Tornado on the Ground in Okc & KS

Channel 5 Oklahoma ^ | 05/08/03 | Me

[chantal7]

Tornado on the ground. Heading for Tinker AFB.

Debris flying and electrical lines down.

I-240 and Sooner Road, it's crossing the road.

[jriemer]

Ironically, Tinker AFB is the site of the first accurate metrological tornado prediction back in 1948. Tornado

[annyokie]

Thanks! Watching it now.

[chantal7]

Yes, sounds like there will be alot of damage all along this path.

They said it took the path that the May 3, 1999 tornado took.

[chantal7]

Tornado near Choctaw/Harrah area.

[ewing]

Was that the F5/F6? (if there was such a designation for a 300mph tornado)

[Vinnie]

Weather Channel is very concerned about Central Kansas also. Emporia watch out !!

[rwfromkansas]

The instability in eastern KS and northern OK is unbelieveable. 5000 j/kg!!!!!!!

[NautiNurse]

[chantal7]

Yes, I think it was classified as an F5.

[jbstrick]

Yes. this latest tornado tracked within 1 mile of the 1999 F5+ tornado.

[SuziQ]

Heads up, girl!! Looks like nasty weather is heading your way.

[Catspaw]

Holy crap! I'd be headed for the basement if I saw that one coming at me.

[chantal7]

G*d help these people..it hit during rush hour.

Injuries being reported. Not sure of the extent.

[ewing]

I'll keep an eye on it, have family in the KC area..

[umbagi]

Choctaw and 15th, still on the ground.

OKC station live on The Weather Channel...

[Okies love Dubya 2]

Lots of houses in OK don't have basements (some of the older ones like ours) but some are being built in homes now. It was something about the water table or something like that that was later proved false (I don't know, I'm a transplant from the Midwest and that's just what I was told).

[Vinnie]

Rossville ,Meeker, Chandler. In the path

[Petronski]

My weather channel has live coverage from KOCO-TV...whoops, just left it.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Praying....

[Jrabbit]

Any news about Stillwater? My son is in school at OSU?