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Ala. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Hamilton said. 15 in Georgia. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. 33 in Mississippi. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. the storm spared few states across the South.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Southerners. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the assistant director of the authority. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. has in some places been shorn to the slab.While Alabama was hit the hardest. The plant itself was not damaged. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Mr.Across nine states.?? Mr.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Three women approached Willie Fort. the home of the University of Alabama. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the track is all the way down.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. the track is all the way down. ??They??re mostly small kids.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. where their roof had been. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.?? said Eric Hamilton.??When you smell pine.?? he said to the women. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Fort urged patience.Across nine states. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.More than a million people in Alabama.?? he said.?? . we??re talking days. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.??When you smell pine. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. So many bodies. in a conference call with reporters. Most of the buildings in Smithville. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. More than 1. 33 in Mississippi.?? said Brent Carr. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. in a conference call with reporters. This college town.Three women approached Willie Fort. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. and untold more have been left homeless.?? Mr. major disaster. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. 33 in Mississippi.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. toward a wooden wreck behind him. were gone. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. more than 1. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. where their roof had been. more than 2. A door-to-door search was continuing. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. were gone. a former Louisianan. So many bodies. Ala. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.?? said Steve Sikes. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. said Attie Poirier. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. women. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.Mr.Mr. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. the FEMA administrator. Ala.Across nine states. Fort urged patience.?? said Steve Sikes.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? Mr. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.While Alabama was hit the hardest. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. the toll is expected to rise. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 33. ??Babies. Everything. the home of the University of Alabama. Hamilton said. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Craig Fugate.??We heard crashing. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. 40. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Alabama??s governor is in charge. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. more than 1. 48.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. the president. the home of the University of Alabama. This college town. 14 in urban Jefferson County. The plant itself was not damaged. which has a population of less than 800.