[prairiebreeze]

Prayers for all involved...

[seacapn]

At least 16 said dead in Missouri, Oklahoma tornadoes

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed on Saturday in Missouri and Oklahoma after tornadoes swept through the area, authorities in the two states said.

Hope everyone's okay...

[MEG33]

Amen
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A bad night indeed.

[umgud]

When I left KS for CA many years ago, everybody said I was crazy to move to the land of earthquakes.

[upchuck]

God, please be with the grieving families. Ease their pain.

[TomGuy]

Pitcher, OK is (was) a town of about 300 in extreme NE Oklahoma.

Per reports on the Tulsa TV news, the twister was 2/3 mile wide and took out about 20 blocks of the town (abt. 2 miles).

Most of the destruction was in residential areas. The downtown area did not get hit. The twister hit about 5:30 p.m.

[eyedigress]

This system is just pushing across Mid-TN. Kinda intense.

[1035rep]

Amen

[modest proposal]

That is horrible.

I know in Alabama we sometimes worry about tornados. One touched down in a nearby city and the bits of damage were astounding.

Ever since then I have feared tornados and wondered what I would do without a basement if one came.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Alert. Anyone in Alabama, North Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina needs to stay close to their TV's or radios today. This storm is severe and one big sucker. Really heavy stuff right now especially in central Georgia stretching from Atlanta to Columbia South Carolina. Supposed to move into Eastern North Carolina this evening.

[snuffy smiff]

Dunno what’s going on in Macon GA but all the sirens went off a little while ago and now all the local TV stations are off the air. I’m about 15 miles west and we got POUNDED about 20 minutes ago. Anybody else around these parts know anything?

[norwaypinesavage]

We have the coldest spring in decades, and concurrently the most tornado deaths in decades. Does Global Cooling cause Tornadoes?

[dragnet2]

19 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma after new round of tornadoes

I am very thankful and fortunate to live in California.

Best of luck to all those affected by these storms.

[Awestruck]

My prayers go out to all.... I have family in Pontotoc county and don’t know how they are...

[afnamvet]

Prayers for the families who lost loved ones and the folks who suffered damage during these storms.

[ExSoldier]

STORM PROOF HOUSING! I've been screaming about our needs to push this form of homebuilding for literally decades! I'm going to build one when I retire but I'm in no way connected to the company. But in hurricane country where I live in Miami FL and in tornado country like the rest of the country but especially in the flatlands, this is the only thing that makes any sense at all. Imagine being 100%: Tornado/Hurricane proof, earthquake proof, fire proof, insect proof, no maintenance (except you at times might have to mow the roof) and it maintains a year round temperature of 72 degrees without any artificial means of temperature control. The best part is that it's not cave-like or dank and damp! It's open, airy and very bright inside. Surf the site then write your congress critter on this unique form of managing the insurance rates.

[Onelifetogive]

19 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma after new round of tornadoes

I'd say this is the biggest difference between living in a free country and living under tyranny. Tens, or hundreds of thousands die in tyrannical countries when bad weather happens. Freedom allows people to earn enough to buy shelter and safety. Freedom allows people to move away from danger. We are slowly giving up our freedom. We are likely slowly moving toward the Myanmar/China type disasters.

[mygirl1983]

god bless all affected by the tornadoes

[McCoMo]

I live about 4 miles west of Neosho Missouri. My house was missed, thankfully, however it destroyed my dairy barn, killed several neighbors and friends (not to mention a bunch of my livestock), and destroyed a large number of my neighbors homes. It even plucked a couple of our chickens... they are now running around with nothing but a few tail feathers. Ripped a tree out of the ground 50 feet from my house, but did not even disturb a shingle on the house (we got SO lucky). Among the cattle that survived, I had to put 6 down immediately, and 8 more over the next day. They had injuries ranging from broken legs to being impaled on a 2x4.

From the way it is looking, the folks around here who lost everything are not going to be seeing much, if any, assistance from the govt, and the Red Cross set up their unit in Joplin, about 25 miles away from any tornado damage.

The tornado was an F4, which stayed on the ground for over 70 miles. Where it passed by my place, it was about 3/4 mile wide. All of these pics were taken within 1/2 mile of my house.

The trees along my driveway.
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My neighbors RV got wiped out. The RV had been sitting on this slab by the boat. Left the boat untouched.
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The above 3 pics are what remains of a house. The girl who lives here saw the storm coming, ran inside and got into an interior closet. That closet is about all that remains of the house. 2x4's came punching thru the walls when she was in there.
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You can see the injuries this poor fella suffered, on his neck and right rear flank. The following couple pics are what remains of the barn he was in..
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The follwing two pics are of a home of a nice gentleman who has lived here for 50 years. He lost everything.
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Moved off of foundation about 50 feet...
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If you look carefully, behind this vehicle you can see what looks like the remains of a large desk. It is actually the floor of a mobile home which no longer exists. The lil old lady who lives here is such a sweet lady. She had just left about 5 minutes before the hit to go pick up her grandchildren. Good thing. The rest of her home is in a lake.
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A bunch more miscellaneous pics...