Severe Weather Outbreak, Day 2 (OK TX KS MO MI for starters) - Moore, OK devastation

[dirtboy]

Tornado warnings up in Oklahoma. Watches in TX, OK, KS, MO, far NW Arkansas.

[MustKnowHistory]

I agree. Please don’t blast me for this, but she reminds me of Jeb Bush in August 2004 when there were four hurricanes to hit Florida. He sounded just like that during his press conferences. The following year, the governor of Louisiana, not so much...

[JRandomFreeper]

I'm not a meterologist either, but we get good training from National Weather Service. Good enough to know to hide, watch, and report per net protocols. Not be out in the darn mess, being part of the problem, instead of part of the solution.

/johnny

[DJlaysitup]

I guess if you are going to do a tornado shelter to stand up to an EF5 - it has to be “free floating” - meaning that it can have no connection to the house which will be in the next county.

[tomkat]

The Bush boys had their moments, and I'll maintain that to anyone .. so we can duck together, k ?   lol

[RegulatorCountry]

The cruel quirkiness of tornadoes is on display in that photo. Several flimsy above ground pools look to have made it through largely intact, while much more solid structures on all sides are flattened.

[CedarDave]

Probably not for an F-5. I think it's Texas A&M that has all the information of types of construction vs size of hurricane or tornado. You could probably find the information on their web site, including construction specifications.

It's Texas Tech:

Texas Tech Wind Science and Engineering Research Center

[SaxxonWoods]

We may have lost our family ranch house near Brownwood, TX, waiting for word. No one was there, so in light of the lives lost today, I will temper my grief if the house is gone.

Things can be replaced. A one hundred year-old house won’t be the same after the rebuild, but we didn’t lose anybody.

[tomkat]

You’re in our thoughts, FRiend .. glad you/yours are still with us.

[JRandomFreeper]

I knew one of 'em had the air cannon and did all the tests by shooting 200mph 2x4s. That would have to be a cool research project. I do know that research has saved lives in Texas.

/johnny

[Pining_4_TX]

No, of course not, but the people in charge of the schools should have considered closing early. They do that for snow, so why on earth wouldn’t they consider it for something as drastic as a tornado?

[DJlaysitup]

I guess if you are going to do a tornado shelter to stand up to an EF5 - it has to be “free floating” - meaning that it can have no connection to the house which will be in the next county.

Adding on - I guess an old style root cellar would be the best - even if it's waist deep in water all the time. I'd rather get wet than be - well.....

[Windflier]

You’re just west of Ft Worth? I need to come out and have a beer with you sometime.

Stay safe with this weather tonight.

[SaxxonWoods]

Thanks pardner. My Mom (6th generation all the way back to the Old 300) grew up there.

But like I said, it’s just a house, not a life.

God Bless those families that have suffered the ultimate loss. Parents aren’t supposed to bury their children.

[Pining_4_TX]

All our local weather forecasters said there was a very good chance of tornadoes today, and that today was going to be worse than yesterday. They were right.

[dirtboy]

Still the best, underground:

[SaxxonWoods]

The problem when you live in a tornado alley is that almost all the warning result in little or nothing happening.

After a while, you tend to get complacent if you haven’t actually been through one hitting your immediate area.

[Strategerist]

No, of course not, but the people in charge of the schools should have considered closing early. They do that for snow, so why on earth wouldn’t they consider it for something as drastic as a tornado?

It wouldn't be closing early because of a tornado, it would be because of being in an area of millions of square miles that MIGHT have a few tornadoes in it that damage a few square miles of it.

[Pining_4_TX]

It does, doesn’t it? I read the FAQ and it is bolted to the foundation of the house. It may not be quite as good as an underground shelter, but it’s less expensive, more accessible, and much better than hunkering down in a closet or bathroom.

[Strategerist]

All our local weather forecasters said there was a very good chance of tornadoes today, and that today was going to be worse than yesterday. They were right.

I have seen forecasts and setups similar to what this look like this morning bust...completely, with zero tornadoes. I've seen multiple "Particularly Dangerous Situation" tornado watches bust completely, including a couple that not only had no tornadoes, they didn't even have any storms (cap bust)

[CedarDave]

I saw a report that it took 3 strong men to hold the shelter door shut.