Tornado in Oklahoma.
Discussion
Stu R said:
Looks like a serious one, likely more on the way too.
Worrying that there's collapsed school buildings, hope they got enough warning to get to safety.
This was a chunk of a town...
Holy crap that was a massive one, reporter on the BBC said it may have been 2 miles wide at one point! Let's hope everyone got into shelters in time.Worrying that there's collapsed school buildings, hope they got enough warning to get to safety.
This was a chunk of a town...
Edited by Stu R on Monday 20th May 22:21
MarshPhantom said:
Some of the footage is reminiscent of the aftermath of the Japanese Tsunami.
exactly what I was about to post.CNN have coverage from a local station on the ground. Emergency Services are pulling kids out of one of the schools with at least 15 reported to be trapped.
A few years ago a friend of mine was living in Greenburg Kansas when it got wiped off the map. She lost everything
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2007_tornado_outb...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2007_tornado_outb...
Just heard that the death toll could be in "the hundreds"
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/tornado-oklaho...
The video feed on that page auto plays news reports.....
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/tornado-oklaho...
The video feed on that page auto plays news reports.....
Guam said:
The previous record was in exactly the same location in 1999 from what I understand, it was reputed to be the most powerful Tornado ever recorded anywhere on earth. This certainly looks to be up there with that one.
I hope the casualties are minimal and everyone gets out safe, difficilt to see how they will be though
I'm sitting in a bar right now and it's on all the TVs. They're saying 51 dead including 7 children at an elementary school I hope the casualties are minimal and everyone gets out safe, difficilt to see how they will be though
This is the part of the country, actually the planet where these things hit. But it's still painful to watch.
Brother drove by Moore yesterday on his way back to Wichita, Kansas before it happened. Terifying. There was a tornado in Sedgewick County on Sunday in Kansas as well, but he was in Dallas competing in a Rugby tournament.
Can't wait for this storm system to dissipate so we can stop worrying about him.
Can only hope there are no more deaths.
Can't wait for this storm system to dissipate so we can stop worrying about him.
Can only hope there are no more deaths.
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