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Subscribe to RSSThe National Weather Service warns that fast-moving, life-threatening tornadoes will potentially touch down after dark. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore, Mike Seidel and Eric Fisher report.
Updated at 7:06 a.m. Sunday ET: At least five people have been killed in Oklahoma and a disaster emergency has been declared in Kansas after a severe storm system moving through the Midwest spawned a number of strong tornadoes.
Oklahoma Dept. of Emergency Management information officer Keli Cain confirmed there were five deaths in the Woodward area of north-west Oklahoma.
At least 29 people were injured across Oklahoma and neighbouring states.
Two of the dead are children, according to NBC News affiliate in Oklahoma, KFOR.
In Kansas, governor Sam Brownback issued a declaration of disaster emergency to help speed relief to areas affected by the storms. "We are continuing to assess all the damages across the state," said Brownback, "and signing this declaration clears the way for making state aid available to those counties that need help with clean-up and recovery."
Dozens of tornadoes were reported Saturday as baseball-size hail shattered windows and tore the siding off homes in northeast Nebraska and one twister damaged a hospital in Creston, Iowa. Several homes were wrecked in Kansas.
NBC News reported there were 112 recorded tornadoes in Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana and Oklahoma.
Forecasters had warned of "life-threatening" storms in the nation's midsection. No serious injuries from Saturday were immediately reported.
A tornado was reported on the ground near Wichita, Kan., late Saturday and power in the city was going out, NBC station KSN reported. Homes were reported damaged on the city's south side, but details were not immediately available.
Slideshow: Tornadoes rake Midwest
KSN also reported that one building at airplane-maker Spirit Aerosystem collapsed in the storm. At the Wichita airport, winds gusting to 84 mph blew open hangars and overturned luggage carts, The Weather Channel reported. McConnell Air Force Base, which relocated aircraft to other bases before the storms moved in, reported hangar and housing damage, KSN said.
The National Weather Service office in Wichita temporarily turned over operations to the Topeka office Saturday as storms threatened to destroy its building.
A tornado was spotted in Langley, Kan., earlier Saturday evening.
Orlin Wagner / AP
A tornado moves on the ground north of Soloman, Kan., Saturday, April 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
One tornado narrowly missing Salina after being on the ground for about 30 miles.
Three farmsteads sustained damage in Rush County, Kan. and a home was destroyed near Langley, NBC News reported. Trees were downed and power lines were down for other rural customers.
One tornado damaged the roof and blew out windows at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa, but no injuries were reported, officials said. Power was out in much of the city of 7,600 population about 75 miles southwest of Des Moines.
Fremont County, Iowa, Emergency Management Director Mike Crecelius told The Associated Press about 75 percent of the town of Thurman was destroyed. He said there were no injuries and no deaths in the town of about 250 people. Crecelius said the town was on lockdown and some residents took refuge in City Hall, which still had power. Officials and residents expect to start cleaning up Sunday.
Stormchasers early Sunday reported major damage from a significant tornado in Woodward, Okla. Significant sructural damage and possible injuries were reported, The Weather Channel reported.
An apparent tornado took down barns, outbuildings and large trees in southeast Nebraska, and Johnson County emergency director Clint Strayhorn said he was still trying to determine how long the twister was on the ground and how much damage it did.
"I'm on a 2-mile stretch that this thing is on the ground and I haven't even gotten to the end of it yet," he said as he walked the path of destruction near the Johnson-Nemaha county line. He described a line of downed trees and a barn that was destroyed. He didn't immediately know of any injuries.
“What is now under way is potentially a very serious situation,” Bill Bunting, chief of operations for the Storm Prediction Center said earlier Saturday. Officials warned that other areas at risk were parts of Illinois, Missouri and Texas.
The last time the National Weather Service issued such a high-risk warning was last April, Bunting said.
Comments from the targeted region started to stream onto msnbc.com’s Facebook page Saturday evening. Their comments and their Facebook IDs:
"Oklahoma is get'n shaken up jus a bit. If they weren't ALL Around. I woulda left state! But gonna pray & ride it out here in Okie.” -- Kimberly Dawn.
“Partly cloudy and very windy in S.E. Kansas with potential for severe storms after 10 pm. You pray and keep your eyes on the weather reports.” -- Valori Richardson
“I'm east of Wichita, KS. Very muggy here. Very windy. Waiting for the storms to pop here. The local weather people are warning everyone to be prepared to take shelter even into the overnight hours. This is the real deal.” -- Diane Lowery.
Nebraska canceled its spring scrimmage football game as heavy rain, hail and lightning moved through the area an hour and a half before kickoff, The Associated Press reported. Records show the spring game has been played every year since at least 1950. In northeast Nebraska, baseball-sized hail rained down, Bunting said.
The Weather Channel's Dr. Greg Forbes takes a look at the night's forecast.
He advised the nearly 5 million residents who live in the high-risk area to listen to their NOAA weather radio, a nationwide network of radio stations that broadcast from the National Weather Service.
He expects fast-moving tornadoes to touch down after dark, a dangerous time as people may not be able to see the warning signs. The storm threat continues Sunday, he said, as storms move east through Texas, Arkansas and into the Great Lakes region and Wisconsin.
Local officials should notify residents via outdoor sirens, phone calls and social media, Bunting said.
Tornado sirens already sounded across Oklahoma City hours before dawn on Saturday. Department of Emergency Management official Michelann Ooten said one of the possible tornadoes was spotted near Piedmont, a small town near Oklahoma City where a twister killed several people last May.
Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Brown told The Associated Press that the storms Saturday morning were fairly weak but still damaged some homes.
A tornado that touched down Friday afternoon sent 10 people to the hospital with "bumps and bruises" and ripped through southwest Norman, ripping up telephone poles, shredding trees and ripping off rooftops, according to the Oklahoman. The AP reported that 100 people were staying at a Red Cross shelter that had been established.
The Weather Channel's Eric Fisher reports on the latest in Oklahoma City.
On Friday, Norman, Okla., home to the University of Oklahoma campus, got a preview of the potential destruction when a twister whizzed by the nation's tornado forecasting headquarters but caused little damage.
The Storm Prediction Center, which is part of the National Weather Service, gave the sobering warning that the outbreak could be a "high-end, life-threatening event."
Historic warning
Director Russ Schneider said it was just the second time in U.S. history that the center issued a high-risk warning more than 24 hours in advance. The first was in April 2006, when nearly 100 tornadoes tore across the southeastern U.S., killing a dozen people and damaging more than 1,000 homes in Tennessee.
It's possible to issue earlier warnings because improvements in storm modeling and technology are letting forecasters predict storms earlier and with greater confidence, said Chris Vaccaro, a spokesman for the National Weather Service. In the past, people often have had only minutes of warning when a siren went off.
The strongly worded message came after the National Weather Service announced last month that it would start using terms like "mass devastation," "unsurvivable" and "catastrophic" in warnings in an effort to get more people to take heed.
This article includes reporting by The Weather Channel and The Associated Press.
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I hope things turn out well for everyone in the affected area. Best of luck.
Toto and I will be heading for the storm cellar. Good thing all this climate change stuff is a liberal hoax.
I live within the storm zone. All I can say is that the people in this area are all VERY aware of the potential loss of life and limb if you're not prepared for the worst. Hopefully the new storm designations will get our attention and more will be safe.
Getting a storm forecast like this in this area obviously doesn't prove global warming, but looking at the whole of our country's weather of late is supportive of it... or just a huge ugly coincidence. But yes, we should leave this to the weather experts on the right, since their knowledge on the subject is steeped so high in science and since they have no alternate agendas (sarc).
any body wonder why these storms are becoming more intense
NOAA has much better accuracy than the Weather Channel, a for-profit television show.
The Weather Channel doesn't even list our capital city in it's forecasts, and it's projected temperatures are always inaccurate for my city.
Tornadoes are like a redneck divorce .... someone's gonna lose a trailer.
I just wonder how these states can be so Republican when the elected officials would like to abolish government aid and just let everyone fend for themselves. It seems that it's always in these red states where there's a lot of natural disaster.
poet930,
Perhaps it's because the majority of people in what the mainstream calls "flyover states" actually believe in self-sufficiency instead of using their political affiliation as a talking point.
@ Makes Me Wonder: Storms actually aren't becoming more intense, at least I don't believe. This situation is nothing unusual for this area. If you go to weather.com and click on the link for "10 Worst U.S. Tornadoes" you will see that most of them occurred in the late 1800's or the 1920's and 30's. And the rating is not just based on loss of life- it's based on size of tornado, wind speed, cost of damage, how far it travelled, etc. The worst tornado in U.S. History was the Tri-State tornado in 1925...hit Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It was on the ground for more than 3 hours and travelled 294 miles.
Here we go again (the discussion topic deteriorating, that is). The storms are not becoming more intense. Tornadoes are intense....period. There has not been a "giant" increase of tornadoes, generally. Weather patterns go in cycles, they aways have and always will. I taught meteorology and I study weather every day. Just be prepared for severe weather and pay attention to watches and warnings. Buy a NOAA weather radio and make sure you have a storm kit in your basement.
One thing I have noticed, and it doesn't matter the topic, people either bring up global warming or start arguing religion. People, keep the topics in perspective. Do your research before commenting on issues that you do not understand. Be kind to one another and enjoy life. Peace and Joy!
We're in a period of time when cyclic climate / weather pattern changes are more visible, stand out more; I'd have to say my jury is still out as to whether humans have had a major impact on it. Earthquakes, subduction and tectonic alike, have changed some oceanic currents which affect El Nina, El Nino, and major air stream currents.
In our brief past, we've had similar storm problems here in America in given years; the best now is that we have technology to save lives per predictions and warnings. Here in Ohio, I believe the news overplays, over does the warnings for snow and such for sensationalism. This, however, I hope people take seriously. And yes...... tornadoes either hate or love trailer parks, depends on how you look at it. Folks in those areas, if possible, should seek shelter elsewhere under the seriousness of these warnings. Best to all, be safe......
I was a bit miffed when I woke up this morning and heard about the overnight tornadoes here in the OKC metro area.
I must be getting to a time in my life where I'm becoming a heavy sleeper because I did NOT hear any sirens last night.
How irritating would that have been to wake up without a roof?
Good luck to fellow Oklahomans and residents of our neighboring central states. Skip, keep your head down! :)
Also, if anyone gets bored and wants to tune in to what's going on in Oklahoma, head to http://kfor.com/weather/ and check out the radar map. All those red blinking cars in the map are storm chasers and they have streaming video you can watch by clicking on the blinking car. Pretty interesting.
It never seems to fail, nomatter what the topic is, some moran always starts going off topic with politics.
kcolmore,
How do you know poet930's name is Moran?
Summer hot! Winter cold! Spring, severe weather in the mid west! What is unusual is the tornado that touched down in central California....although not unheard of.
God is punishing Red States for their contempt of Science.
How ironic...but we know that God has never been too "warm and fuzzy" throughout History.
Best wishes to all those in affected areas. Please be safe.
Well said ModerationInAllThings. I believe the earth may be warming and I do think that greenhouse gas emissions may be part of it, but we are also in a period of pole reversal. That could cause severe tectonic activity. Add into that the variable earth orbit and wobble and there are so many factors that change weather patterns that trying to establish a single cause is not possible.
That said, I'm still pretty sure Obama will blame Bush for the tornados.
dont blame Bush that drunk cant do anything right, Blame GOD HE HATES THE RED STATES.
Some nitwits gotta bring politics and religion into something that has NO relation. Have some compassion for humans that die and lose everything these storms, it sucks.
Hats off to people that actually want to be more self-sufficient.
I somehow knew that some would make this Bush's fault if I read the blog far enough. All of life's ills in the last 3 1/2 yrs have been blamed on him. My heart goes out to those in Al Gore's "footprint" that are paying the price. (if you believe in all the bs)
Lets all hope Al and Jessie were sunbathing far from cover when thei hit.........also the Axis of Evil trifecta...Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld.
It's gonna be a long night out here in Tornado Alley. To all those bringing in politics, religion and other off topic stuff, come on out and see for yourself. Plenty of room for you to get a front row seat. Then you'll have a clue of what it's like. In the mean time, shut up.
What is happening is truly a horrific reality in life in this day and age, weather systems are clearly becoming stronger due to global warming. Its really wonderful that our president had the forsight to build fema camps throughout the U.S. for just such a situation... that is whatthey were constructed for so now lets see if were more preapaired then we were for katrina, God Bless!!!
poet930... What an inane post.
Actually it has a lot to do with the large fusion reactor our planet orbits. 2012 and 2013 are the solar maximum. The bad thing is we are hitting the 60 year cycle when mankind has really added to the problem.
Two more years and things will start to get back to normal.
you need a solution, please pray to jesus, to bless this country again, and give peace again to our country
Aren't politics and religion the human manifestation of such things as these horrific weather events happening currently in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas? What is stupid is the fact that the conversations are enveloped in a paltry attempt at humor. People are most likely dying tonight. The morbid curiosity with which I follow these events leads me not down the road of political and religious commentary but instead to a search of images and video. I can find none. is that a good or a bad thing?
We live in Norman and our neighborhood was hit Friday. Now, Woodward has been hit and their sirens did not go off. 4 confirmed dead, 6 injured so far. Over 4,000 homes are without power, about a third of their population.
After being hit Friday, we have stayed up all night watching this unfold and we are about to be hit by another line of storms in about 20 minutes. Winds now are gusting at about 60 miles an hours.
It is now at 5 death toll, 20 injured with 10 critically. They are looking through the ruble for the victims now.
To those of you who are misleadingly saying that tornadoes were worse in the 1900-1950's, you are obviously showing your bias. You are going only by the death toll. The death tolls in recent years are dramatically lower because of widespread weather reporting/forecasting. People now know when tornadoes are about to hit, and they take precautions. Citizens today are also better educated about where they should take shelter. So naturally there would be fewer fatalities and injuries.
You will continue to deny that there is man-made global warming until Tractor-trailers fly. Whoops, they did that last week in Dallas. Well, maybe when Pigs Fly.
It been a long night, and it isn't over just yet. The storms are now setting there sights of Kansas City. And cities to the north and east of K.C. are going to have to watch as they redevelop as the sun comes up and re-heats these storms causing them to strengthen again. I might be a long Sunday for many.
For those who don't think this is getting worse, google "nova pbs video" and watch the most recent episode. It's called "deadliest tornadoes" and it's about last year's super outbreak.
Please note that they do not ask for Sean Hannity's opinion. This is not because the makers of Nova are liberal hippies but rather because Sean Hannity and crew are not experts in any field related to climatology.
For those who don't know that PBS is just as biased as Sean Hannity, search for the actual tracking of tornado activity over the last century. The number of dangerous tornadoes peaked in the early 1970's, and dropped since then to relative stability until the spike in 2011. No one who actually looks at the data and isn't thoroughly immersed in the "climate change causes everything" mentality will cite any objective evidence that increased CO2, or even the warming trend itself, causes tornadoes to be more frequent or worse. I tried to post a link yesterday, but the site apparently doesn't allow that.
american 123 - insane really insane ... it is a fact that tornadoes (and hurricanes ) hit mostly southern ,mid western states, those states are red states - what is so insane about that . and the point being from a political point of view those states deny climate change TWO FACTS , insane you KNOW what is insane are people who believe in magic gardens, talking snakes , and guys coming back from the dead , that you have no problem with , so please do not give your opinions about insanity ,does not make much sense coming from a crazy person
Man-made or natural, a warmer planet is a good thing for life. It boosts plant growth and animal reproduction in some areas and will affect adaptation by some plants and animals in others. Overall, a warming planet is a plus.
makes me wonder,last time victims got hit with a tornadoes,I came on here and said this is the pattern of weather to come.I said every year it's getting worse.Right away people on here,who can't or won't face reality,or are totally ignorant of this fact,jumped all over me,as if I had committed a crime by telling the truth.
The truth is these weather patterns have been changing and building up and building up,over the last 5 to 10 years.In years past tornadoes never hit in multiples like they are hitting now.Not in the mid west, and now in the northeast. Growing up, when a thunder storm hit,I never recall tornado watches and warnings being, issued after almost every thunder storm.Now that is the norm.Growing up in the North East the worse to fear,were Hurricanes.Tornadoes were unheard of back then!Within the last 5 years we've had some very bad tornadoes touch down in places where they almost never or ever did!
I'm going to say it one more time.This is the norm now a days and it's liable to get even worse.Something has changed these weather patterns when it comes to storms.I don't know if it's man made or if it's a natural pattern of things to come.
These tornadoes can develop in places,where at one time they were unheard of.I honestly believe that no one living in this country is really safe or immune from them.
That's why these weather patterns are forming, and anyone in denial is only fooling themselves.For the people ranking on me for saying this,it does not or will not change a dam thing.It's the truth,like it or not!Get use to it!
God must be striking back at the people who say God hates (gays).
Of course, He's not to blame. He never did appoint one of those idiots as His spokesman.
Warren you are to ignorant to be posting..
Warren, Could be but I think it's too broad of a target zone... like aiming at a mouse with a nuclear bomb... probably not His rationale. More likely this is just to keep us on our toes and to respect the power of mother nature.
JJISNO1
Thinks they are smart
but evidently not smart enough to use the proper one,
to, too or two or even Tutu...
if you are not educated enough to use the LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA
the way it was taught in a PUBLIC SCHOOL paid for by TAXPAYERS
maybe you ought to consider not voting or GIVING US THE MONEY BACK that WE wasted on your failed education !
Oh Mr. Fids...He IS using English as taught to him in public school classrooms. Public education has failed on every conceivable level. I would like my money back as well...but it has been spent by congress on people who don't like to work. It has also been shoveled into the black hole that is our federal government. And if you think God is giving the midwest a whoopin', I can't wait to see what he has in store for the coasts.
You chuckleheads... he is saying that the tornadoes are striking back at the whack jobs that protest at funerals and you collapsed his thread?
If God did exist he is having a good time watching his creations dying. He must be enjoying this, since he is all knowing, all powerful, and does what he damn well wants. How irrational.
Warren Grow the Fu ck Up!
@Warren - Not sure where you got your information from but that sounds just as bad as any idiot who says that god hates gays. @Jason - The moment Jostlin was hit with that horrendous twister, i was talking to two people from there. If they are forcasting dire like this and all, i pray that very few are hurt or killed.
Let's see how long it takes for someone to blame these storms on politics, or to bring up race and gun control.
Hopefully, because people have been warned so early, no one will be hurt. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
We have been warned by Jesus of "natural" disasters and wars and rumors of wars. I figure it's thee un-natural acts of society that make it look like God's vengeace, but in reality it's laws of the rich we live by that alter the balance of the eco-sphere. We have pro-choice that is perverted, when we're commanded to stay out of a woman's womb. We let them raise the retirement age that steals from our golden years. We have not rebelled the price of petrol after a mild winter. We allow tattoo's that are un-biblical. This is not "God Bless America." Many are already planning their hedonism for the Summer months, with STD's rampant. We can't appease God with a ten cent raise in minimum wage. Jesus leaves us one "sign:" Jonas in the belly of a Whale. A sign, not a promise. Is it too late to repent or Woe to thee Earth a place worse than Sodom is coming? I am not a doomsday prophet, but would God have us doormats to Pharisical rules, that are a farce. I heard Jesus voice this morning: "Father please forgive them, for they know not what they do." I pray for the winds to calm and the heat and drought to end. God save us, one and all. We must return to His righteousness and mercy He will shew, as the One True Living God.
David you are a sick biach..
David Pedjoe,
1. Just not lest ye be judged.
2. Pride is a sin.
You're certainly allowed an opinion as is anyone, but casting condemnation based on your interpretation of Christianity certainly puts you in violation of the above.
Amen to that!
Or not...
3. being a butt...i don't know if that'n in there but it should be...lol...
How funny. I mean you were joking, right, David? None of what you said made any sense except in the context of being hilarious and nonsensical..lol.
this is the truth
"The Lord is Slow to Anger and Great in Power and will Not at all acquit the Wicked. The Lord has HIS Way in the Whirlwind and the Storm and the Clouds are the Dust of HIS Feet." Nahum 1:3 "Heaven and Earth Shall Pass Away, but My Words Shall Not Pass Away." Matthew 24:35 No Judgment, Just FACT!
David, you say, "We can't appease God with a ten cent raise in minimum wage." But we can ensure people earn a wage that puts food on the table and clothes on their backs. Or is this appeasing God as well?
That's amazing David!, and I thought I needed professional help--
You're Jesus god has no power here, David. During the next tornado, we'll drop a house on it. There it'll be, flattened, with just its feet with holes in them from being stapled to a stick poking out.
Slow down everybody - David phrases are not actually biblical (using a John Lennon lyrics - "god save us one and all), it is a joke, he is likely in Middle school, and with the word "Petrol" and the Lennon lyrics he is likely from Great Britain.
it has warmed over night here in arkansas...looks like the perfect storm a brewing...speaking of brew think i'll have another...
A brew @0510 MDT are you kidding?
It's noon somewhere!
Pulaski Co. somewhat overcast sky, temp about 80 degrees, warm. Judging by the estimated track it should go north of us into Faulkner.
Sounds like we got a Bunch of Fresh out of Meterologist School, Meterologist, who want to Over Hype and blow things out of proportation and they get to use and attach a New Word to these summer time storms now "Catastrophic", anything for attention just like those Terroist alerts they use to use on the screen back in 2001/2002, over hyped blown out of proportation amped up little young meterologist fresh out of school -like theres never been severe storms with heavy lightining before and tornadoes , like in ther 1950's 60's 70's 80's , just that back then, we didn't have a bunch of BORED idiots running around with Video Cameras chasing storms for attention, and 10 minutes of fame on the news or YOU TUBE either. Ohh and now they'll label you a fool if you don't play along with their Game and be part of their Team player B.S. with all this. Typical over blown idiocy, watch and see. I can see it now some heavy rain and a Bolt of Lightining and watch these new meterologist go Crazy !!!
If you ever go to school, maybe they'll teach you how to make a sentence by using something called a "period".
In the meantime, try to calm down. Despite what you think, hysterical rants aren't more convincing when you use bold type.
right on jet7...ain't nothing but hyped up words to scare hell out of 'public'...ain't skerd...of course i'm sit'n in a storm cellar...drink'n beer for breakfast...
Calm down about calming down. You rant about someone being excited about something that they SHOULD be excited about. You think that you telling people to go back to sleep and pay no attention is "helpful"?
It might not be apocalyptic, but it's generally wise to overestimate nature when it can rip your house apart.
I wonder what a Meterologist does? Perhaps study parking meters? Lol. You are right though, jet, since it's much better for people to just ignore storm information and make sure to be sleeping in a trailer or maybe in a nice tree or hey, let's go boating since we aren't supposed to use common sense and be prepared in case severe weather does come along. Riding out tornadoes in dangerous place should be the norm so we can get rid of some of those pesky humans. /sarc/
Or better yet, how about YOU go back to sleep and take your chances while the reasonable people pay attention to the Meterologists and take reasonable precautions while not freaking out and writing nonsense in bold type? Guess you haven't seen the devastation storms can bring or maybe you haven't had one hit your home or kill your loved one. Feel free not to post if you think it's all hype, and seems to me you are the most excited and way over the top on this of everyone involved....lol.
So, I live in south west Missouri...and I would rather the meteorologists "hype things up" and then nothing happen than just shrug their shoulders and say "Meh, shouldn't be too bad" and suddenly my house is being blown to smitherenes with no warning. And those "bored idiots running around with video cameras chasing storms for attention" are the ones reporting wall clouds, funnel clouds and tornado touch downs to storm centers and local law enforcement and saving peoples' lives in the process.
Here, here to those storm chasers who network that early warning detection system as only an eyewitness can provide !! And while the meteorologists may err on the day to day predictions of sun and clouds, they are vigilant and knowledgeable when it comes to severe weather when it rolls around. Be safe y'all in the midwest ... and keep an eye on the sky as you move for cover.
You know, SOME of us who are "fresh out of Meteorology School" as you put it DO NOT hype this stuff up.
If you watch the Weather Channel for your weather information then I can see why you'd think that, as they tend to incite panic and over-dramatize situations for the sake of television and ratings. Try NOAA/NWS next time.
In the meantime, don't lump us all in together. Generalizing a science or those in it is ignorant.
@warren-Geez.. Your comment is far worse. The church may deem homosexualality a sin, but your bigotry is sickening. Literally. There's actually a strong gay community in okc. You wouldn't know that though.. It actually takes knowledge or experience to know things like that. Things you clearly avoid. -Al, from okc
Who cares, xandersch...seems there's ample hatred and bigotry (look up the word's definition) among the gay-lesbian agenda (can't swallow the fact/law/tradition of men and women only allowing marriage between each other).
The fact there are "strong" gays in OKC is irrelevant. (And, there were lots of slave owners in the South pre-1965, too). Yawn.
I'm an emergency dispatcher in the Kansas area and we were contacted last night to inform our Rescue team to be prepared. Basically throughout the long conversation we had with a supervisor he summarized the whole speech by stating "The ingredients of this storm were the same conditions that Joplin, MO had".
Now I'm sure we've had conditions like that in the past and it blew over, but I see no reason to take a chance because you think the Meteorologists are "fresh" out of school or that they are just trying to scare that public.
No, Citizen, jet wasn't referring to the meteorologists...but instead the Meterologists who just graduated from meter school. I wouldn't pay a lot of attention to jet's rantings since most aren't even related to the topic really...lol. I usually don't make a deal of typos or misspellings, but if one wants to rant about a profession and imply that the experts in the field are just trying to get attention it would be good to spell the word right at least.
Thanks for what you do, Citizen. You help save lives and I'm glad you are there.
Thank you for letting people know how serious this is. I lived thru the Joplin tornado and am disgusted by the many who try to turn this into politics. What is needed are people like you who share facts and look out for others!
I lived in Tulsa for 5 years and let's just say, it is scary when these big storms come through. For whatever reason, most homes in Tulsa do not have basements so you have to huddle in a closet or bathroom in the middle of the night as the hail pounds and the sirens scream. Did I mention I love being back on the east coast?
Having lived in a tornado area for 40 years & hurricane area for 22, I will take the hurricane. I had 2 experiences with a tornado...one neighbor was killed. I always told the folks back home....hurricanes send engraved invitations & you have time to get outta Dodge. However, a tornado can & will drop in unexpected, whether you are ready or not. Get ready for huge deductables in homeowners insurance (if it has not already happened).
i lived in kansas. now that iam in a nother state living i still get scared about my home town and i had to email my uncle and my aunt and all my cousions to see if thay wore ok today. my dad is stuck in iowa trying to get home to arizona. iam just going to talk to my family to see if thay are ok. i lived in kanas sence 1978 to 1995.
when i was a baby my mom had to run up the stairs when she herd that sirens and get me out of my crib and head down to the base ment that was so scarry for her.
The east coast isn't immune, but most houses do have basements. Although, in the last outbreak someone posted that being in a basement does not guaranteed survival either.
I think that the new warning lables, if you want to call them that, are meant to scare and rightfully so. If people are scared they may take these warnings seriously.
It's true, when you live in an area like this where severe weather is common, you become desensitized to the warnings and the sirens. Because 3 out of 4 times the sirens go off, nothing happens. I really hope the new warning labels will get peoples' attention.
Turbo, as someone who as lived in Arkansas with tornadoes and Texas the majority of my life, I can assure you that locals do not disregard sirens, no matter how often they go off. You take cover until the threat is over, say thanks to what ever you believe in, then do it all ever the next time. My daughter lives in Grand Prairie, as south west suburb of Dallas, in between the two hard hit suburbs, Arlington and Lancaster. She said the sirens went off all day. She only did not take cover because she was extremely ill and had to stay in bed. I lived in Arlington for 13 years before moving south to the country. We did not have a siren close to us at that time, but we did have weather radio alerts. I stayed in my hamper closet or bath tub most of the time in the spring.
It's a good day for storm chasing! Sure brings back great memories of chasing in my younger years. With it being a Saturday, there will be A LOT of chasers out. There a many storm chasers out there you can watch in real time. My favorite chaser is Mike Phelps with StormScapeLIVE.com On the iMap, click on his car and it will bring you his live feed. Incredible how technology today can bring you along, front seat viewing, and chase along in real time. May everyone be safe today in Tornado Alley.
I got into that last year, especially on the April 27th outbreak. One issue I had is the supposed BEST CHASER, Reed Timmer, with all his corporate sponsorship, Discovery TV, etc., his dash cam was THE WORST! Always tilted down at an angle, aimed into his wiper blades/dash, etc. NO SOUND and all I could think of was this idiot doesn't want to show anything for FREE. If you want to see any of REED TIMMER's videos---you have to PAY. Screw that and him. He's too excitable anyway. I think that Phelps guy is pretty cool. Not only is he conscious of where the camera is pointed, but he has sound on and if he has his co pilot with him, many times they'll "chat" live online with those watching! I've chatted with him while chasing in real time--even asked if he could move the camera a little more and he did!
Time to dust off my old "TWISTER" VHS! Always fun to watch when storms are brewin! Of course I won't be so distracted by the movie to not hear my weather radio sound off should a whopper be brewin' in real time!
Stay alert people! Don't succumb to the FEAR FACTOR--but be vigilant. And remember this quote we will probably hear Brian Williams on NBC say sometime today: "OVER 100 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK!!!!!!!!!" chillax, Brian.
Nobody watches that show but you...ROFL/
I hope that everyone is okay! Disasters such as tornadoes can cause distress- like overwhelming feelings of anxiety, problems sleeping, and can worsen existing conditions like depression -for those that experience them. I encourage anyone in need of support in these areas to reach out to the Disaster Distress Helpline, a new service funded by SAMHSA that provides crisis counseling and support to individuals and families in emotional distress related to any natural or man-made disaster. Call toll-free 1-800-985-5990 or text 'talkwithus' to 66746. Calls and texts are answered by trained, caring crisis counselors from call centers located throughout the country.
That is an excellent idea and thanks for the information. Many people...including and especially I think kids...are traumatized. We had big hail and the tornado hit right past our house and didn't hit us personally, but my kids were traumatized and still are months later to an extent. Whenever we see topped trees it brings it all back to all of us, and we weren't even directly damaged except a bit of hail and wind damage.
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No, kl, I didn't give whatever you are trying to say much thought...lol.
is that even english?
The SPC has a 45% tornado probability box for eastern Nebraska, which if memory serves we also had here in northwestern Alabama last April 27 (a day none of us will forget for the rest of our lives). With the Great Plains being more sparsely populated than the South, hopefully any large, violent tornadoes that may development will miss populations areas and cause little or no damage and loss of life.
OK, that should read "that may develop will miss population areas". Too slow on the "edit" button. :(
Yes, we remember that day well. Not a very good memory for sure.
If we lived in Tornado Ally area, the first thing we would do is build a storm shelter to house a dozen or more. If I had to live in a Trailer Park...I would not be living in a Trailer in a Tornado Ally area UNLESS These Trailer Parks have built underground safety for their renters. We live in hurricane country....Tornado's are much worse with more lives lost...
Well, we would love to do that, but they cost money. We have no basement and would dearly love a shelter, but can't get one..sigh. All of us stuff ourselves into a little closet, which in reality wouldn't stand up to much of anything. We don't live in a trailer and are in AL, but yes, it would be nice...they are expensive though.
The tornado actually hit the homes around our bank and then took off above us. In other words, we only have roof damage.. the homes in the neighborhood across the street, not so lucky. Not wanting any repeats today!
I hope everyone stays safe today...and every day.
ram to save the day . thx no really thx we all fell so much better now . and every day yet - priceless ....... the only thing that saves you from being a complete moron is that you said hope instead of pray ............ but my guess is you do that also
Oklahoma is the home of the keystone pipeline. Mr grover, the gop, & the rushbo want it to be built so that we can make gasoline for europe & asia where co2 caps are in place on oil refining. The gop & oklahoma believe that 97% of the world's climate scientists are wrong and that co2 has no effect on the weather or tornadoes. That everything is caused by earth cycles. Whatever that means. Hardly no climate scientists believe the earth cycle theory of weather. That weather changes without reason or cause. That it just changes. According to al gore, the changes are coming and go straight up and off the top of his chart showing weather for the last 8 million years.
IF things run on natural causes., THEN what is the "natural" explanation for the dramatic shrinkage of the Arctic Ice Cap in both area and volume over the last decade. Gotta be SOMETHING right? since they do not KNOW any proven hypothesis is guaranteed to win the Noble Prize for Science. Hint— Volcanoes orbital anomalies and variances in solar output have been RULED OUT!!
David, nothing but flatout lies! Perhaps you are unaware that at one point, the midwest was a tropical swamp! Also at one point, the ocean ran all the way to the dakotas. Mt Pinatabo in the Phillipines has put out more greenhouse gasses in one year than man has since their introduction to this planet!! At one point in time, there were tropical plants in Antarctica. Mankind wasn't here to change that! What changes the weather is changes in the ocean currents, and they get changed by a number of things. An underwater volcano can change the temperature in any given area enough to change the flow of a oceanic current. The changes in currents and their effects can be seen in El nino etc. As the currents move, so do the weather patterns. The change in a weather pattern on the coast of California can change the weather across the country. Even wind powered generators can cause weather changes by slowing down coastal winds and preventing oceanic humidity from reaching farther inland. This would mean less rain inland and less cooling of the land mass and a raise in temperatuire in that area. All the recent earthquakes around the "circle of fire" could be causing a change on the ocean floor which might change a current. To be so egotistical to think that mankind has complete control over his enviroment is rediculous. At best all we can do is "seed" some clouds that might make it rain a little sooner than not.
Marshal also lies, there haven't been 97% of anything agreeing on climate change! In fact, the few "scientist" that proclaim man caused climate change is in the minority, and most are not climatologists. These so called scientists can't even tell you what the weather will be tomorrow let alone next year or the next decade.
The climate closely follows the carbon level in the atmosphere. That is all you need to know. As atmospheric CO2 levels increase, a global temperature increase follows. There is a carbon cycle just as there is a water cycle. Carbon that has been sequestered in the ground is now in the atmosphere and the planet is warming. Volcanic activity is NOT responsible for the changes we are seeing. And please stop lying- 97% of scientists who actually publish in peer reviewed journals agree that it is anthropogenic. If you don't believe them, take your cues from nature. The planting zones have been adjusted, animal breeding cycles have changed and the glaciers are receding at unprecedented levels.
Hey Robert,
There is one thing that the AlGorites may not want to even think about. Scientists need money, lots of money to carry out their programs and research. Given that, they can/will more often than many might believe, give the highest bidder any report they want. Let's say scientist A (and I am not excluding their organizations, just simplyfing the example) wants to expand his/her research on the breeding habits of earthworms in the Antarctic and they need more funding. Someone/group/organization or even government perhaps (?) happens to come along and offers them the money they need in return for a report. Just one report, that's all. As long as that report supports the benefactors desired conclusion.
Enough said.
Snow falling in the mountains of Baja California, 200 miles south of the border-- and a big snow closed I-5 near LA. This upper level low ha a lot of cold air energy with it-- but oddly enough much cooler in the Mid west than during the March outbreak so maybe it won't be as bad
I'll be blunt and to the point: WE melted the Arctic Ice Cap
If I were living there, I would pack my kids and pets into the car and EVACUATE... Get as far away as possible.
If I had a storm cellar I'd take refuge there... I wouldn't want to risk being caught out in the open in my car in this kind of storm.
Where would you go that is guaranteed to be safe?
Jennifer,
Time may not be on your side.
26 deleted, klOwnin beginning a new thread by flaming another user:
You're suspended for a day for violating #1 of the Code of Honor.
I lived in Oklahoma back in the late 70's and early 80's tornadoes were just an unfortunate side effect to living in such a wide open, flat relatively featureless portion of the country. The cure we found most effective for tornadoes was mix up a big cocktail (heavy on the scotch as a matter fact pour the scotch and skip the rocks and the water), and twist up a couple fatties and go sit under the back patio and watch the storm destroy stuff as it moves across the plains, just remember they are typically moving in a north east direction
Normal, Illinois. Norman, Oklahoma. I guess that 2AM is "before dawn"--but personally, I'd call it "a couple of hours after midnight" that the sirens went off for the storm in Piedmont.