Photos: Severe Storms Across the South

Tornadoes wreak havoc across the south.

Alabama Hit With Terrible Storms - Dozens of tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system wiped out entire towns across a wide swath of the South last week, killing at least 328 people, 236 people of them in as of Tuesday in hardest hit Alabama and 328 people overall.(Photo: AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr.)

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Devastation - Dozens of tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system wiped out entire towns across a wide swath of the South, killing at least 200 people in the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years, and officials told the Associated Press Thursday they expected the death toll to rise.Alabama's state emergency management agency said it had confirmed 131 deaths, while there were 32 in Mississippi, 15 in Tennessee, 13 in Georgia, eight in Virginia and one in Kentucky.In this image, a large tornado sweeps through Limestone County, Alabama, Wednesday, April 27, 2011.(Photo: AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr.)

Dave Imy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center, said the number of deaths was the most in a tornado outbreak since 1974, when 315 people died.<br>A destroyed building in Concord, Alabama. The damage in the area is extensive with homes and businesses destroyed as well as people injured.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Birmingham News, Jeff Roberts)

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Dave Imy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center, said the number of deaths was the most in a tornado outbreak since 1974, when 315 people died.<br>A destroyed building in Concord, Alabama. The damage in the area is extensive with homes and businesses destroyed as well as people injured.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Birmingham News, Jeff Roberts)

Waiting for Care - In Alabama, where as many as a million people were without power, Gov. Robert Bentley said 2,000 national guard troops had been activated and were helping to search devastated areas for people still missing.&lt;br&gt;Tamisha Cunningham, who suffered a leg injury when her home was destroyed, looks over the damage while waiting for medical care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr)

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Waiting for Care - In Alabama, where as many as a million people were without power, Gov. Robert Bentley said 2,000 national guard troops had been activated and were helping to search devastated areas for people still missing.<br>Tamisha Cunningham, who suffered a leg injury when her home was destroyed, looks over the damage while waiting for medical care.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr)

Rescue Efforts - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate will travel to Alabama Thursday to meet with government officials and assess the damage and ensure the state is receiving all the support needed for their response and recovery operations.&lt;br&gt;In this image, rescue personel in Birmingham search for casualties after the tornado touched down Wednesday.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo:&nbsp; AP Photo,The Birmingham News, Bernard Troncale).

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Rescue Efforts - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate will travel to Alabama Thursday to meet with government officials and assess the damage and ensure the state is receiving all the support needed for their response and recovery operations.<br>In this image, rescue personel in Birmingham search for casualties after the tornado touched down Wednesday.<br><br>(Photo:  AP Photo,The Birmingham News, Bernard Troncale).

Tornado Map - A map detailing damaging tornadoes that have occurred in the U.S. since April 14, 2011.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Image: The Associated Press)

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Tornado Map - A map detailing damaging tornadoes that have occurred in the U.S. since April 14, 2011.<br><br>(Image: The Associated Press)

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Commercial District Wiped Out - A commercial business building in downtown Cullman, Alabama, crumbles.&nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo:&nbsp; AP Photo/Decatur Daily, Brennen Smith)

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Commercial District Wiped Out - A commercial business building in downtown Cullman, Alabama, crumbles. <br><br>(Photo:  AP Photo/Decatur Daily, Brennen Smith)

Storm Funnel - One of the hardest-hit areas was Tuscaloosa, a city of more than 83,000 and home to the University of Alabama. A massive tornado barreled through late Wednesday afternoon, leveling the city. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

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Storm Funnel - One of the hardest-hit areas was Tuscaloosa, a city of more than 83,000 and home to the University of Alabama. A massive tornado barreled through late Wednesday afternoon, leveling the city. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

Coping With Loss - A displaced family is assisted by emergency responders Wednesday near Tuscaloosa. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

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Coping With Loss - A displaced family is assisted by emergency responders Wednesday near Tuscaloosa. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

Fleeing - Pearline G. Hinton and her son Kendrell flee the remains of their home Wednesday in Rosedale after hearing word that another storm was on its way after a tornado tore through Tuscaloosa.&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Kelly Lambert)

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Fleeing - Pearline G. Hinton and her son Kendrell flee the remains of their home Wednesday in Rosedale after hearing word that another storm was on its way after a tornado tore through Tuscaloosa.  <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Kelly Lambert)

Debris - People walk around through debris after a tornado hits Pratt City, just north of downtown Birmingham, on Wednesday.&nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Debris - People walk around through debris after a tornado hits Pratt City, just north of downtown Birmingham, on Wednesday. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Helping Out - An injured man is carried away after a tornado touched down in Birmingham.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Bernard Troncale)

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Helping Out - An injured man is carried away after a tornado touched down in Birmingham.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Bernard Troncale)

Lawmaker Visits - Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell discusses with Dwayne Scott about damage caused to her home after last Friday's tornado in Geiger, Alabama. Sewell visited Sumter County Tuesday, along with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, viewing damage caused by the tornado. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Michelle Lepianka Carter)

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Lawmaker Visits - Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell discusses with Dwayne Scott about damage caused to her home after last Friday's tornado in Geiger, Alabama. Sewell visited Sumter County Tuesday, along with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, viewing damage caused by the tornado. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Michelle Lepianka Carter)

A Futile Search - Residents search for belongings in Tuscaloosa Wednesday. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

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A Futile Search - Residents search for belongings in Tuscaloosa Wednesday. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

Communities Destroyed - Description: Tuscaloosa's Forest Lake neighborhood is completely destroyed. &nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; (Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

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Communities Destroyed - Description: Tuscaloosa's Forest Lake neighborhood is completely destroyed.   <br><br> (Photo: AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)

Surveying the Damage - Homeowners in Pratt City, Alabama, survey damage on Wednesday. The widespread destruction caused Gov.&nbsp; Bentley to declare a state of emergency by midday, saying tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, hail and straight-line winds caused damage to &quot;numerous homes and businesses&quot; in Alabama.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Surveying the Damage - Homeowners in Pratt City, Alabama, survey damage on Wednesday. The widespread destruction caused Gov.  Bentley to declare a state of emergency by midday, saying tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, hail and straight-line winds caused damage to "numerous homes and businesses" in Alabama.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Mississippi - Undeon Hardy cuts a section of pine that damaged a home in Longino, Mississippi.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi - Undeon Hardy cuts a section of pine that damaged a home in Longino, Mississippi.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Northeast and Ohio Valley Storms - This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, April 23, 2011, shows a mass of clouds over the Northeast and Ohio Valley associated with a storm and front that continues to produce areas of strong thunderstorms and heavy rain. This front was the same front that produced a tornado that ripped through the St. Louis, Missouri, airport late on Friday.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

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Northeast and Ohio Valley Storms - This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, April 23, 2011, shows a mass of clouds over the Northeast and Ohio Valley associated with a storm and front that continues to produce areas of strong thunderstorms and heavy rain. This front was the same front that produced a tornado that ripped through the St. Louis, Missouri, airport late on Friday.<br><br>(Photo: AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

Missouri - Paul May looks at the giant oak tree on Sunday, April 24, 2011, that fell on his truck Friday night in Ferguson, Missouri.&nbsp; May's home had minor damage, but he lost all of his trees. His wife had just left to go get Chinese carryout when the tornado hit. Had she still been home, her car would have been crushed also. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)

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Missouri - Paul May looks at the giant oak tree on Sunday, April 24, 2011, that fell on his truck Friday night in Ferguson, Missouri.  May's home had minor damage, but he lost all of his trees. His wife had just left to go get Chinese carryout when the tornado hit. Had she still been home, her car would have been crushed also. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)

Living Through the Storm - &quot;We stayed here all night,&quot; said Frank Florian, standing outside his damaged home, in Berkeley, Missouri, Saturday, April 23, 2011.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden)

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Living Through the Storm - "We stayed here all night," said Frank Florian, standing outside his damaged home, in Berkeley, Missouri, Saturday, April 23, 2011.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden)

Van Damaged at Airport - A van hangs over the side of a parking garage at Lambert St. Louis International Airport Friday, April 22, 2011.&nbsp; Several people at the airport were injured Friday after a tornado touched down, spewing debris over the airfield, bursting glass in the concourse and damaging cars atop a parking garage.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Van Damaged at Airport - A van hangs over the side of a parking garage at Lambert St. Louis International Airport Friday, April 22, 2011.  Several people at the airport were injured Friday after a tornado touched down, spewing debris over the airfield, bursting glass in the concourse and damaging cars atop a parking garage.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Bob Harrah, 23, climbs through the debris of his mother's house Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Harrah's house was one of the worst hit on her street. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)

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Bob Harrah, 23, climbs through the debris of his mother's house Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Harrah's house was one of the worst hit on her street. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)

Vilonia, Arkansas - Becky Bass helps carry items out of the house of her son, Richard Bass, on Tuesday in Vilonia, Arkansas. The town was heavily damaged.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Vilonia, Arkansas - Becky Bass helps carry items out of the house of her son, Richard Bass, on Tuesday in Vilonia, Arkansas. The town was heavily damaged.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Surveying the Damage - Richard Bass walks through his damaged home on Tuesday in Vilonia, Arkansas. Four people died and the town of Vilonia was heavily damaged when a tornado hit on Monday night. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Surveying the Damage - Richard Bass walks through his damaged home on Tuesday in Vilonia, Arkansas. Four people died and the town of Vilonia was heavily damaged when a tornado hit on Monday night. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Demolished Homes - A truck passes a demolished home in Vilonia, Arkansas. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Demolished Homes - A truck passes a demolished home in Vilonia, Arkansas. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Burning the Debris - A man throws rubble into a bonfire in Vilonia, Arkansas. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Burning the Debris - A man throws rubble into a bonfire in Vilonia, Arkansas. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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North Carolina - Susan Hayden takes a break while cleaning up an office after it was damaged by the tornado on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. &lt;br&gt;Gov. Beverly Perdue asked the Obama administration to declare 18 counties disaster areas so victims of Saturday's deadly storms can receive federal financial assistance. She wants low-interest loans for farmers, loans and grants to help people repair their homes and businesses, and pay storm-related medical bills. The state estimated the tornadoes damaged or destroyed more than 800 homes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, James Robison)

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North Carolina - Susan Hayden takes a break while cleaning up an office after it was damaged by the tornado on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. <br>Gov. Beverly Perdue asked the Obama administration to declare 18 counties disaster areas so victims of Saturday's deadly storms can receive federal financial assistance. She wants low-interest loans for farmers, loans and grants to help people repair their homes and businesses, and pay storm-related medical bills. The state estimated the tornadoes damaged or destroyed more than 800 homes.<br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, James Robison)

Easter Service - A pastor leads his congregation in an Easter sunrise service at Kendale Acres Free Will Baptist Church in Sanford, North Carolina, Sunday. The church is just about the only structure still standing in the neighborhood after tornadoes ripped through the area last week.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo:&nbsp; AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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Easter Service - A pastor leads his congregation in an Easter sunrise service at Kendale Acres Free Will Baptist Church in Sanford, North Carolina, Sunday. The church is just about the only structure still standing in the neighborhood after tornadoes ripped through the area last week.<br><br>(Photo:  AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

Martin Evans surveys the damge to his roofless house on in northeast Raleigh, North Carolina. Cleanup was ongoing as the whole neighborhood was littered and homes damaged with trees that fell from Saturday's tornado. From remote rural communities to the state's second-largest city, thousands of residents hit by the most active tornado outbreak recorded in North Carolina's history were clearing away rubble and debris, repairing power lines and facing a recovery that will cost tens of millions of dollars.&nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(Photo: AP Photo/The News &amp; Observer, Chris Seward)

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Martin Evans surveys the damge to his roofless house on in northeast Raleigh, North Carolina. Cleanup was ongoing as the whole neighborhood was littered and homes damaged with trees that fell from Saturday's tornado. From remote rural communities to the state's second-largest city, thousands of residents hit by the most active tornado outbreak recorded in North Carolina's history were clearing away rubble and debris, repairing power lines and facing a recovery that will cost tens of millions of dollars. <br><br>(Photo: AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chris Seward)