Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

Thursday, April 28, 2011

PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama (AP) — Dozens of tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system wiped out entire towns across a wide swath of the U.S. South, killing at least 200 people in the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years, and officials said Thursday they expected the death toll to rise.

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Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

A tornado has flattened Pleasant Grove, Ala., a subdivision of Mountain Grove, Thursday, April 28. 2011. Dozens of tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system wiped out entire towns across a wide swath of the South, killing at least 194 people, and officials said Thursday they expect the death toll to rise. (AP Photo/Greg Bluestein)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

A woman sifts through the destruction of a former T Mobile office after a tornado struck, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Tuscaloosa, Ala. wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people around the region and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town. (AP Photo/Caroline Summers)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

A tornado moves through Tuscaloosa, Ala. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people around the region and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

An semi-truck lies on its side on 15th Street after a tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, Ala. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people around the region and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Michelle Lepianka Carter)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

Houses and vehicles are destroyed after a tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, Ala. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people around the region and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Michelle Lepianka Carter)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

Rescue workers tend to an injured person after what appeared to be a tornado ripped through parts of Concord, Ala., Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of tornado-spawning storms strafed the South on Wednesday, splintering buildings across hard-hit Alabama and killing 72 people in four states. At least 58 people died in Alabama alone. (AP Photo/Birmingham News, Jeff Roberts)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

Rescue workers search a hillside after what appeared to be a tornado ripped through parts of Concord, Ala., Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of tornado-spawning storms strafed the South on Wednesday, splintering buildings across hard-hit Alabama and killing 72 people in four states. At least 58 people died in Alabama alone. (AP Photo/Birmingham News, Jeff Roberts)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

A first responder holds onto a child that was found in the rubble of a destroyed home after a tornado struck Phil Campbell, Ala. Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2011. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people around the region and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town. (AP Photo/The TimesDaily, Daniel Giles)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

This is an aerial view of tornado damage in Pleasant Grove, Ala., Thursday, April 28, 2011. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 266 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

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Firefighters search the rubble of a home in the Alberta City section of Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Dozens of tornadoes ripped through the South, flattening homes and businesses and killing at least 215 people in six states in the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

Fierce Storms Damage Southern States

This is an aerial view of damage to downtown Cullman, Ala., Thursday, April 28, 2011. Dozens of tornadoes ripped through the South, flattening homes and businesses and killing at least 248 people in six states in the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

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Over 200 Reported Dead after Storms Ravage Southern States

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