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.

[yukong]

yes...our sirens are going off...and there is one on the ground about 20 miles out from the city. Heading right for Yukon...and Mustang...OKC suburbs. We had hail about tennisball size in Yukon an hour or so ago. Now a tornado. Going to be a hairy ride.

[tutstar]

oh no

[Lucas1]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
934 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2003

...TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CANADIAN COUNTY...

AT 933 PM CDT...TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES AND STORM
SPOTTERS OBSERVED A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF UNION CITY...MOVING
EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! PERSONS IN UNION
CITY... SOUTHEAST EL RENO... YUKON... AND NORTHWEST MUSTANG SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT... SAFE ROOM... OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR NOW TO PROTECT YOU LIFE!

[skr]

In Jesus' Name, Amen

[tutstar]

get off the pc!!!!! head for the cellar!!!!!!!

[yukong]

don't have one. sitting here by the inner bathroom...only place we have. Tornado still about 15 miles out.

[tutstar]

praying for you now!!

[TomGuy]

[yukong]

Tornado number 2 now on the ground. Wheeeeeee.

[ewing]

The ones in the dead of night are the worst..

[Lokibob]

[Husker24]

You can see the hook eco plain as day on that one, it looks like it will go just north of the city from looking at that radar image. Im surprised they have the sirens going off already if the storm is still 20 miles out, i suppose they are a bit jumpy though considering their history.

[yukong]

no question..I have been through both. At least in the day...you can see them coming. At night...you can't...unless there is some pretty good lightening to back light it.

[Husker24]

Why is it that people in the south dont have basements, is the water table high there? Everyone in Nebraska has one.

[Lucas1]

What are the local stations saying?

[yukong]

when they spot one...within about 15 to 20 miles...they will sound the sirens for one cycle...to alert everyone...then they will stop them until one is emminent. At least that has been the pattern in recent years. We have the best severe storm warning system in the world. Bar none.

[John H K]

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
944 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2003


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A


* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEAST CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA


* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT


* AT 943 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNION CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.


* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BETHANY...DEL CITY...NICHOLS
HILLS...OKLAHOMA CITY...THE VILLAGE...UNION CITY...WARR ACRES AND
YUKON


THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. PERSONS IN
YUKON... MUSTANG... BETHANY... WHEATLAND AND WESTERN SECTION OF
OKLAHOMA CITY SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT... SAFE ROOM... OR
IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE!


TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND
VEHICLES FOR REINFORCED SHELTER. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

[Lucas1]

The Weather Channel showing a hook moving close to the city...just to the west and northwest of Oklahoma City. Looks bad.

[Lokibob]

Both of the radar images are updating with a refresh.