Gail Gilland, 58, holds her 6-month-old grandson, Major Sealey, amid the wreckage of her home in Bethel, Va., Friday. Gilland survived a tornado early Thursday morning by hiding under her bed and riding out the storm while her husband, James, was trapped in the hallway.
A damaged truck is covered in graffiti in a tornado-ravaged area near Rainsville, Ala., Thursday. At least 32 people died in Dekalb County, when the tornado struck on Wednesday.
Residents wander the streets near downtown Tuscaloosa surveying the damage on Thursday. President Obama is headed to the area today. The tornado that touched down in Tuscaloosa was estimated to be one mile wide.
Kelly Giddens (right) helps University of Alabama law student Daniel Hinton remove belongings from his destroyed home in the Cedar Crest neighborhood of Tuscaloosa.
Concrete steps lead to the footprint of a mobile home that was ripped away by a tornado in Preston, Miss.
Reports of deaths across five Southern states jumped to nearly 200 the morning after storms roared across the region, spawning tornadoes and wiping out homes and businesses. Photos show the damage.
