Owner Real Deal Posted May 23, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Damn man, the weather around here is scary. Two hours east, in a city I've been in quite a few times (Joplin, MO), an F3 or F4 tornado just wiped out 36 blocks, in the worst part of the city (through restaurants, two hospitals, big neighborhoods, etc.). Sonic, Pizza Hut, Payless, Long John Silver's, AT&T, Big Lots, and many other buildings were completely flattened, and one of the bigger hospitals had all of its windows blown out, patients thrown down the halls and through windows, and more. CNN was covering it earlier...stated that 24 were already confirmed dead, and then they found seven dead in a nursing home that was hit, and it was already getting dark, and they had searched for just 8-9 blocks of those 36. EDIT: They just said the tornado was a mile wide at the base, 150+ MPH winds. Crazy. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/4134389250_168b4b0e55.jpg (just one block) http://twitpic.com/51ar69 (Joplin Wal-Mart, people trapped) http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248045_1675763664948_1563153681_31281512_5475834_n.jpg Then, an hour south of me (in Tulsa, OK), it's hailing like crazy, shattering windshields and busting shingles and siding. http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248314_1829543495604_1150856299_31719837_3638966_n.jpg (someone I know on FB grabbed one of the hailstones off the ground, by his porch) I've had my front door blown completely off the hinges by a tornado that didn't touch down all the way, back when I was younger, and my town has been hit quite a bit by those that haven't touched (blew an entire roof off a church and threw it two blocks). We also had a "natural disaster" due to hail, shattered every window on two sides of my house, put about 400 holes in the siding, busted my windshield, etc. Weather around here is so underrated. It absolutely sucks. This was our flood in 2007 (50% of my town was wiped out due to a flood): http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1089/758046346_cd7a584e0c.jpg (you can see how high the water was from the markings on the house in the background) http://i53.tinypic.com/10rkb68.jpg (along with the flood, 72k gallons of oil spilled from our refinery, basically ruining everything it touched) http://www.eham.net/data/articles/17220/KC8VWM_Coffeville2.jpg (more oil + water) I'll probably hear the tornado sirens a couple of times over the next month, I'm sure. Can't wait until summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make It Naaaashty Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wow, that's horrible. RIP to those who were unfortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobe24 Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 I saw the videos they had of Memphis when the Mississippi rose.. i didnt know it was that bad all around though.. Wow. Thats crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wow, that looks real horrible. Seriously, the past year the weather has been insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 23, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) Well, this is [expletive]ing great...waking up to hail, lightning, rain, and 60 MPH winds. I guess we're in a tornado watch now...TV has the advisory all over it. Super. EDIT: Just a huge storm and hail, nothing serious. Edited May 23, 2011 by Real Deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 and so the rapture begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 23, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Now 89 confirmed dead, and counting. The tornado was an F4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 23, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Up to a mile wide at the base, they are saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wow that is crazy. Good luck to RD or anyone living in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 23, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Worst thing I've ever experienced in my life, just walking through there. They won't let you help unless you're trained as medical or military personnel, don't want to risk injury or have anyone inexperienced trying to pull the wounded out from rubble. I'm kind of glad I couldn't, because it was devastating, and my chest was just pounding. Some woman got sick when two guys were carrying an old man to the back of a pickup truck, body wrapped up. They don't have enough ambulances to stick people in, and are trying to treat them where they are found, or they carry the dead off to (I think) a football field that they are basically using for a morgue. Smelled like natural gas and charred wood everywhere...just a weird environment. There's another tornado watch right now, and a warning (meaning, a tornado has landed) just an hour outside of the city. At this point, 116 are confirmed dead. They are saying it's the deadliest tornado to hit the US since 1953. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make It Naaaashty Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 That video is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Up to a mile wide at the base, they are saying. Damn.. I saw a video of it on Weather.com this morning, and my first thought was genuinely "damn, the touch-down had to be at least a mile" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 I don't get storm chasers. I feel scared just watching the video :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 24, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Here are a few pics... http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228166_212819082074052_100000378855607_679969_6435207_n.jpgUp to 15 ambulances, from different cities, headed to Joplin. There were many more that arrived earlier/later and didn't travel together. http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225816_212876645409420_100000612578627_692987_6340768_n.jpghttp://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248411_212876528742765_100000612578627_692983_3092799_n.jpgThis guy was frantically searching and rescuing people from homes after the tornado hit. http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/229165_10150198585549279_569884278_7189346_7924946_n.jpgAnother rescued. http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226746_10150198583194279_569884278_7189336_4342499_n.jpgAfter the destruction...clouds still hanging. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/229500_224135250946701_100000506837002_917302_3307494_n.jpgDamage as far as you can see, up to four miles out through the busiest part of the city. http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225870_221334754560738_100000526464100_861813_3104108_n.jpgA beat-up chopper in a war zone. It could be a couple of days before the weather clears up, too. As of right now, 14k people are without power in Joplin, and having the bad weather still looming, I'm sure it's difficult for rescue workers and assisting personnel to actually do their jobs, all without having to worry about what's going to happen next and where they will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 24, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 One of my very good friends, Lisa, is taking pictures from her office in Kansas City this afternoon. http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227276_971518661821_17002578_45046987_3205386_n.jpg http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225854_971521146841_17002578_45047028_7963820_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248620_971527623861_17002578_45047217_7588204_n.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Natural disasters are taking a toll on the world. I cant even imagine what it's like to have your life completely changed in one instant. Any idea of when this storm is supposed to clear out? Stay safe B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 24, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Natural disasters are taking a toll on the world. I cant even imagine what it's like to have your life completely changed in one instant. Any idea of when this storm is supposed to clear out? Stay safe B.No idea. They are saying it's going to be the worst 2-3 weeks in years (for the area). All is calm where I live, but that'll change late afternoon...calm before the storm. The area around OKC and Tulsa (and basically most of central Oklahoma) is covered in what's called a PDS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particularly_dangerous_situation). What's likely to happen is the storm moving northeast and dipping into southeast Kansas. Never fails. It happened yesterday, and two days ago, and it just keeps getting worse with each passing day. Yesterday, I nearly flooded my car trying to drive home from Taco Bell. One of our main streets was completely covered, and there were two neighborhoods that I couldn't drive through (I'd open my door, and water would more than likely wash into the car). The last thing we need is an F4 tornado trying to fall into town. We already lost 50% of town with the 2007 flood, and most every home was gunned down with baseball-sized hail just a few years back (ended up being considered a natural disaster), so it would be nice to avoid this shit, for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248620_971527623861_17002578_45047217_7588204_n.jpg There's not a chance in hell I'm driving in that weather. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 24, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Three severe storms are close to OKC, two have dropped tornadoes out of the sky. One will likely pass 18 miles north of OKC. Another is on I-40 right now (a major interstate in OK), in El Reno, OK...and they were showing traffic approaching and driving away from storm chasers as the tornado fell out of the sky. Unfortunately, all three storms are in the same path, heading northeast, up to Kansas. EDIT: Six tornadoes are active right now in those three storms. The Weather Channel is doing a great job covering it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) Yo RD, is this saying below American or Caribbean: "June - is Too Soon; July - Stand By; August - Look Out You Must!; September - Remember; October - All Over!!" Edited May 24, 2011 by Shalïq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 24, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Yo RD, is this saying below American or Caribbean: "June - is Too Soon; July - Stand By; August - Look Out You Must!; September - Remember; October - All Over!!"Honestly never heard of that before, haha. No clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 24, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 A possible F5 is running through Oklahoma, heading my way. It's near Edmond, which is a little north of OKC, and where my eye doc lives. Northwest OKC is under a tornado warning. Weather.com (or the Weather Channel) is covering everything. I think I'm going to go ahead and drive over to my parents' house in about 15 minutes. They have a basement. It's getting a little dark here, nothing going on yet, but you can tell the storm is coming. Probably won't have any internet tonight, who knows (unstable during storms), so I'll seeeeee youuuu guys tomorrow. Go Bulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Honestly never heard of that before, haha. No clue.Really? As far as I know, it's a popular Jamaican hurricane season folklore saying. Thanks though. And good luck to you, bro!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 24, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Still here for now. All of the tornadoes are rain-wrapped, which makes it nearly impossible to see from the ground. The assumed F5 (the north storm) just missed OKC metro, and is headed towards three or four towns, taking an east-northeast turn, which will bring it 0-10 miles from where I live. This stuff is terrible. I'm usually not intimidated by many things, but these last few days have changed everything. I'm really scared of what could happen. Joplin tornado was just upgraded to an F5, by the way, and now 123 are confirmed dead (and counting). I'm out. http://thelakersnation.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/81.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deestillballin Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 said it was supposed to hit SW OKC (my area) moore and norman.. they said it was a hurricane sized its stormin here now.. gonna log off of here and get shelter.. be safe yall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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