BREAKING! 2 mile wide F4 tornado over I-35 near Moore, OK - Oklahoma City

may = springtime + tornado alley = basement

what the hell!!! Just saw some images in CNN with tornado and blimping white lights?

What was that?

The funnel disapated right before it hit there according to the reports as I was watching - I hope that is good news for loved ones

Yep. Saw it all live on CNN and FOX

naw im way way way way east in Kentucky...

im just concerned about these poor folks :(

White lights?

flashing white lights?

electrical flashes due to houses, power lines and transformers being hit

Yes but unfortunately because of the water tables many homes simply do not have basements

New homes now requite a fortified storm closet but I'm not sure even that would allow someone to survive a storm of this magnitude.

[link to okcfox.com]

They should instead be helping move vulnerable people to safe locations instead of trying to one up each other to see who has the best footage for tv.

Huge loss of Farm Animals... Horses the TV said specifically.

On a single farm...

The "Ore" farm? sounds like "Ore" not sure on correct spelling...

75-100 horses killed... more may have to be put down due to injuries... etc

Last Edited by Dr. Acula on 05/20/2013 05:33 PM

Not those ground lights! In the sky! Like square blimping lights!

Someone else must saw it too!

Let's say you went out into your yard and dug a round hole deep enough to get your body into. You had a piece of board or plywood marked with orange or highly visible coloring with words stating you were in there. The board has a handle so that once you are in the hole, you can hold on and hold the board over the hole, pulling downwards against the suction.

Would this be a good idea? I mean say you are poor and can't really afford a shelter. You are not safe inside your home and need to be underground. I guess a spider hole would be the best idea. Anyone with a shovel should be able to at least dig down and dig a hole.

You need to be highly aware of where you will dig to avoid digging into water or underground power lines. You would probably have to at least dig down four or five feet, enough to crouch.

It might not even be "Legal" to do this, but heck with that.

many states now outbreak
[link to radar.weather.gov]

this is heading towards airport.
"LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIBERTY...CHERRYVALE AND COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT."
[link to forecast.weather.gov]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
416 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

KSC125-202130-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130520T2130Z/
MONTGOMERY KS-
416 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL
430 PM CDT...

AT 411 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEARING...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIBERTY...CHERRYVALE AND COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT.

Dear Lord all those people at that school! My heart goes out to everyone there! Sending up prayers at thismoment for all of OK. and Tx

Holy crap just saw the pics. :O Must seem like the end of the world to those poor people.

TWC just said it was 2 and 1/4 miles wide at one time.

I lived trough being hit by the tornado outbreak here in Alabama two years ago. back then I thought things couldn't get worse, but now, I can see it can be. my heart goes out to them

KFOR weatherman:
"This is the worst torando in the history of the world."

- dude needs a xanax. Ive studied the Joplin tornado, and Ive seen the chopper footage of the damage here and its not as much total damage as Joplin - its maybe a 1/3 of it.

The statement was made about the apparent destruction, not the death toll. The death toll will not be anywhere near 1300. In fact, the death toll will seem remarkably low compared to the apparent damage this storm has caused.

DAMN!

I hope this community recovers promptly! And others in the path of these tornadoes stay safe!

Relax, those schools have good underground shelters, unless they had NO warning they should all be okay, maybe a few minor injuries.

reports saying it's going to meeker

kids were in that school.

I'm hearing they'll pulling out 3rd graders now.

So glad they are safe!

Last Edited by SolitaryWildFlower on 05/20/2013 05:37 PM

kids were in the schools as cnn

No!

"they do believe kids were still in the schools when the tornados hit"

as per The Weather Channel


2:45CDT an statement was made to parents that the kids were being held at the school...

only to be released to parents...


Lance West Helicopter pilot confirmed that the plaza tower schools had elementary students inside during tornado...


they are pulling 3rd graders out...

Lance West is a mess and is very emotional... bless his heart...

:-\

Last Edited by Dr. Acula on 05/20/2013 06:37 PM

KFOR reportersays it is the worst he has seen in 18 years in OKC area.

More reports coming in from Paul's Valley. Reed Timmer is in the area.

Actually it does not sound like they had a shelter. People are pulling kids out of rubble now.

No word if they are dead or alive yet.