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2013/05/21 02:45:54
Subject: Re:Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Car I passed on my way home. I hope these people made it out ok; looked like it had been flipped a few times. Trees were plucked and even the side of a hillside that was green the day before was barren dirt.
I didn't take pics of the areas of Moore I had to drive through; people running down the streets towards schools, wreckage everywhere. My thoughts are with all the people who suffered a loss today.
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2013/05/21 02:58:39
Subject: Re:Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
I'm almost certain this will eventually be classified as an EF5 tornado.
It's not just the fact that buildings have been destroyed, but rather we have solidly constructed buildings that were nailed to the foundation which have been 100% removed... Multi-story buildings have been completely flattened... Large trees completely uprooted and tossed...
You need wind speeds upward of, and typically in excess of 200 miles per hour to do those kinds of things.
Some folks in Tuscan have reportedly picked up debris that is likely from Moore. That's a very, very extreme storm that does that...
2013/05/21 03:19:47
Subject: Re:Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Thoughts and prayers with the people who are going through this. For the living and for the dead. May you have strength and be guided.
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Not to sound I'm cold hearted.....those additional 40 are dead?
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2013/05/21 05:43:45
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Yeah. Friend of mine who is a reporter said that he spend the last 5 hours watching the recovery efforts there and said that there would be some devastating news from those efforts.
This was at the same time as the ME stating that the official count was stsill 51 but that they were informed to expect 40 more bodies. They will not increase the number until all bodies are processed though.
2013/05/21 06:10:25
Subject: Re:Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
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2013/05/21 11:18:48
Subject: Re:Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
KFOR now reporting 91 dead with at least 233 injured. Its not clear if that includes the kids at the elementary school.
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2013/05/21 11:20:08
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
The timing of the news coming out here seems to imply so. After hours of recovery at the school the ME was informed to expect 40 bodies, with the previous official count being 51. They reported that the official count will go up as bodies are processed by the ME.
2013/05/21 11:20:13
Subject: Re:Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
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2013/05/21 11:28:22
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
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2013/05/21 13:09:59
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Watching the videos, that thing is terrifying. Two miles wide at times? Can't even fathom it.
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2013/05/21 13:13:22
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Soladrin wrote: Yeah, same here. I really can't imagine anything on that scale when the worst we ever get is a bit of thunder.
Comically enough, tornadoes are one of those little jokes shared between Canadians and our American cousins...
In the US, the main problem is our cold, artic Canadian air sinking further south which then sets everything off. Here in Canada, it's the opposite where hot moist tropical air from the southern US suddenly moves further north and sets off the whole process!
Unlike the US though and it's (in)famous Tornado Ally, in Canada we have multiple 'Tornado Ally-wannabe's' across areas of southern Quebec, southern Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta!
Basically, the Jetstream is a very fickle thing, with the US Midwest typically being the epicenter for the worst of it.
Still, it's one of those, "blame Canada/America" type of jokes when you're looking to lighten the mood a little.
2013/05/21 13:31:36
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Experiment 626 wrote: with the US Midwest typically being the epicenter for the worst of it.
Still, it's one of those, "blame Canada/America" type of jokes when you're looking to lighten the mood a little.
That's one thing I was told that I needed to get used to when I moved over, and why my wife refuses to live in a house without a basement. Before I moved over we had a deal - I could worry when I heard the news about tornadoes, she could worry when she heard about bombs/shootings/etc.
2013/05/21 13:46:48
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
MrDwhitey wrote: Watching the videos, that thing is terrifying. Two miles wide at times? Can't even fathom it.
You're right, it's insane to try and think of the scale of that thing. That is a little less than half of the width of my city. The sheer destruction that would cause is insane :-\
Stay safe Dakkanauts!
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2013/05/21 13:54:22
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
When Leslie Hagelberg went outside of her West Tulsa, Okla., home on Sunday evening to check the weather, she noticed what appeared to be insulation and pieces of paper falling from the sky.
But it wasn't until she found a photograph near her mailbox that it dawned on her what was happening: debris and belongings from the tornado that had struck in Shawnee -- 90 miles away -- had made their way to her yard.
Hagelberg logged into Facebook and found that many of her neighbors had reported finding items, so she decided to start a Facebook group to reunite victims of the tornado with their missing belongings.
The Facebook group was expanded Monday, to help people who were affected by the devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., killing dozens of people.
The Facebook group has taken off. As of Monday evening, nearly 7,000 members had joined and pictures of hundreds of items had been posted to the page.
So far, Hagelberg estimated that 60 items -- mostly photos and artwork -- have been claimed by their owners.
Even an urn was claimed after a picture was posted to the page.
"I'm just trying to help," Hagelberg told The Huffington Post. "I couldn't imagine losing my kids' pictures."
"I want everyone to know they're welcome to post whatever they find," she said, noting that people should refrain from posting documents that may contain personal information, like Social Security cards and blank checks.
Visit the Facebook page to help reunite victims of the tornadoes with their belongings.
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2013/05/21 14:07:06
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Remember that a tornado is a lot wider than it looks. The funnel that you actually see is not the width of the tornado. The width is measured by the actual winds which extend out quite a bit. What you see is just the most dense part of the debris cloud.
2 miles is still freaking huge though, holy crap.
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2013/05/21 14:07:35
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Yeah, that kind of stuff happens nearly every time. It rains mud sometimes too. I've got a pic of a hill not too far from my house that was scoured of vegetation yesterday.
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2013/05/21 14:19:34
Subject: Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
Christ, and I thought living in Ohio was hell with weather, at least we don't see this stuff. Come on over to Ohio d-usa, we've got MLS soccer stadium, various "Little Germany" areas, and you can game with the warhams, Infinity, etc...
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2013/05/21 14:38:41
Subject: Re:Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb
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I cannot imagine what the parents are going through--truly horrific.
For those of you who are interested in helping--Operation USA have announced they are staging in Oklahoma. They were one of the groups essential in rebuilding/supporting urgent care clinics in my home state after the Joplin tornado--and have an excellent reputation.
