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May 24, 2011 4:39 PM
1/2 mile wide tornado ripping through Oklahoma right now
May 24, 2011 4:39pm
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May 24, 2011 5:00 PM
SportsAndLady;779043 wrote:1/2 mile wide tornado ripping through Oklahoma right now

good lord, what a spring.... :(
May 24, 2011 5:00pm
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May 24, 2011 5:04 PM
Tornados all over Oklahoma right now.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/severe-weather-tracker-may-24-25_2011-05-23

TWCBreaking Large multivortex tornado reported 2 miles north of Lookeba, OK. This is is west of Oklahoma City.

TWCBreaking LARGE, multivortex #tornado now near Binger, OK or 6 miles south of Hinton. TAKE COVER NOW below ground! http://wxch.nl/jyMQQi

TWCBreaking Emerg. Manager: Report of #tornado damage near Sickles, OK (Caddo Co.), just west of Lookeba. Map: http://wxch.nl/jydyfj

TWCBreaking Tornado on the ground just south of I-40 near mile marker 108.
May 24, 2011 5:04pm
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May 24, 2011 5:16 PM
Look at this monster...

http://www.kfor.com/news/livestreaming/
May 24, 2011 5:16pm
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May 24, 2011 5:24 PM
Numerous cars overturned on I-40 around mile marker 113. They are getting absolutely rocked right now. Unreal.
May 24, 2011 5:24pm
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May 24, 2011 5:31 PM
gerb131;779062 wrote:Look at this monster...

http://www.kfor.com/news/livestreaming/

That dude chasing that thing is nuts.
May 24, 2011 5:31pm
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May 24, 2011 5:33 PM
gerb, I was looking for that on ustream, thanks

can't pay me enough to be reporting from a car in that stuff.
May 24, 2011 5:33pm
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May 24, 2011 5:43 PM
Getting bigger right now. Thing is huge.
May 24, 2011 5:43pm
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May 24, 2011 5:44 PM
Tornado warning in OKC
May 24, 2011 5:44pm
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karen lotz

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May 24, 2011 6:14 PM
Damn, turn on the weather channel now, live footage of tornado touching down.
May 24, 2011 6:14pm
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May 24, 2011 6:37 PM
From Missouri, before and after:

May 24, 2011 6:37pm
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May 24, 2011 8:04 PM
gerb131;779085 wrote:Getting bigger right now. Thing is huge.

that's what she said
May 24, 2011 8:04pm
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May 24, 2011 8:07 PM
Tomorrow looks like Western OH might get in on some of this
May 24, 2011 8:07pm
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May 24, 2011 8:32 PM
dlazz;779189 wrote:that's what she said

this is true
May 24, 2011 8:32pm
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May 24, 2011 9:12 PM
Dallas next.
May 24, 2011 9:12pm
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May 24, 2011 9:28 PM
SportsAndLady;779033 wrote:Before:



After:


FUCKING WOW...
May 24, 2011 9:28pm
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May 24, 2011 11:48 PM
To the surprise of no one, Joplin tornado upgraded to EF5 after further assessment of damage
NWS Springfield, MO wrote: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
559 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

..EF-5 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN JOPLIN...

THE JOPLIN TORNADO HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN EF-5 TORNADO.

* DATE...22 MAY 2011
* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-5
* ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...IN EXCESS OF 200 MPH
* ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...3/4 MILE
* FATALITIES...122
* INJURIES...750

* THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION WAS DETERMINED BY A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DATA.

AN EF-5 TORNADO IMPACTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE CITY OF JOPLIN. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF 200 MPH. THE PATH WIDTH WAS ESTIMATED AT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WIDE.
May 24, 2011 11:48pm
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May 25, 2011 1:18 PM
Another Tornado just touched down outside Kansas City today....jeesh
May 25, 2011 1:18pm
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May 25, 2011 1:23 PM
ts1227;779671 wrote:To the surprise of no one, Joplin tornado upgraded to EF5 after further assessment of damage
Per the news, the Joplin tornado is now tied for the deadliest single tornado in recorded US history with a death toll of 116, but it is still possible for more to be discovered. It is tied with a tornado that touched down in Michigan back in 1953, so it is the worst since then (almost 60 years).

One of my clients at work (a major church in Central Ohio) is raising funds to send 40,000 lbs. of food, bottled water, and clothing to Joplin.
May 25, 2011 1:23pm
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May 25, 2011 1:29 PM
There were also reports that another tornado is on a path leading directly to....you guessed it...Jopin, Missouri
May 25, 2011 1:29pm
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May 25, 2011 1:36 PM
SportsAndLady;780185 wrote:There were also reports that another tornado is on a path leading directly to....you guessed it...Jopin, Missouri
Holy crap. What's the time frame? Is there a link?
May 25, 2011 1:36pm
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May 25, 2011 1:43 PM
O-Trap;780200 wrote:Holy crap. What's the time frame? Is there a link?

Nevermind (I think), I just saw this tweet

@BreakingNews
Breaking News
Spotters confirm a tornado on the ground moving toward Joplin, Mo., where a twister on Sunday killed 124 people - CNN

but did not see that it was posted early tuesday morning and the tornado warning has since been lifted. Heres the link:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/24/severe.weather/index.html
May 25, 2011 1:43pm
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May 25, 2011 2:21 PM
A buddy of mine had his house annihilated in Oklahoma. Can not begin to imagine what it would be like to see your town flattened. All he has really said is, "Looks like a scene out of a movie. Wow."
May 25, 2011 2:21pm
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May 25, 2011 4:40 PM
^^^

Unreal.
May 25, 2011 4:40pm