Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Death Toll Is Becoming Unbearable **UPDATED**

**UPDATE BELOW**

1;05 AM CT, April 28, 2011

The death toll at last report from the Associated Press from Wednesday's outbreak is 72, with 58 in Alabama. This update, however, is from two hours ago with officials concerned the Alabama toll could go up and the toll from Georgia almost certain to go up. Meanwhile, other tornadic storms are ongoing in Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia and upstate New York. Also, there are concerning reports coming out of East Tennessee, particularly Greene County, of people missing.

Either way, the toll has just gone up from that last AP update, because the Georgia Emergency Management Agency has just upped the toll in Catoosa County by five to seven total currently. This area, just south of Chattanooga, Tenn., was hard hit by the same supercell that slammed Tuscaloosa, Ala. and western portions of Birmingham. There are reports out of semis and other vehicles blown off of Interstate 75 in Catoosa County, as well as numerous homes destroyed and the collapse of a 3-story hotel. The hotel report is not confirmed at last update though.

Here are the current totals from Wednesday, which are added to approximately a dozen or so others in the toll from the outbreak the previous two days.

ALABAMA - 58
MISSISSIPPI - 11
GEORGIA - 2 (Now seven in the updated toll)
TENNESSEE -1

TOTAL - 77

**BREAKING NEWS UPDATE** 1:20 AM CT 4/28/11
Greene County, Tenn. Emergency Management confirms at least 3 dead in the Camp Creek area there. This confirms my concerns in East Tennessee. Also, breaking word from the Georgia EMA of two dead in Dade County. Going by the Associated Press toll from about 11 PM ET, the new toll stands at 82.

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