300+ dead, 160+ tornadoes. Best wishes to those impacted by the disaster

[uppityperson]

http://www.wfie.com/story/14536162/obama-family-tour-devastated-alabama-319-dead

TUSCALOOSA, AL (RNN) - President Barack Obama and his family arrived in Tuscaloosa, AL, Friday to tour the shattered remains of storm-ravaged neighborhoods and offer hope and help as 19 Alabama counties and seven states attempt to recover from Wednesday's storm that killed more than 300 people.

More than 210 people were killed in Alabama alone. First responders are still attempting to recover survivors, and experts are only just beginning to calculate the force and destruction generated by the tornadoes.

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Across the South, fatalities were reported in Tennessee, 34; Mississippi, 32; Georgia, 15; Arkansas, 13; Virginia, 11; 1 in Kentucky; and 213 in Alabama.

Between Wednesday afternoon and 8 a.m. CT on Thursday eye witnesses reported 163 tornadoes. One of those, a mile-wide monster that was probably an EF4 or EF5, narrowly missed the campus of the University of Alabama, coming within a quarter-mile of the campus....

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. That tops the '74 outbreak. nt

[uppityperson]

3. Talking to MrUp last night, said it was the worst in 40 yrs

I pointed out the whichever (74?) outbreak and he just looked at me. How could that be almost 40 yrs?

Watching it on live streaming tv as it happened and now watching the aftermath, heartbreaking.

[valerief]

2. CNN is right now covering Tuscaloosa tragedy. On the scroll are notes about that wedding.

Only highlights the gap between the haves and have-nots.

Oops, wedding coming on now. Gotta turn off the teevee.

[malaise]

4. And the number of those killed will only rise

The University of Alabama was very lucky.

I send good vibes to all :grouphug: