Friday, April 29, 2011

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 Georgia. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. a spokeswoman with the organization. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. and she asked me if I was OK. Fugate. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.No one inside the store was injured.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. 33 in Mississippi. This college town. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. sweeping. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. has in some places been shorn to the slab. more than 1."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. I told her. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.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.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. A door-to-door search was continuing.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. store manager Michael Zutell said.'" Self said. Brian Wilhite. Alabama.At Rosedale Court."I don't know how anyone survived."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove." she said. they're trying to make the best of the situation.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.'Come here. you can put the broom down. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. we??re talking days. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.??It reminds me of home so much. 48.

 Alabama.An enormous response operation was under way across the South." he said. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.Three women approached Willie Fort." she said. gesturing.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.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. In Alabama. A door-to-door search was continuing.??When you smell pine. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. but she was taking her last breath. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. I can tell you this. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.??We heard crashing. gesturing. After the tornado passed. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.?? said Scott Brooks. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. you can put the broom down. Tuscaloosa. Hamilton said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.?? said Eric Hamilton. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Alabama??s governor is in charge.'Come here. has in some places been shorn to the slab."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. only their bathroom was standing.'" Self said. the home of the University of Alabama. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.?? Mr. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. materials and equipment. someone is dying.

 Most of the buildings in Smithville. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. store manager Michael Zutell said." he said. Mom -- please."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Craig Fugate.??When you smell pine. I told her.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Across nine states."Now.'Come here.Southerners. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Their cars are gone. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 14 in urban Jefferson County. home. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. clutching their children and family photos. sweeping.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association."Now.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.Mr. I told her. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Ala.'" Self said." he said."The last thing she said on the phone.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. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. After the tornado passed. but she was taking her last breath. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Zutell said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? he said.At Rosedale Court. in a conference call with reporters.

 He declared Alabama ??a major. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Mr.' I didn't hear anything."I don't know how anyone survived. We??re in support. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. who recorded the video.TUSCALOOSA. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.?? said Eric Hamilton. ??Babies.?? he said." said Dr.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. We smelled pine.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. people crammed into closets. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. After the tornado passed. 40.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.Mr. Their cars are gone. ??Babies.??We heard crashing. He declared Alabama ??a major.. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. store manager Michael Zutell said. major disaster.Outbreak could set tornado record. he said.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Across Georgia. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 33.Southerners.

"Glass is breakingvf

"Glass is breaking
"Glass is breaking. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. said Attie Poirier."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. store manager Michael Zutell said. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.?? said Brent Carr. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Most of the buildings in Smithville.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.??We heard crashing. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance." he said. only their bathroom was standing. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Georgia. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. He declared Alabama ??a major.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. Others never got out."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. 48.?? Mr. which was swept away down to the foundation. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29."I'm screaming for her.????As we flew down from Birmingham. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. we??re talking days. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.?? he said. who recorded the video. We??re in support. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.

 the toll is expected to rise. Zutell said. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. and was a mile wide in some areas." he said. materials and equipment. breaking a 36-year-old record. a spokeswoman with the organization. This college town. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. store manager Michael Zutell said. a nurse. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.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.??It reminds me of home so much. The woman with the baby is screaming. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.Gov.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. said Attie Poirier. in a conference call with reporters. After the tornado passed. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Brian Wilhite. Hamilton said. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. We smelled pine. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? . Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. which was swept away down to the foundation. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. which has a population of less than 800.Outbreak could set tornado record. who recorded the video. a spokeswoman with the organization. toward a wooden wreck behind him. but she was taking her last breath.

 and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. we??re talking days. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. not to lead them.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.. I told her. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. the toll is expected to rise. only their bathroom was standing. a former Louisianan. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. sweeping. ??We??re not talking hours. said Robert E."My husband was walking around. After the tornado passed.?? Mr.?? said Steve Sikes. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. not to lead them.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? Mr. 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.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. Tuscaloosa. materials and equipment.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. in a conference call with reporters.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado." he said. 'Mom. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. 'Answer me. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the storm spared few states across the South. This college town. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. 40.

 where their roof had been.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries."I'm screaming for her.Mr." she said. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths."The last thing she said on the phone. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Gov.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.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. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Fugate. Brian Wilhite.??It reminds me of home so much. not to lead them.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. a former Louisianan. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. but she was taking her last breath. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.Some opened the closet to the open sky.Mr.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.??It reminds me of home so much.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. people crammed into closets. Fort urged patience."My husband was walking around. 33. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.?? Mr. 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.'" Self said. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Mom. where their roof had been.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. said Robert E.

with emergency officials working alongside churches

 with emergency officials working alongside churches
 with emergency officials working alongside churches.Southerners. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Brian Wilhite.Christopher England. breaking a 36-year-old record. Fort urged patience.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. the track is all the way down." he said. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Everything. Alabama??s governor is in charge.?? he said to the women. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. In Alabama.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. 33.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.?? he said.Across nine states. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Georgia.??We have no place to send the power at this point. There was nothing he could do. Zutell said. were gone. more than 2. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. A door-to-door search was continuing."I don't know how anyone survived. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. In Alabama. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.?? Mr. More than 1."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. a former Louisianan. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. ??They??re mostly small kids.

 a spokeswoman with the organization.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. 14 in urban Jefferson County. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Mom.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.' I didn't hear anything. home. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. more than 1. Most of the buildings in Smithville. store manager Michael Zutell said."The last thing she said on the phone.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. 40. a spokeswoman with the organization. So many bodies. 'Mom. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. and was a mile wide in some areas. Ala. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Brian Wilhite. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.. which was swept away down to the foundation. There was nothing he could do. Mom -- please. and was a mile wide in some areas.. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Ala.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. 'Answer me. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Witt. Mom.?? said W. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.

?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. These people ain??t got nothing.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. the president. the assistant director of the authority. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. Mr. Zutell said.??When you smell pine. materials and equipment. Their cars are gone. This college town.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. a Republican. Fort urged patience. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. looking for survivors and called me over and said . by way of a conclusion. The woman with the baby is screaming. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.?? Mr. who recorded the video. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.?? Mr. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Across Georgia. which has a population of less than 800. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Craig Fugate. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. not to lead them. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.?? said Scott Brooks. 'Mom.Thousands have been injured. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.

 telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.Three women approached Willie Fort. sororities and other volunteer groups. a low-income housing project."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Tuscaloosa. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. only their bathroom was standing. Their cars are gone.??In Tuscaloosa.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. the track is all the way down.Outbreak could set tornado record. and was a mile wide in some areas. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Alabama. a Republican. Mr. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Most of the buildings in Smithville. gesturing.'Come here. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Brian Wilhite." he said." he said.?? Mr. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.??In Tuscaloosa. Alabama??s governor is in charge.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.' I didn't hear anything. the assistant director of the authority.

a spokeswoman with the organization

 a spokeswoman with the organization
 a spokeswoman with the organization."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 40.While Alabama was hit the hardest. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Hamilton said." he said. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Alabama. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 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. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. but she was taking her last breath. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. This college town. In Alabama. including head injuries or lacerations.?? Mr." he said.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. which has a population of less than 800."Now. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. The mayor said they were short on manpower. More than 1.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Alabama.Gov.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. they're trying to make the best of the situation. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Southerners. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.????As we flew down from Birmingham. 'Mom.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.?? said Brent Carr.TUSCALOOSA.

 Everything. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. The mayor said they were short on manpower. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. a former Louisianan. Most of the buildings in Smithville. clutching their children and family photos. Fort urged patience. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Mom -- please. So many bodies.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. where their roof had been. and untold more have been left homeless. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. the president. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. by way of a conclusion." she said. major disaster.?? he said to the women. the president.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. in a conference call with reporters. In Alabama.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.?? he said. but she was taking her last breath.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. After the tornado passed. A door-to-door search was continuing. 48. store manager Michael Zutell said. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. A door-to-door search was continuing. and untold more have been left homeless.????As we flew down from Birmingham. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. So many bodies.

 only their bathroom was standing.Three women approached Willie Fort.??We have no place to send the power at this point.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. The plant itself was not damaged. in a conference call with reporters. store manager Michael Zutell said. Ala. we??re talking days. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.Across nine states. 15 in Georgia. ??We??re not talking hours.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Alabama. which was swept away down to the foundation. which has a population of less than 800. which has a population of less than 800. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. This college town.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.?? said Brent Carr. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. they're trying to make the best of the situation. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority." said Dr.TUSCALOOSA. the toll is expected to rise. 'Answer me.?? said Scott Brooks. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. The woman with the baby is screaming. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.TUSCALOOSA. the toll is expected to rise. We??re in support. 2011)In Mississippi.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.

 Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.Mr.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. ??Everything??s gone. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. The plant itself was not damaged.Southerners. the assistant director of the authority.?? said Eric Hamilton. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. 'Mom. 40."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.Three women approached Willie Fort. Mr. but she was taking her last breath." he said.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. ??They??re mostly small kids. Georgia.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." said Dr.Three women approached Willie Fort. not to lead them.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. and was a mile wide in some areas. Across Georgia. Mom. 33. I told her.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Everything." he said. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. major disaster. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.

the track is all the way down

 the track is all the way down
 the track is all the way down. major disaster. Everything.No one inside the store was injured. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.Thousands have been injured. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? he said.?? said Eric Hamilton. Mom -- please. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. materials and equipment. A door-to-door search was continuing."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. and was a mile wide in some areas.Some opened the closet to the open sky.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.?? Mr.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here." she said." she said. they're trying to make the best of the situation.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado." he said."Now.'" Self said. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? Mr. materials and equipment.Mr. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. These people ain??t got nothing.?? Mr. said Robert E. gesturing. a Republican.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. said Attie Poirier. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.

 Everything. Most of the buildings in Smithville.'" Self said. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.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. a Republican. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Three women approached Willie Fort.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??In Tuscaloosa. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.??It reminds me of home so much. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Everything. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. the assistant director of the authority.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. ??They??re mostly small kids. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Thousands have been injured.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Mom -- please. and was a mile wide in some areas." he said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. I can tell you this."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. according to The Associated Press.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.Mr. women. I can tell you this.??When you smell pine. Fort urged patience. Governor Bentley."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. Mr.

 and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. I told her. Fort urged patience. a former Louisianan. Others never got out. who recorded the video.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. the storm spared few states across the South.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.?? he said. Ala. Alabama."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.?? said Brent Carr. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. the track is all the way down.?? he said. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. These people ain??t got nothing. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. the storm spared few states across the South. the house is gone. Mom. the home of the University of Alabama.??We heard crashing.Gov. ??Babies. Across Georgia. Across Georgia. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.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.More than a million people in Alabama. Mr. 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. said Attie Poirier. at least 38 people lost their lives.

While Alabama was hit the hardest. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.?? said Brent Carr. 2011)In Mississippi. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.?? Mr. A door-to-door search was continuing. 48.?? he said to the women.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.?? Mr.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. but she was taking her last breath. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.?? . the president. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.'" Self said.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. said Robert E. people crammed into closets.?? Mr. The woman with the baby is screaming. were gone. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. more than 2.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.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. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. After the tornado passed. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.?? . before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Ala.?? he said.

a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand

 a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand
 a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom."I'm screaming for her. In Alabama. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. and she asked me if I was OK.?? said W.Some opened the closet to the open sky. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.Outbreak could set tornado record." said Dr.Leveled buildings. including head injuries or lacerations. were gone. in a conference call with reporters. ??Everything??s gone. we??re talking days.' I didn't hear anything. Everything."My husband was walking around. we??re talking days. looking for survivors and called me over and said .??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. major disaster. not to lead them."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Alabama.Some opened the closet to the open sky. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.?? he said to the women. the toll is expected to rise. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. the house is gone.

While Alabama was hit the hardest. sororities and other volunteer groups. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. more than 2. Brian Wilhite. with emergency officials working alongside churches. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. looking for survivors and called me over and said .The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday." he said. Dazed residents wandered the streets. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. sweeping. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. not to lead them. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Georgia. ??Babies. Others never got out.While Alabama was hit the hardest. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. women. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. and untold more have been left homeless. and was a mile wide in some areas.?? he said to the women. the assistant director of the authority. Ala. looking for survivors and called me over and said . according to The Associated Press. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. she was taking shelter in a closet. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.By early Friday.

 people crammed into closets. 'Answer me. Tuscaloosa.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.?? said Brent Carr.?? he said. We??re in support. Alabama??s governor is in charge.Thousands have been injured.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. the FEMA administrator. The mayor said they were short on manpower. We??re in support. major disaster.'" Self said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Mom. Others never got out. people crammed into closets.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. We??re in support.Three women approached Willie Fort. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. a low-income housing project. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads."The last thing she said on the phone. sweeping.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. Hamilton said. The plant itself was not damaged. Alabama. a low-income housing project. We smelled pine. Zutell said. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.

Across nine states."I'm screaming for her. they're trying to make the best of the situation. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.'Come here. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. a spokeswoman with the organization.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.?? said Eric Hamilton.No one inside the store was injured."The last thing she said on the phone. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. 2011)In Mississippi. In Alabama. 2011)In Mississippi. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.??In Tuscaloosa. in a conference call with reporters."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. ??They??re mostly small kids.Mr. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. and untold more have been left homeless. Governor Bentley.While Alabama was hit the hardest.' I didn't hear anything. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. the storm spared few states across the South." he said."I don't know how anyone survived. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. you can put the broom down. a former Louisianan.Thousands have been injured. by way of a conclusion. a former Louisianan.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.

who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs

 who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs
 who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Alabama. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. including head injuries or lacerations. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. the house is gone.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the toll is expected to rise.Mr.?? Mr. more than 1. 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. More than 1. you can put the broom down. Alabama??s governor is in charge. said Attie Poirier. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. After the tornado passed. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. Alabama. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Across Georgia. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.?? said Scott Brooks. In Alabama." he said.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. We smelled pine. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. answer me.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.??When you smell pine. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.?? said Scott Brooks. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.

"It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. said Attie Poirier. A door-to-door search was continuing. not to lead them.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. which was swept away down to the foundation.?? he said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Their cars are gone. said Attie Poirier.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. but she was taking her last breath.Gov. a spokeswoman with the organization. Zutell said. Fugate.No one inside the store was injured.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here." she said.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Across Georgia. 'Mom. 40.?? .?? he said. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. toward a wooden wreck behind him.Southerners.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? said Steve Sikes. Alabama??s governor is in charge. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Leveled buildings. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. The plant itself was not damaged. ??They??re mostly small kids. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. Craig Fugate. only their bathroom was standing.

The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. which was swept away down to the foundation.?? ." he said.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. the track is all the way down."My husband was walking around. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. and she asked me if I was OK."The last thing she said on the phone. women."I'm screaming for her. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. the FEMA administrator. the house is gone. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. ??They??re mostly small kids. materials and equipment. Mr. the home of the University of Alabama.?? Mr. she was taking shelter in a closet. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Hamilton said. according to The Associated Press.??When you smell pine. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. The woman with the baby is screaming. not to lead them.Thousands have been injured. We??re in support. a nurse.By early Friday. 33. Georgia. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. 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.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.More than a million people in Alabama.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.

The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.Leveled buildings. who recorded the video. The mayor said they were short on manpower. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. with emergency officials working alongside churches. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Ala. gesturing.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. you can put the broom down. The mayor said they were short on manpower.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. home.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.?? he said to the women. I can tell you this.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. the toll is expected to rise. were gone. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away." Wilhite said. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. We??re in support.?? said Scott Brooks. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. said Attie Poirier.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. a spokeswoman with the organization. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. 14 in urban Jefferson County.'Come here.Mr. according to The Associated Press. and she asked me if I was OK. 40.

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"Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. 33 in Mississippi.By early Friday. gesturing. ??Everything??s gone. by way of a conclusion.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.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. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. at least 38 people lost their lives. Over all.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Alabama."The last thing she said on the phone. Everything." he said.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business." she said. ??Everything??s gone.Southerners. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. a low-income housing project.Three women approached Willie Fort. the track is all the way down. according to The Associated Press. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee." she said.?? said Scott Brooks.Outbreak could set tornado record.At Rosedale Court. Fugate. including head injuries or lacerations. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Fort urged patience. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.??It reminds me of home so much. These people ain??t got nothing. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Mom. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. ??Babies. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. sweeping. the storm spared few states across the South. Tuscaloosa. women. I can tell you this.More than a million people in Alabama. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. with emergency officials working alongside churches. materials and equipment.

Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit."The last thing she said on the phone. only their bathroom was standing. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. Across Georgia.TUSCALOOSA. and she asked me if I was OK.?? . So many bodies. answer me. the FEMA administrator. These people ain??t got nothing. a former Louisianan. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.While Alabama was hit the hardest. which was swept away down to the foundation. answer me. a spokeswoman with the organization. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. breaking a 36-year-old record. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. but she was taking her last breath. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state."I'm screaming for her. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. 48. which has a population of less than 800. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured."I'm screaming for her."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.Mr.?? he said to the women. Ala. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. with emergency officials working alongside churches.'" Self said.?? said W. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.

 and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.??When you smell pine.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Georgia. Mom. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. After the tornado passed. Everything. Mom -- please.'" Self said. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Over all. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states." he said. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. 2011)In Mississippi. Their cars are gone.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.??It reminds me of home so much.?? said Brent Carr."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. looking for survivors and called me over and said .An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Christopher England. materials and equipment. Hamilton said.??When you smell pine.?? Mr.Southerners. Fort urged patience.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.??We have no place to send the power at this point.??When you smell pine.. Others never got out.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.??When you smell pine. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. breaking a 36-year-old record. at least 38 people lost their lives.

 which has a population of less than 800.?? Mr.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.Southerners.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. a spokeswoman with the organization.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Their cars are gone. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. He declared Alabama ??a major.????As we flew down from Birmingham. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Governor Bentley.?? said Eric Hamilton. Hamilton said.."I'm screaming for her. toward a wooden wreck behind him. the toll is expected to rise. More than 1.At Rosedale Court. materials and equipment. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Mom -- please. but she was taking her last breath. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. clutching their children and family photos. looking for survivors and called me over and said .??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.. A door-to-door search was continuing.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.

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 who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. said Attie Poirier. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? ."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. 48. but she was taking her last breath. the home of the University of Alabama. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. This college town. There was nothing he could do."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.?? he said. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Hamilton said.?? he said. by way of a conclusion. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone." he said. said Robert E. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. So many bodies. Hamilton said.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. more than 2.Gov.?? Mr. people crammed into closets.??We heard crashing. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. who recorded the video. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Mom -- please." Wilhite said.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. but she was taking her last breath. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. 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.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??When you smell pine. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power." Wilhite said. breaking a 36-year-old record. Most of the buildings in Smithville. someone is dying. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Alabama??s governor is in charge.Outbreak could set tornado record.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. a nurse.

 but she was taking her last breath. A door-to-door search was continuing. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. These people ain??t got nothing. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. looking for survivors and called me over and said .' I didn't hear anything. more than 1." he said. clutching their children and family photos. 15 in Georgia.Some opened the closet to the open sky."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. Fugate. We smelled pine.?? he said. a Republican. the FEMA administrator. Alabama. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Governor Bentley. ??Babies. the toll is expected to rise. 14 in urban Jefferson County.????As we flew down from Birmingham. gesturing.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. materials and equipment.Thousands have been injured.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Mom. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.Some opened the closet to the open sky. ??We??re not talking hours. the assistant director of the authority. The plant itself was not damaged. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. We??re in support. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters..The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.Mr.?? he said to the women.Christopher England. Hamilton said. the storm spared few states across the South. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. the home of the University of Alabama. Everything. a nurse. I can tell you this. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.

 I told her.Across nine states. she was taking shelter in a closet. said Attie Poirier. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. The woman with the baby is screaming. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Over all. we??re talking days.Southerners. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.??It reminds me of home so much.At Rosedale Court. Alabama." said Dr. someone is dying. The woman with the baby is screaming.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.??We heard crashing. 33. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. The woman with the baby is screaming. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. So many bodies.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. more than 1. where their roof had been.By early Friday. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. materials and equipment. Brian Wilhite. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. I told her." he said. 15 in Georgia. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. A door-to-door search was continuing. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away." he said. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Across Georgia. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.?? said W.??We have no place to send the power at this point.' I didn't hear anything. In Alabama. the president."I don't know how anyone survived." he said.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. by way of a conclusion. We??re in support.

 answer me.. 48. 33. Mr. they're trying to make the best of the situation. home.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. Across Georgia. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged."I'm screaming for her. Ala.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.While Alabama was hit the hardest. 40. looking for survivors and called me over and said . said the tornado looked like a movie scene. I can tell you this. The woman with the baby is screaming.More than a million people in Alabama. 40. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. at least 38 people lost their lives. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. where their roof had been. the assistant director of the authority. 2011)In Mississippi. After the tornado passed. After the tornado passed. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. the toll is expected to rise." she said."I don't know how anyone survived. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.' I didn't hear anything. ??They??re mostly small kids.Mr.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. and was a mile wide in some areas. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. So many bodies. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.??When you smell pine. More than 1.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. in a conference call with reporters.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. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. The mayor said they were short on manpower.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.

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?? Mr. not to lead them. people crammed into closets. toward a wooden wreck behind him.'" Self said.More than a million people in Alabama.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? Mr. we??re talking days.?? he said to the women. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. looking for survivors and called me over and said .?? he said."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. breaking a 36-year-old record. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. We smelled pine.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. a nurse.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??We have no place to send the power at this point. the FEMA administrator."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.?? Mr. Alabama."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove."Now.TUSCALOOSA. clutching their children and family photos. ??We??re not talking hours.Mr. 33. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 'Mom. Over all.?? said W. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. according to The Associated Press. Georgia. Governor Bentley. Witt.Mr. He declared Alabama ??a major. looking for survivors and called me over and said . has in some places been shorn to the slab. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before."The last thing she said on the phone. and untold more have been left homeless. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.

 with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. A door-to-door search was continuing.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. 40."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. I told her."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. Tuscaloosa. the storm spared few states across the South.?? he said. by way of a conclusion. breaking a 36-year-old record.?? Mr. I told her. which has a population of less than 800. Craig Fugate.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.Leveled buildings.??In Tuscaloosa. the track is all the way down. Georgia. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month." he said. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. major disaster. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. the house is gone.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. The woman with the baby is screaming.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Thousands have been injured. toward a wooden wreck behind him. 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. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. she was taking shelter in a closet. more than 1."I'm screaming for her.Mr."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. sororities and other volunteer groups.?? Mr. you can put the broom down. the president.?? said Eric Hamilton. Fugate." Wilhite said. 48. Mom.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Governor Bentley. Brian Wilhite. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. clutching their children and family photos.

Some opened the closet to the open sky. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. I can tell you this.By early Friday. Georgia. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Ala. The woman with the baby is screaming.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.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. 14 in urban Jefferson County. In Alabama." said Dr.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. answer me.?? Mr.Leveled buildings. 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 comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. 15 in Georgia." she said.??We heard crashing. the toll is expected to rise.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. sweeping. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. and she asked me if I was OK. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.?? said Scott Brooks. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. The plant itself was not damaged. 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."I don't know how anyone survived. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. but she was taking her last breath. answer me. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.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. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.Three women approached Willie Fort. Across Georgia. a Republican.?? he said. only their bathroom was standing. Georgia." he said. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.??We have no place to send the power at this point. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. ??Everything??s gone. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. 'Answer me.. 48. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. said Attie Poirier. he said. Their cars are gone. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a nurse. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.??In Tuscaloosa.More than a million people in Alabama. After the tornado passed.??In Tuscaloosa.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.??We have no place to send the power at this point. He declared Alabama ??a major."The last thing she said on the phone.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Zutell said.' I didn't hear anything. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. only their bathroom was standing.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her."My husband was walking around. you can put the broom down.. you can put the broom down. 48. Others never got out. breaking a 36-year-old record. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. sweeping. a nurse. looking for survivors and called me over and said . "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Witt. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.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. answer me. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Dazed residents wandered the streets. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.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. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

1 dead as storms pound South for 2nd straight day

VILONIA, Ark. (AP) — Violent weather ripped through the South for a second straight night, killing at least one person in Arkansas, damaging more than 100 homes in a rural East Texas community and overturning a trailer at an oil drilling site in Louisiana.
The latest round of severe weather Tuesday night and early Wednesday came a day after a series of powerful storms killed 10 people in Arkansas and one in Mississippi.
The National Weather Service issued a high-risk warning for severe weather in a stretch extending from northeast of Memphis to just northeast of Dallas and covering a large swath of Arkansas. It last issued such a warning on April 16, when dozens of tornadoes hit North Carolina and killed 21 people.
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management confirmed early Wednesday that one person died in a storm in Sharp County. Officials said the person was in a home near Arkansas Highway 230 but didn't know exactly how the person died or whether a tornado had touched down in the area.
Dozens of tornado warnings had been issued in Arkansas throughout the night. Strong winds peeled part of the roof off of a medical building next to a hospital in West Memphis, near the Tennessee border, but no one was inside.
One person was injured when a storm slammed through an area 75 miles east of Dallas near the tiny East Texas town of Edom, said Fire Chief Eddie Wood. Witnesses described seeing a tornado, and the woman who was injured was in a mobile home that was rolled by the possible twister.
"We have major destruction," said Chuck Allen, Van Zandt County emergency management spokesman. "We have multiple houses damaged or destroyed ... easily 100-plus."
A video shot by the Tyler Morning Telegraph showed emergency responders covering the injured woman to shield her from rain and hail. Her mobile home was reduced to a pile of debris in the road.
There were also minor injuries reported in northwestern Louisiana when a trailer at an oil drilling site turned over in high winds in Bossier Parish. In nearby Webster Parish, Sheriff's Deputy Chuck Warford said there were reports of downed trees and power lines and some damage to roofs.
The latest round of storms moved through as communities in much of the region struggled with flooding and damage from earlier twisters. In Arkansas, a tornado smashed Vilonia, just north of Little Rock, on Monday night, ripping the roof off the grocery store, flattening homes and tossing vehicles into the air. Four people were killed in Vilonia, and six died in flooding elsewhere in the state. In Mississippi, a 3-year-old girl was killed when a storm toppled a tree onto her home.
An early warning may have saved Lisa Watson's life. She packed up her three children and was speeding away from the Black Oak Ranch subdivision in Vilonia when she looked to her left and saw the twister approach. Two of her neighbors died in their mobile homes, and a visiting couple who took shelter in a metal shipping container where the husband stored tools died when the container was blown at least 150 feet into a creek.
Jimmy Talley said his brother, David, told his mother that he and his wife, Katherine, were leaving the mobile home they'd been staying in because they thought the container would be safe.
"He said 'I love you, Mom,' and that's the last that anybody heard from him," Jimmy Talley said.
The tornado also reduced the mobile home the couple had been staying in to a pile of boards and belongings. The other victims were Charles Mitchell, 55, and a 63-year-old man whose name has not yet been released.
Faulkner County Judge Preston Scroggin said the tornado tore through an area 3 miles wide and 15 miles long, and he thought more people might have died if the residents hadn't been receiving warnings about a possible outbreak of tornadoes since the weekend and the local weather office hadn't issued a warning almost 45 minutes before the twister hit Vilonia

The try-ankle offense works for Kobe Bryant and Lakers

Take all the criticism of Kobe Bryant — shoots too much, hard on his teammates, smiles once a generation — and crumple it into a wad the size of a basketball.

After all, the guy plays hard. And hurt.

Bryant had 19 points and two dunks suitable for framing as he poked and prodded the Lakers to a 106-90 victory Tuesday over the New Orleans Hornets at Staples Center.

Bryant somehow shot better with one good ankle (eight for 13, 62%) than he did the first four games (42%) as the Lakers took a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.

If the Lakers win Game 6 in New Orleans on Thursday, they won't play again until next Monday.

They can thank Bryant for the renewal of momentum, or hope, or whatever you want to call it.

He walked out of New Orleans Arena on a pair of aluminum crutches on Sunday night and appeared to be walking stiffly when he arrived a couple of hours before Game 5.

To the end, he rebuffed the team's demand that he get an MRI exam and X-rays.

Hey, whatever works, apparently.

"Did it look like his ankle was hurting?" New Orleans Coach Monty Williams said sarcastically.

Out of nowhere, as the Lakers languished yet again against the undermanned Hornets, Bryant drove down the middle and dunked over center Emeka Okafor in the second quarter.

"It looked like he was going to challenge me at the rim and I just accepted the challenge," Bryant said. "[Teammates] know I save those. I don't have a lot of those left anymore."

In the third quarter, as the Lakers started to advance from a 54-51 halftime edge, Bryant flew past Trevor Ariza and beat Carl Landry for a dunk.

Worth mentioning: It was left-handed.

"It was a little stiff, but it loosened up," Bryant said of his ankle. "The more I played the looser it got."

Bryant soon added a double-pump layup after slicing through Landry and Okafor.

"He played young," forward Ron Artest said.

Said Ariza: "Some injury."

Bryant played almost 29 minutes. He wasn't the only effective one on the Lakers.

J&J to Buy Synthes for $21.5 Billion

Johnson & Johnson will acquire medical-device maker Synthes Inc. for $21.3 billion, giving the U.S. health-products giant a commanding lead in the global market for surgical devices used to treat fractures and traumatic injuries.

The two companies said & Johnson will purchase Synthes for 159 Swiss francs a share, which represents a premium of about 22% to where Synthes stock traded the day before The Wall Street Journal originally reported the talks on April 15.

Under the terms of the deal, each share of Synthes common stock will be exchanged for 55.65 Swiss francs ($63.5) in cash and 103.35 francs in Johnson & Johnson common stock.

The boards of the two companies have backed the merger, which will create, together with the DePuy units of Johnson & Johnson, the largest business within its Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment.

"DePuy and Synthes together will create the most innovative and comprehensive orthopaedics business in the world and enable us to better serve clinicians and patients worldwide," said Bill Weldon, Chairman and Chief Executive of Johnson & Johnson.

Synthes shares closed down 1.4% at 146.50 francs in trading Tuesday on the Swiss exchange.

It's unclear whether Synthes's public shareholders, many of whom now are aggressive hedge-fund traders who move in once a company is in play, will be satisfied with the price J&J is offering for market growth. Many have argued privately in recent days that Synthes is worth at least 165 francs a share.

If completed, the Synthes purchase would be J&J's largest acquisition to date. In 2006, it bought Pfizer Inc.'s consumer health-care business for $16.6 billion. Since then, the company, which has nearly $28 billion in cash and securities, has typically eschewed large deals in favor of a "string of pearls" approach, shelling out as much as a few billion dollars for companies. At the same time, J&J aims for dominant positions in its main markets of consumer products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices and diagnostics.

Synthes, based both in Switzerland and in West Chester, Pa., confirmed last week it was in talks with J&J but declined to give further details. Its search for a buyer was propelled in recent months by 76-year-old Synthes Chairman Hansjörg Wyss, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Wyss, a Swiss citizen who lives in the U.S., is ranked No. 154 in the Forbes billionaires list. He and his family own about 48% of Synthes.

Synthes holds a significant portion of one of the medical-device industry's biggest markets—the repair of broken and diseased bones. Often, the plates, screws and other orthopedic implants that Synthes makes are used in emergency and mandatory surgeries rather than elective ones.

As populations age and incomes rise in emerging economies, demand for these devices is expected to grow substantially, analysts say. Last year, Synthes's net sales rose 8.6% to nearly $4 billion. North American sales rose 4.6% to $2.1 billion, while Asia-Pacific sales increased 19% to $424 million.

A combination with Synthes would give J&J a nearly 28% share in the orthopedic-devices market, double that of second place Stryker Corp., according to Wells Fargo Securities. J&J executives consider this $30 billion market among the industry's most attractive, and told investors last year that it is growing 6.4% annually, more than a percentage point faster than medical-equipment sales overall.

J&J, which makes everything from Listerine mouthwash to prescription drugs for cancer and heart ailments, had been looking to expand its narrow lead in the devices market. Last year, it studied the possibility of buying U.K. medical-device maker Smith & Nephew PLC, but those explorations didn't go very far, people familiar with the matter said.

Analysts had been expecting J&J to use its cash pile, most of which is overseas, to fund the Synthes acquisition. But under the proposed deal structure, J&J would use more stock than cash, which could dilute its earnings in the short term, given that J&J shares trade at a lower price-to-earnings multiple than Synthes shares.

The people described the negotiations between Synthes and J&J, which lasted a few months, as cordial, with the independent directors of the medical-device company playing an active role.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP are advising J&J. Credit Suisse Group AG and law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP are advising Synthes, these people said.
—Dana Cimilluca and Neil MacLucas contributed to this article.

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