Large Tornadoes have hit several towns(OK, MO, AR) Deaths and widespread damage reported

Varius ^

[janetjanet998]

here is the leatest info.

Picher, OK

Several people have been reported killed in Picher after at least five tornadoes reportedly touched down Saturday in eastern Oklahoma, officials said. The south end of the city has been completely destroyed.

Medical examiners are on their way to the area, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol dispatcher said. Troopers are helping local authorities with search and rescue operations in the area.

2) At least 3 dead in SW MO

3) Major damage reports coming in on the SE side of Stuttgart AR

[stlnative]

8 deaths in SW MO now

18 deaths total between OK and MO

[janetjanet998]

Highway Patrol press conference: Newton County, MO

9 fatalities

1 dead is a child, still looking for 1 person

Searching fields for bodies......

[del4hope]

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=6885

Tornado on the ground in Benton County, MS

My goodness, these storms look like they are intensifying in MS!

[brityank]

Continuous report is on Chan 3 — put this into Win Media ‘File - URL’ to pick up:

mms://a771.l543940087.c5439.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/771/5439/v0001/reflector:40087&LiveStreamTitle=Live News From WREG&LiveStreamAdTag

Should be on for another 30-45 mins. Very heavy damage in area. Prayers up for all.

[txhurl]

Half a mile wide? That’s an F5 - like Jasper.

Screen blurry for those poor people. This is bad.

[vetvetdoug]

Thanks...it went through at 50 mph...just heavy rain for about 5-7 minutes but knocked out the radio stations and the lights in the city. I figured the wind just blew some transformers. Helena, Ark, Oxford, Ms, Ripley and Tupelo are in for a cell now and the area between Texarkana, Tx and Greenville, Ms. are under the gun.

Mighty sweet of y'all to pray for a sinner like me...Thanks.

[Abigail Adams]

Sounds like you have a good, safe setup! We haven’t had any bad weather here yet. Maybe because it’s been too cold.

[del4hope]

Our local station reported a Tornado on the ground in Benton County, MS....any report?

[vetvetdoug]

That one cell is gone through Prentiss County and into Tishomingo County, Ms and is tracking into Western Alabama. No local confirmation of a tornado on the ground. A spotter saw one in Ripley, Ms, and that was the cell that went through here.

[stlnative]

Firefighters search an overturned car in Seneca, Mo. following a tornado Saturday May 10, 2008. (AP Photo / Roger Nomer)

Is that the underside of the car? Where are the wheels? (I don't think it is a car)

[del4hope]

Maybe the car was towing something.

wabc33/40 is on live feed now. It is excellent weather coverage.

[ninergold3]

Earthquakes have no warning.

LOL - except the only difference is that CA doesn't have earthquake "season". I'll take earthquakes as well.

[stlnative]

Published May 10, 2008 10:39 pm -

9:46 p.m. “Complete devastation” reported in Picher; Joplin hospitals treating injured

Heather Goff, spokesperson for Freeman Health System, is reporting 36 injured have been taken there so far as a result of tornado damage Saturday.

John Sparkman, of Picher, Okla., characterized the damage done by a tornado in the Northeast Oklahoma community this evening as “complete devastation.”

“The whole south part of town is much totally destroyed. ... The path of destuction has to be a half-mile wide.”

[peggybac]

Great information - thanks for the tips.

[MEG33]

;o)
Glad you are safe.

[Marysecretary]

Thank God you’re alright.

[Marathoner]

wabc33/40 is on live feed now. It is excellent weather coverage.

Thanks. James Spann is as good as they come at this.

[Marysecretary]

any storms near Marshall, MO?

[CindyDawg]

A horse or utility trailer?

[Marysecretary]

My grandson and his family live in Calhoun, GA. Anything happening there?