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Death toll from tornadoes at 38

Saturday, March 3, 2012

People searched for survivors and assessed damage Saturday following tornadoes in the southeast and Midwest that killed at least 38 people.

Severe storms that have been ongoing since Friday morning caused deaths in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

The most recent death discovered was in Alpharetta, GA. WGCL reported rescue crews found the body of an elderly woman who had been missing since the storms Friday. A total of 19 died in Kentucky, according to the AP. Reporters from WXIX said at least three fatalities were counted in Kenton County, KY.

CNN reported 14 people had died in Indiana. WAVE reported that included four in Washington County and there were another four who were critically injured. One of the four victims in Jefferson County, IN, was a four-year-old boy. A family friend told WAVE the child was ripped from his mother's hands by the storm that went through Chelsea. Three people were dead from the storms in Ohio, according to WXIX. All three died in Clermont County. At least one person died and two were injured in Tallapoosa County, AL, according to WSFA. A super-cell that appeared to cause at least one tornado tore through central Alabama Friday evening. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley issued a statement Saturday. He said first responders and emergency officials were in several of the communities affected to respond to needs. "Across the state, we will use every resource we have available to provide assistance," Bentley said. "Recovering from another round of storms will be a long-term process. That process is always difficult. But I have seen the determination of our people, and we will rebuild and recover together. Our prayers are with every person who has been affected." More destruction could be seen from Saturday's severe weather. Areas in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina were placed under tornado warnings. The NWS issued 269 tornado warnings by 10 p.m. Friday, according to the AP. At one time, 17 states were under threat of major weather.

As many as 95 tornadoes were reported within 24 hours. According to the AP, a baby was found alone in a field in Salem, IN, about 10 miles north of where her family lives in New Pekin. The child was in critical condition Saturday at a hospital in Louisville and authorities were still trying to figure out how she ended up in the field. Authorities have not identified the baby or her parents. A tornado in Henryville, IN, about 20 miles north of Louisville, KY, caused widespread, damage. It touched down around 3 p.m. Friday, destroying Henryville Junior-Senior High School, overturning a bus and tossing another into the side of a building across the road. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels spoke outside what was left of the school Saturday.

"When you see the damage done to this school and then to know we didn't lose a single life; that's a merciful thing," Daniels said. He also said it showed you could "never be too prepared." "The emphasis on preparation, on [tornado] drills and so forth seems like a nuisance until you really need it," Daniels said. "It probably saved a lot of lives here." Nine tornadoes hit north Alabama on Friday morning, causing structural damage in Limestone County and Madison County. The Limestone Correctional Facility took a "direct hit" according to WAFF, but no one escaped the prison.

No fatalities had been reported from the north Alabama storms. The AP reported that the town of Marysville, IN is "completely gone," according to Clark County Sheriff's Department Maj. Chuck Adams on Friday. Hamilton County (TN) Emergency Management reported six to 10 people were transported to local hospitals and that officials set up a triage area to treat patients on-site in Ooltewah, TN, a suburb of Chattanooga.

Golf ball-sized hail rained down in Nashville, denting cars and beating in roofs.

At least 13 tornadoes touched down in three states around 1:30 p.m. ET, according to preliminary reports from the NWS. Nine of those were in Alabama, leaving at least 50,000 people without power, while two were reported in Tennessee.

Friday's storms came only two days after deadly tornadoes struck Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee. Six people died Wednesday in Illinois after an EF-4 tornado hit the southern town of Harrisburg. Three people were killed after storms and tornadoes ravaged Missouri, and one died from injuries after a tornado in Kansas. Three people were killed when tornadoes touched down in Cumberland and DeKalb counties in Tennessee. The Red Cross is one of many organizations reaching out to victims

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