Another tornado moving into Oklahoma City

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[Lucas1]

Storm spotters report a large tornado approaching Oklahoma City. This just happened yesterday. God be with those people.

[Wneighbor]

What you just typed about praying the blood of Jesus.... I just walked away and prayed for you and 2Jedismom after your last post on the previous page. You are all being covered from this part of Texas.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thank you both.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Many, many thanks! Bless you.

[Husker24]

How large are Stroud and Davenport?

[cashion]

I can't recall where I heard but I seem to recall a wind speed being recorded of 380 I think.

Actually, the highest verified recording was 318mph in the May 3rd, 1999 OKC-area tornado.

[PhiKapMom]

Not very large!

Gas leak in N. OKC. They have a helicopter up in N. OKC and all you see is black except for all the emergency vehicles.

[TomGuy]

Well, if this continues on its same trajectory and intensity, I'll need to get my Okie Net up on the roof and catch okies blowing over. {I live on the Ark-Ok line.}

Jokes aside, these events are always nerve-wracking and dangerous, for sure.

Cell has moved toward Stroud. But back at Chandler, another rotation seems to be forming, so they aren't clear yet, either.

[kcvl]

Tornado in Oklahoma City devastating, not deadly
'We were lucky'

By Jennifer L. Brown
Associated Press

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/051003/new_20030510026.shtml

[dennis1x]

wrong tornado, that was thursdays.

[kcvl]

No deaths in Okla. twister
Tornado leaves $100M in damages in 19-mile wake, officials report

By Associated Press
May 10, 2003

MOORE, Okla. - The morning after a tornado destroyed more than 300 houses and businesses in and around Oklahoma City, firefighters went from one wrecked home to another Friday and spray-painted a big, red X on each roof if no one was trapped.

There were a lot of Xs: Grateful authorities said that remarkably, the twister that carved a 19-mile path through the most densely populated part of the state did not kill a single person.


http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/national/article/0,1406,KNS_350_1951143,00.html

[scan58]

I'm in TX, but I've been on the phone with my relatives in NW OKC all evening. My father (76) lives alone in Bethany and I was really concerned about him.
He is OK, but really shook up. He said he spent about 20 minutes in the bathtub with a foam mattress over him. All his southern windows were broken out and his covered porch on that side has a huge dent now. Of course, he has no power. I hope he goes to a motel.
My daughter is in Guthrie this evening. I think the storm just missed her. Her husband and my granddaughter were spending the evening in north OKC and they left home to go to the basement at Penn Square Mall. It appears several folks did that same thing.

[PhiKapMom]

They just showed a picture of a hot water tank in the middle of the road.

Tornado on the ground moving into South Stroud. All power out in Stroud. Large wedge tornado on the ground. One mile wide tornado!

[rwfromkansas]

Should move to the south and should stay to the south of Sapulpa also luckily. I will have to check the radar later. They just showed some video in a local news update.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Very very small...tornado is confirmed on the ground in Stroud. This town was destroyed 4 years ago.

[TomGuy]

South of Stroud. Tornado on the ground. Multiple power flashes. Hwy 99 and 66 area.

[PhiKapMom]

Glad to hear everyone is alright. Downed power lines all over that area!

[PhiKapMom]

There are two on the ground in Stroud area. One is a mile wide and wedged shape. Another tornado formed west of Davenport headed for Chandler.

[dennis1x]

once again...that article is for thursdays tornado..this thread concerns tonights tornado....

[PhiKapMom]

Tornado has hit Stroud! The other one has formed at Davenport and another one is at Chandler.

[Diddle E. Squat]

TORNADO WARNING
OKC037-100545-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1209 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

...TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CREEK COUNTY UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...

AT 1209 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM
6 MILES WEST OF MILFAY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED WITH THIS STORM!

BRISTOW...MILFAY...SLICK...DEPEW AND KELLYVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF
THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS - TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A
SAFE PLACE!

LAT...LON 3578 9682 3562 9672 3575 9618 3607 9621