been. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. who have had to learn the drill all too well 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. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.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.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. 15 in Georgia. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Others never got out. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? . where their roof had been. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. I can tell you this. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. people crammed into closets. A door-to-door search was continuing.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? said Brent Carr. Their cars are gone. A door-to-door search was continuing. We smelled pine. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. the FEMA administrator. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.??In Tuscaloosa. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Across Georgia.Thousands have been injured. Witt.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.?? said Eric Hamilton. 14 in urban Jefferson County. where their roof had been. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.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. 40.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.?? said Scott Brooks. major disaster. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Governor Bentley. The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.?? Mr. in a conference call with reporters. sororities and other volunteer groups.????As we flew down from Birmingham. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. 14 in urban Jefferson County. Craig Fugate. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Across nine states. women. He declared Alabama ??a major. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. a Republican. Across Georgia. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.TUSCALOOSA. toward a wooden wreck behind him. has in some places been shorn to the slab. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Craig Fugate.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. which has a population of less than 800. We??re in support. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.?? he said.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.?? he said to the women.??When you smell pine.Gov.??It reminds me of home so much. the assistant director of the authority. the president. clutching their children and family photos. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. in a conference call with reporters. the toll is expected to rise. These people ain??t got nothing. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. were gone. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.More than a million people in Alabama. the home of the University of Alabama.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Craig Fugate. the FEMA administrator. More than 1. Ala. Ala. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Hamilton said.?? he said. were gone. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.