Tennessee governor on tornadoes: 'The wrath of God...'
ATKINS, Ark. -- Residents in five Southern states rose Wednesday to widespread clusters of destruction caused by an unusually ferocious winter tornado system. At least 54 people were killed and scores more were injured.
"The wrath of God is the only way I can describe it," Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee said after surveying the damage by helicopter. "I'm used to seeing roofs off houses; houses blown over. These houses were down to their foundations, stripped clean."
The governor said 1,000 houses in Tennessee were destroyed. President Bush announced he would head to the state on Friday to view the damage....