Death toll from severe Southern storms climbs above 200

Thursday, April 28, 2011 | 7:10 a.m. CDT; updated 10:49 a.m. CDT, Thursday, April 28, 2011

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. The death toll from severe storms that punished five Southern U.S. states jumped to a staggering 209 Thursday after Alabama canvassed its hard-hit counties for a new tally of lives lost.

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