Posted on 05/19/2013 1:47:32 PM PDT by dirtboy
Live coverage:
http://www.ksn.com/weather/live-radar-and-storm-coverage/
Large tornado confirmed on the ground.
Weather service has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation warning.
Prayers up and continuing for all involved. Would you please keep us informed? Thank you.
OK
KFOR TV warning Shawnee Mall to evacuate, related areas to find cover.
To hit if stays on track......need to get out!
Pink...6:21
Dale...6:25
Shawnee ...6:27
Fire Lake Casino is in line for this monster....
Long track Tornado...massive rotations...very dangerous.....
Multiple Vortex’s....very strong winds ahead of this as well...lightening...rain shafts...
Lincoln couty another tornado on the ground...
I have to keep going back and forth to watch it and this thread but I have never seen anything like that! Looks like the whole wall cloud was going to touch down!
Mega prayers for my neighbors in Oklahoma right now.
Rain wrapped now so hard to see....pretty close to Shawnee...they’re watching for power flashes.
High strong winds..and debrie balls...it’s cycling now...they expect it to spin out again...
They think possible if it picks up again the wall could come down more...but frankly this thing is wicked enough as it now stands!
It’s over Shawnee Resevoir pulling water out of the lake...now.
OK
Storm watcher: OMG! This thing is HUGE.
On the ground!
Bethal Acres area heading toward Shawnee Mall.
Power flashes.
OK
KFOR
Shawnee Mall is now closed.
Ohh Power flashes....emergency vehicles lined up ready to go....
Winds could easily be 200 miles an hour....
People in Dale and North Shawnee, North Bethel Acres need to get under cover .......
Close to Shawnee Mall now
Weather channel now has a good vantage point! That just makes my heart sink. Poor people!
None to soon ...it’s almost there...
Another formation forming at the back side of this mass....what a Monster!
‘Another Tornado’...ready to cross 157....2-3 minutes...strong viloent tornado..
OK
KFOR
Debris ball is one mile wide.
Shawnee Mall is in direct line; it will be hit.
I-40 and Hwy 177
That monster is huge. News 4 has it on chopper.
OK
KFOR
This one is a grinder — tearing up ground. It is growing as it moves.
Folks hopefully are in their shelters now....it’s coming in...huge thing! And it gets rain wrapped so you can’t see it...
It’s violent as well....
It’s coming out of the trees now....
You need to ‘be below ground’ to survive this Tornado.. they are saying....
People are on the highway!!!!!!
They evacuated the mall a short while agao,..this thing is wrapped so tight...multiple vortex’s...and it’s now intensifying!
OK
KFOR
Shawnee Mall is being hit now.
My gosh...this thing just sits there and drills!!!
It’s just crossed over 177....
Firelake Casino in it’s path...
This thing has two Tornados....northeast of Shawnee another one...
Debrie falling in the other Part of this beast!
140 is dangerous...debrie ball there now.
Hope all got out....shessh this thing is a titanic!
Shawnee could get hit with two...one larger than the other...both bad...
I saw police trying to stop people on one highway and a few cars just blew right past the blue flashers! Probably crazy storm chasers. I think Reed Timmer is driving right into it now.
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