US: A look at the death toll from storm system that spawned tornadoes, decimated South

The Washington Post
Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:55 UTC

© Don Kausler Jr./Tuscaloosa Bureau

The enormous tornado that hit Tuscaloosa Wednesday afternoon.

Here are the most recent death tolls in the states hit hardest by the storm system that spawned dozens of tornadoes across the Southeast, killing at least 280 people:

- Alabama: 194 dead

- Mississippi: 33 dead

- Tennessee: 33 dead

- Georgia: 14 dead

- Virginia: 5 dead

- Kentucky: 1 dead

Source: Associated Press