Pleasant Grove, AL – Update: New Photos Of Tornadoes Devastation; Nearly 300 Dead

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    Pleasant Grove, AL – The nation’s deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 280 people were killed across six states — more than two-thirds of them in Alabama, where large cities bore the half-mile-wide scars the twisters left behind.

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    See below new photos showing tornado devastation:

    People sift through their belongings Thursday, April 28, 2011, after a strong tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, Ala.,  on Wednesday. President Barack Obama said he would visit Alabama Friday to view damage and meet with the governor and families devastated by the storms. Obama has already expressed condolences by phone to Gov. Robert Bentley and approved his request for emergency federal assistance.  (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards)

    This aerial photo shows the devastation of  The Rosedale Court housing community in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Thursday, April 28, 2011. A powerful and deadly tornado cut through Alabama Wednesday evening.  President Barack Obama said he would visit Alabama Friday to view damage and meet with the governor and families devastated by the storms.  Obama has already expressed condolences by phone to Gov. Robert Bentley and approved his request for emergency federal assistance. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

    Jason McCraine sits in what used to be a Title Bucks Thursday, April 28, 2011, after a strong tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday.   President Barack Obama said he would visit Alabama Friday to view damage and meet with the governor and families devastated by the storms. Obama has already expressed condolences by phone to Gov. Robert Bentley and approved his request for emergency federal assistance.  (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards)

    Emergency workers search for survivors at a gas station in Ringgold, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    A truck is turned over on the parking at the Iron Skillet restaurant Thursday, April 28, 2011 following a tornado in Glade Spring, Va. Several homes and trucks stops along I-81 were severely damaged near I-81. Five deaths have been reported. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)

    Blake Shuecraft, left, and Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear fill sandbags at Smithville, Ky. on Thursday, April 28, 2011.  Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear  visited flood-ravaged areas in western Kentucky on Thursday and asked the White House for federal assistance in the recovery.    During a stop in Paducah on Thursday morning, Beshear said he asked President Barack Obama for a presidential disaster declaration.  (AP Photo/Michael Hayman, Pool)

    Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear boards a Blackhawk helicopter in Paducah, Ky. on Thursday, April 28, 2011.  Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear  visited flood-ravaged areas in western Kentucky on Thursday and asked the White House for federal assistance in the recovery.    During a stop in Paducah on Thursday morning, Beshear said he asked President Barack Obama for a presidential disaster declaration.  (AP Photo/Michael Hayman, Pool)

    Damaged homes are seen in Trenton, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area.  Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    Cars sit outside a damaged motel in Ringgold, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    Mary Emerson, left, Bryan Dillworth, support staff in the Paducah, Ky.  Emergency Operations Center listen to Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear on Thursday, April 28, 2011.  Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear  visited flood-ravaged areas in western Kentucky on Thursday and asked the White House for federal assistance in the recovery.    During a stop in Paducah on Thursday morning, Beshear said he asked President Barack Obama for a presidential disaster declaration.  (AP Photo/Michael Hayman, Pool)

    The contents of a demolished storage unit are scattered about in Trenton, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    Rooms are visible in a damaged Baymont Inn in Ringgold, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    Debris covers fire trucks at the Eoline Volunteer Fire Department near Centreville, Ala., Thursday, April 28, 2011, where a tornado struck the day before. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris. (AP Photo/David Bundy)

    Debris clutters a parking lot in the Alberta City neighborhood Thursday April 28, 2011, after a tornado struck Tuscaloosa, Ala. the day before. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris.  (AP Photo/David Bundy)

    Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear  and Col. Keith Landry's look at a flooded Ohio River as they fly between Frankfort and Paducah, Ky.  to survey storm damage  on Thursday, April 28, 2011.  Beshear visited flood-ravaged areas in western Kentucky on Thursday and asked the White House for federal assistance in the recovery.    During a stop in Paducah on Thursday morning, Beshear said he asked President Barack Obama for a presidential disaster declaration.  (AP Photo/Michael Hayman, Pool)

    The baseball field at Ringgold High School in Ringgold, Ga., is covered with debris on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    A house sits off of its foundation in Ringgold, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    Emergency workers search through a destroyed gas station in Ringgold, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    People look for their belongings at an apartment complex in the Alberta City neighborhood Thursday April 28, 2011, after a tornado struck Tuscaloosa, Ala. the day before. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris.  (AP Photo/David Bundy)

    A car rests upside down off of US Highway 82 Thursday April 28, 2011, after a tornado struck, allegedly killing the driver, near Centreville, Ala. the day before. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris. (AP Photo/David Bundy)

    A demolished home is seen in Trenton, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    Thomas Dickerson looks for his belongings in the remains of his apartment in the Alberta City neighborhood Thursday April 28, 2011, after a tornado struck Tuscaloosa, Ala. the day before. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris.  (AP Photo/David Bundy)

    People look for their belongings in the Alberta City neighborhood Thursday April 28, 2011, after a tornado struck Tuscaloosa, Ala. the day before. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris.  (AP Photo/David Bundy)

    A home torn off its foundation is seen in Trenton, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    Andy Page cries as he sits with his cat, Ellie, placed in a pet carrier, in his demolished apartment in Trenton, Ga. Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. Page has several cats and Ellie was the last one he was looking for. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Angela Lewis)

    A demolished home in Ringgold, Ga., is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2011, after overnight storms hit the North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tenn. area. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

    People walk along the streets in the Alberta City neighborhood Thursday April 28, 2011, after a tornado struck Tuscaloosa, Ala. the day before. Massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 269 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris.  (AP Photo/David Bundy)


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    DrMSPhD
    DrMSPhD
    12 years ago

    Where are all the compassionate bleeding heart liberals calling for aid for Alabama?
    Oh. Thats right. It’s just a bunch of white folk from the good ole USofA. They don’t need aid.
    Cmon you libbies. Doesn’t Aid for Alabama have a nice ring to it? I’m sure tshirts with that message would sell like hot cakes to support your fine liberal causes.

    12 years ago

    So sad! our hearts and prayers go out for our beloved nation…God Bless all the families and May God Bless AMERICA!!

    Babishka
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    Babishka
    12 years ago

    Chabad of Alabama is OK, but the twister touched down just a block away. Total destruction everywhere. The shluchim are pitching in to help their neighbors. Please donate to Chabad of Alabama and specify “Tornado relief”

    outatownmom
    outatownmom
    12 years ago

    I was less than 1/4 mile from the Ringgold, Ga exit on my way home after Pesach. B’chasdei Hashem we missed the tornado my maybe a minute or two! Instead we waited 5 hours for the mangled giant tractor trailers and trees to be pushed to the side so the interstate could open up again. The devastation is so horrible. A man came driving up the shoulder of the highway and my first reaction was “what a chutzpa… we’re all sitting here, where’s he going?”. Turns out his daughter worked in the McDonald’s and he was rushing to see if she was alive. The emergency personnel came along the highway with flashlights looking for bodies (or parts of them) before they could let traffic through. Very surreal.