In one of the worst tornado outbreaks in history, thousands of people in the South have been left homeless and at least 263 have lost their lives. With a death toll of at least 180 in Alabama alone, the storms have been devastating. Today, several celebs showed support, especially for cities like Tuscaloosa, that were hit particularly hard. Stars from Khloe Kardashian to Rob Thomas had the South in their prayers today. Taylor Swift (pictured), tweeted, "We're at rehearsals watching videos of the tornadoes in Tuscaloosa. Our love and hopes and thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected." Paula Abdul was concerned for acquaintances who might have been affected, tweeting, "gonna pop onto Facebook to check for msgs from family or anyone in #Tuscaloosa #Alabama -more people who've literally lost EVERYTHING..."
While the tornadoes trended across Twitter, some were fortunate enough to have happier things to think about, as well. Adrian Grenier, whose project SHFT is up for a Webby, urged fans to vote to help him win the award. "fellow twitterers u've endured my plea & responded boldly 4 'Shft' 9hrs till victory. VOTE Rwards 2 come http://t.co/MAMBz6u #Onelastpush," he tweeted. According to its website, SHFT is a "new media platform, offering original video series, curated shopping and a host of resources that speak to a modern, inspirational, eco-conscious lifestyle." Omar Epps got behind the idea, joining Adrian's push for support. "@adriangrenier You should win a #webby for your site! Everyone VOTE 'SHFT' now. Last day! http://t.co/H0szH9S"
Check out the rest of Thursday's best tweets, including which "Vampire Diaries" star has a fake ID!
@michellebranch Photo shoot today with all my friends! So tired. What genius drinks espresso before bed? Oh. Me. Had a creepy almost plane crash dream. Ugh.
-Michelle Branch, Musician
@EllenPage So I just tweeted once. Made a mistake in words...then tweeted again to fix it and screwed up another word.
-Ellen Page, Actress ("Juno," "Inception")
@KaleyCuoco Beautiful morning- #nowplaying The Big Bang by Rock Mafia. It was written about The Big Bang Theory. And I kid.
-Kaley Cuoco, Actress ("The Big Bang Theory")
@MileyCyrus @theBrandiCyrus ditto sister! I miss home.... I miss you toooooo sissy! We didn't even get to see Madea!
-Miley Cyrus, Singer, Actress ("The Last Song")
@rainnwilson I'm not good enough to be an ultimate fighter. I'm more of a penultimate fighter. #badjoke #itwasfree #feelfreetouseit #MMA #kardashians
-Rainn Wilson, Actor ("The Office")
@RiversCuomo Was out of body wash today so I used tea tree oil shampoo instead and it tingled my private parts.
-Rivers Cuomo, Musician
@AshleyLeggat The passport photo might be the most awkward photo you have to take, followed by the drivers license.
-Ashley Leggat, Actress ("Life With Derek")
@solangeknowles This day has really scared me away from even doing my summers in New York idea.
-Solange Knowles, Singer
@mindykaling Moms say "I loved Hangover with Ed Holmes and Ryan Reynolds and Zack Garfunkel except that naked asian man part."
-Mindy Kaling, Actress ("The Office")
@paulwesley I just found my fake ID from when I was 16. It looks great. I'm gonna try to use it.
-Paul Wesley, Actor ("The Vampire Diaries")
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