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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Chris_ on May 22, 2011, 08:31:36 PM
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlFs7iEg5UQ[/youtube]
A large multi-vortex tornado hit Joplin Sunday evening and caused heavy damage as the city took a direct hit.
Several media reports said that numerous buildings along Rangeline Road, Highways 37 and 96 were demolished.
Another media report stated that St. John's Hospital was hit directly, along with a Walgreens, Home Depot and several other locations.
KCTV5 (http://www.kctv5.com/news/27984786/detail.html)
No sound on the video. Sorry.
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This has sound:
http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/Livestream
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so scary
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfE6wGceA_A&feature=player_embedded#at=48[/youtube]
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Joplin, MO Walmart:
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/304512273.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1306136256&Signature=ZAs9a1I3iEdEhjwtO9zdtSp11d4%3D)
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Random tornado damage:
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/304557563.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1306136341&Signature=d2yyXSGlhO8tZHQOd2tgAl0fw9s%3D)
http://storify.com/stevestreza/joplin-tornado
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Joplin, MO Walmart:
http://twitpic.com/51ar69
DAMN!! :o
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Stay safe everyone in that area. Saw on the weather channel that the monster has headed east, worried about family and friends in Missouri.
Those pictures of the hospital and WalMart are terrifying. Prayers for everyone there.
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Several reports of looting in eastern Joplin. Way to stay classy, guys. ::)
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Somewhat unusually, it headed ESE from Joplin and so bruxhed by a bit to the south of me, a thin but intense band of thunderstorms was all that hit here.
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Here's a slideshow of pictures. Looks like the high school and hospital got hit pretty hard.
http://www.kctv5.com/slideshow/news/27985484/detail.html
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DUmp reaction:
applegrove (1000+ posts) Sun May-22-11 10:40 PM
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18. National Guard just sent out. Thank god W. Bush is no longer in control.
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Storm Stories: DUmp Edition.
TimLighter (84 posts) Sun May-22-11 11:37 PM
Original message
Gunshots, Looting Reported in Mpls.
Leave it to Fuxnews to play up what's most likely an isolated incident or two. North Mpls is largley a minority community and this fits right in to their agenda.
freshwest (1000+ posts) Sun May-22-11 11:45 PM
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1. I'd never heard anything negative about MN until the evil GOP had their 2008 convention there.
They blight every place they go.
midnight (1000+ posts) Mon May-23-11 12:02 AM
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3. Exactly.
myrna minx (1000+ posts) Mon May-23-11 12:00 AM
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2. Wow - people in Uptown wouldn't be treated like this.
How is it that the good people in N Mpls are treated like this? hm?
Raschel (1000+ posts) Mon May-23-11 12:07 AM
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4. Well they did have a store owner on who said he was cleaned out. Money,
shelves emptied, liquor, cigarettes. Sad for the decent people that live their.
They have their hands full fighting shootings in their neigborhood, and now they're victimized twice.
TimLighter (84 posts) Mon May-23-11 12:38 AM
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5. Keep in mind that in Minnesota you can't buy booze on Sunday
And if I'd survived a storm like that I might be tempted to "borrow" a jug or 2 of whiskey from a blown out store.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4859836
That's the whole thread.
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North Minneapolis is a shit hole, pretty much.
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Several reports of looting in eastern Joplin. Way to stay classy, guys. ::)
Hope they get a dose of lead poisoning.
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There are several Facebook pages about this, that I know of:
http://www.facebook.com/joplinmo
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joplin-Tornado-Citizen-Checks-neighbors-helping-neighbors/173486139376210
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joplin-people-accounted-for-after-the-storm/213004115400930
If you are concerned about anyone, these may help. Also hearing that text messages are going through where cell calls can't. My husband got an answer from his cousin last night by text, very grateful he's OK...he works at the hospital that was damaged so badly.
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89 reported dead and they expect a lot more. Horrible. Praying for the families affected by this.
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they are saying 89 killed in Joplin, how horrible
(http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/US/05/23/missouri.tornado/c1main.missouri.03.cnn.jpg)
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A lovely, absolutely benign post by a new DUmbazz seeking cred:
CrackerSmacker (1 posts) Mon May-23-11 06:12 AM
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3. South Hates Obama?
Gee, no wonder GOD is rampaging through the south with Floods and Tornados. He either hates racism or folks who vote Republican. Pat Robertson will tell you that (like Katrina in New Orleans) GOD must be punishing people for thier evil lifestyle, or does that only pertain to black communities? Has anyone heard from PAT lately? I'm sure this must be retibution for something, Right PAT? http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1156646
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Heartbreaking for that little girl. I bet she is so scared
(http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110522/capt.16ac7e5f820f4fadab2818ae767dc366-16ac7e5f820f4fadab2818ae767dc366-0.jpg?x=400&y=327&q=85&sig=o.HFueyP8xYEtM5.lKr6dg--)
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Heartbreaking for that little girl. I bet she is so scared
(http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110522/capt.16ac7e5f820f4fadab2818ae767dc366-16ac7e5f820f4fadab2818ae767dc366-0.jpg?x=400&y=327&q=85&sig=o.HFueyP8xYEtM5.lKr6dg--)
Extremely difficult to absorb this for us who live in the far North East. We have a few days warning when a hurricane may or may not hit, but this stuff coming at a minutes notice is terrifying,
We have had just a couple of Iconic Bursts that have leaveled trees and taken out homes in the last few years, perhaps 4 people have died from these ,what ever, but we have been graced with even the worse hurricane doing much less then the damage these tornado's in the mid west have done.
The pictures look like the area was hit with an atom bomb. Same idea, people out of their homes at work, shopping or on the road have no idea what is about to hit them.
Darn, we need people that can build geodesic domes, or homes built semi in ground out there. We have plenty of these homes in New Hampshire and Maine and they are more energy efficient then the 2 story homes any where else in the country.
I drove through Nebraska years ago and have never forgotten the feeling of being unprotected.
As long as we have this weather pattern in the mid west time to rebuild in a manor that goes with the protective idea, this may no happen again for 10 years, but when it does, best not live in a mobile trailer or in a above ground 2 story home.
Wizard of Oz the family had a storm cellar, not too many of them left in a trailer park.
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A lovely, absolutely benign post by a new DUmbazz seeking cred:
CrackerSmacker (1 posts) Mon May-23-11 06:12 AM
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3. South Hates Obama?
Gee, no wonder GOD is rampaging through the south with Floods and Tornados. He either hates racism or folks who vote Republican. Pat Robertson will tell you that (like Katrina in New Orleans) GOD must be punishing people for thier evil lifestyle, or does that only pertain to black communities? Has anyone heard from PAT lately? I'm sure this must be retibution for something, Right PAT? http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1156646
This stupid piece of shit seems to be blissfully unaware that Joplin is a rather liberal city with a large gay community in otherwise-deep-Red territory.
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Joplin tends liberal, but I don't know about a large gay community.
Be that as it may, fatalities are expected to reach or exceed 100 in the Joplin/Carthage area. We didn't have tornadoes here in Shell Knob (east of Joplin), but driving home last night, I got caught up in some estimated 60mph straight line wind about 7:30pm on 39hwy in Shell Knob.
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So sad. Joplin has always been for me the "almost there" place. Driving to Osceola from Texas, we knew we were almost there when we got to Joplin. Prayers for the survivors.
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'Large' is relative, marv. Please don't go around asking all the people over 6' tall if they're straight or not.
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Joplin is our favorite place to overnight on our trips back from Tucson.
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'Large' is relative, marv. Please don't go around asking all the people over 6' tall if they're straight or not.
Correct. Sometimes two is large, and 100 is small. I don't know about a gay community in Joplin, but I'm happy there isn't one in Shell Knob. Two would be very large here. BTW, I'm 6'1"...........and straight!
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Called my dad in Crane this morning. He said they had a funnel cloud go right over there house but they are ok. My brothers in; Crane, Nixa, Republic and New Madry are all good too. Thank God.
Dad said ALL of them were seeking shelter at some point.
KC
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Called my dad in Crane this morning. He said they had a funnel cloud go right over there house but they are ok. My brothers in; Crane, Nixa, Republic and New Madry are all good too. Thank God.
Dad said ALL of them were seeking shelter at some point.
KC
Crane, Nixa, Republic and Nixa are all north of Shell Knob, but on the way to Springfield near or on 60hwy. Glad your kin are all safe, and have no damage. (http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/images/smilies/biggthumpup.gif)
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Here's an update - 11:35 cdt, Monday
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/49984/wild-weather-leaves-trail-of-d.asp
More Severe Weather Expected Today
The area will have little time to clean up as another round of severe weather is expected again today.
A complex of severe thunderstorms tracked across Joplin and southwestern Missouri this morning producing gusty winds and hail.
Hail, 1 inch in diameter, was reported in the vicinity of Joplin Municipal Airport along with wind gusts to 36 mph.
Additional thunderstorms will develop this afternoon across the southern Plains, potentially affecting the Joplin area again.
Torrential downpours and frequent lightning associated with these thunderstorms will interfere with cleanup efforts. Localized flash flooding is likely as the ground is already saturated due to above-normal rainfall the last two months.
High winds could cause additional damage and may topple cranes which are in the city helping with the cleanup.
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It is horrible. The more I read about it and see about it the worse it becomes.
Prayers up for all those affected by these storms.
KC
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Sun May-22-11 10:40 PM
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18. National Guard just sent out. Thank god W. Bush is no longer in control.
The President doesn't mobilize state National Guard Units for emergencies inside of the state, DUmbass.
Gov. Jay Nixon mobilized the Missouri National Guard after tornados ripped through Joplin, Mo., according to the Carthage (Mo.) Press.
http://www.sooeveningnews.com/news/business/x31870056/Missouri-National-Guard-mobilized-to-help-Joplin-Mo
Frikkin' idiot...
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Several reports of looting in eastern Joplin. Way to stay classy, guys. ::)
Are you and your wife okay? Do you guys live in that area at all? When I heard Missouri, I thought of you guys but wasn't sure where you lived.
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Are you and your wife okay? Do you guys live in that area at all? When I heard Missouri, I thought of you guys but wasn't sure where you lived.
I do not live in the Joplin area. Joplin is in the SW corner of the state; I and Mrs E live up in the north-central part.
Yesterday we did have a tornado touch down about 50 or so miles east of us, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.
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Are you and your wife okay? Do you guys live in that area at all? When I heard Missouri, I thought of you guys but wasn't sure where you lived.
Yes, we're fine. We live east of the affected area. A pretty somber day at work, with many people unable to verify if loved ones were still alive.
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(http://a.abcnews.com/images/Health/ap_hospital_joplin_mw_110523_wg.jpg)
st john's hospital. first close up ive seen. every window blown out. 4 patients died. so far 116 dead. Fox claims this is the nation's deadliest twister since 1953
Joplin is stright south of me. not to far from the ARK border. and close to the KS line.
I found these 5 youtube's from local TV
link (http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-dramatic-videos-of-joplin-tornado-20110523,0,3810393.photogallery)
so far the Chiefs and Royals have donated each 35 grand. god almighty what a helleva mess
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facebook link (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Joplin-people-accounted-for-after-the-storm/213004115400930)
(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249490_213194602048548_213004115400930_688850_6688774_s.jpg)
Family is looking for their 15 month old baby, mom and dad in the hospital but baby is too young to say his name. Even if he has been found, they can't just call around to hospitals to check. So horrible!!
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gotta be bad if the MSM is camped there.
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facebook link (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Joplin-people-accounted-for-after-the-storm/213004115400930)
(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249490_213194602048548_213004115400930_688850_6688774_s.jpg)
Family is looking for their 15 month old baby, mom and dad in the hospital but baby is too young to say his name. Even if he has been found, they can't just call around to hospitals to check. So horrible!!
Oh Dear Lord. :bawl: I can't even imagine the pain those parent's are in wondering.
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Oh Dear Lord. :bawl: I can't even imagine the pain those parent's are in wondering.
The comments keep telling them that a lot of kids were taken to Childrens Mercy in Kansas City...as though they can just check out and go looking. I would be absolutely frantic.
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The comments keep telling them that a lot of kids were taken to Childrens Mercy in Kansas City...as though they can just check out and go looking. I would be absolutely frantic.
I would be crawling to that hospital with broken legs. Seriously, my momma tiger would come out.
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I would be crawling to that hospital with broken legs. Seriously, my momma tiger would come out.
Or I would be having someone that knew my child checking hospitals everywhere.
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Or I would be having someone that knew my child checking hospitals everywhere.
Can you even imagine the amount of checking they'll have to do on the people claiming the kids? They'd have to be very careful that no one in effect kidnapped a kid.
The hurricanes here in Florida are bad, but at least you get a warning. I've had 3 trees (total) fall on the last 2 houses I had in the St Louis area. One time a greyhound of mine who never would go down steps took one look out the window, heard those tornado sirens howling, and high tailed it down those steps to the basement. He had always refused to go down before. I guess even the animals know when something really bad might hit.
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God bless them.
From what I've seen, Joplin no longer exists.
How about we take all that money slated for aid to Pakistan and instead pour it into Joplin?
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^ Heartfult, and I agree, but wishful thinking.
facebook link (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Joplin-people-accounted-for-after-the-storm/213004115400930)
(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249490_213194602048548_213004115400930_688850_6688774_s.jpg)
Family is looking for their 15 month old baby, mom and dad in the hospital but baby is too young to say his name. Even if he has been found, they can't just call around to hospitals to check. So horrible!!
Dear Lord, that is absolutely devastating just to see as a FB link. Cannot even imgine how the parents feel. Here's hoping their baby is safe in their arms once more.
And Good going KC Chiefs. I knew I liked them!!
(http://www.draftdaysuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kansas-city-chiefs-logo-jpg.jpg)
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The Chiefs and Royals kicked in $35k each, and I think the Cardinals added $25k. I haven't heard anything about the Rams, but I suspect they will contribute, too. So many local volunteers are showing up that they have to be turned away.
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The Chiefs and Royals kicked in $35k each, and I think the Cardinals added $25k. I haven't heard anything about the Rams, but I suspect they will contribute, too. So many local volunteers are showing up that they have to be turned away.
Some of us got to talking about the horror and someone { male} piped up with a good question.
We Americans have never seen a full out war State Side since the Civil War---------Had this been an enemy attack and not a natural disaster what would have been the difference to the lives of the people in that area.
Can anyone other then our service men that have seen action in the ME or Europe WW2 comprehend what would come next. ????
According to the male had this been a terrorist bomb, non nuclear, With in 3 hours a band of 200 terrorists could have come in with guns blazing and wiped out most of the survivors.
His major problem is when those terrorists get a clue on our weather and just wait for a time to do their worse.
I have to admit I have thought of what a difference in causality's there would have been had the 9/11
terrorists struck in the freezing cold of the deep winter.
I do not know who this writer is but for the last couple years he has brought up this scenario to some of us, lessons on how Russia and their horrid winters protected them from invasion going back to Napoleon
and the Gemans. How the German winters slowed us down due to the cold and head high snowbanks.
Looking at Joplin and the devastation caused by nature, to try to imagine even worse to come for survivors of a natural disaster, earth quakes, fires out of controll, hurricanes and floods, and the tornado's, sooner or later the terrorists will take advantage of mother nature to do their worse.
Question here, can anyone give me a good come back to this guy or is he right on the money????
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Some of us got to talking about the horror and someone { male} piped up with a good question.
We Americans have never seen a full out war State Side since the Civil War---------Had this been an enemy attack and not a natural disaster what would have been the difference to the lives of the people in that area.
Can anyone other then our service men that have seen action in the ME or Europe WW2 comprehend what would come next. ????
According to the male had this been a terrorist bomb, non nuclear, With in 3 hours a band of 200 terrorists could have come in with guns blazing and wiped out most of the survivors.
His major problem is when those terrorists get a clue on our weather and just wait for a time to do their worse.
I have to admit I have thought of what a difference in causality's there would have been had the 9/11
terrorists struck in the freezing cold of the deep winter.
I do not know who this writer is but for the last couple years he has brought up this scenario to some of us, lessons on how Russia and their horrid winters protected them from invasion going back to Napoleon
and the Gemans. How the German winters slowed us down due to the cold and head high snowbanks.
Looking at Joplin and the devastation caused by nature, to try to imagine even worse to come for survivors of a natural disaster, earth quakes, fires out of controll, hurricanes and floods, and the tornado's, sooner or later the terrorists will take advantage of mother nature to do their worse.
Question here, can anyone give me a good come back to this guy or is he right on the money????
Most states immediately send the National Guard to these areas. Police, fire and other emergency responders are everywhere. An earlier post mentioned that they are having so many volunteers show up, they've had to turn away some. Now, the first time some terrorist group does show up with guns blazing after a natural disaster, they may be successful. Thereafter, all the above will show up armed and ready, so not so successful ever again.
Of course, scenarios as you've mentioned work far better in countries that remove their citizens' ability to defend themselves. So far, we've managed to maintain at least some of that ability here.
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facebook link (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Joplin-people-accounted-for-after-the-storm/213004115400930)
(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249490_213194602048548_213004115400930_688850_6688774_s.jpg)
Family is looking for their 15 month old baby, mom and dad in the hospital but baby is too young to say his name. Even if he has been found, they can't just call around to hospitals to check. So horrible!!
HE HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE! :yahoo:
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back in 07 the town of Greensburg Ks was leveled by an F5. the Royals and Chiefs responded to that. not only in $$$ but players went there to help with the clean up
(http://www.ultimatechase.com/chase_accounts/Images/051007_Greensburg_Tornado_Damage/051007_Greensburg_Kansas_Damage_001.jpg)
(http://www.ultimatechase.com/chase_accounts/Images/051007_Greensburg_Tornado_Damage/051007_Greensburg_Kansas_Damage_149.jpg)
photos (http://www.ultimatechase.com/chase_accounts/greensburg_tornado_damage_survey.htm)
Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Javier Arenas survived the killer tornado that destroyed part of Tuscaloosa, Ala., by getting in a bathtub
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^ The guy drafted last year? Holy crow!
That fork stucfk in the tree is pretty chilling. I've heard powerful tornados like that can stick a piece of hay/straw in a tree trunk, but have never actually seen it in person, or in an image.
Wow.
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its the flying debris that kills. this safe shed is now mandatory on all new home contruction in OK. most homes are built on slabs. which means you become a target
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oCoBvo0YOI[/youtube]
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I cannot believe that level of destruction in those pictures.
My neighbors were driving home from Oklahoma on Sunday and stopped in Joplin. When the power went out in their hotel, they got back on the road. Thankfully they made it out safely.
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More Storms on the Horizon for Missouri City Struck by Deadly Tornado ???
Rescue crews in Missouri are racing against time to find survivors of the deadliest tornado in nearly six decades while forecasters predict more violent storms could hit the region.
story (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/24/storms-horizon-devastated-missouri-city/)
I'd say they've had enough
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Saw on Anderson Cooper's live coverage last night....a teenage girl and her aunt....
There is a Joplin family looking for their son, who had just graduated from the high school, and they were on their way home in 2 seaparate cars...the mother and daughter in the front car, and the father and newly graduated son in a Hummer behind them.
They were on cell phones with each other, the mother and daughter had just made it to their garage...the daughter must have been talking to her dad, with the mother driving and the son driving. The daughter heard her dad yell to her brother to "pull over, pull over!!!"...
The father is in the hospital with several broken bones and lacerations....one taking 20 staples to close...I assume the mother was with him at the time of the interview..as she was not at the interview.
The new graduate was sucked out the sunroof of the Humvee. They have determined he was alive when he was found, and was alive at the hospital, and he was alive when he was moved. However, no one knows where he was moved. They are fairly certain he does not have any ID with him, as his wallet was found...I think in the car.
They, too, have started a facebook site...all I remember is that is name is Will. But the family is hoping that since he is 6'4", with brown hair, and bright blue eyes....he will be recognizable, and found. The family is assuming that he has several broken bones and cuts (because the father does) but also that he may have severe head trauma from going out the sunroof....and may not be able to tell anyone who he is....
I cannot fathom the pain this family .... and all the other families who are looking for their mothers, fathers, children, brothers, sisters.....are going through. I saw an article on the internet a bit ago, there are 1500 missing.
We all need to keep sending prayers for all of them...
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HE HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE! :yahoo:
That is a miracle! I am so glad he was found. I'm sure the parent's are relieved.
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Tstorm going thru here now. and with winds and hail
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Obama will visit Joplin this sunday
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Obama will visit Joplin this sunday
You mean the day before Memorial Day? Are you sure? He isn't off on some other vacation?
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shit !!!
The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a major severe weather outbreak May 24, 2011
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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0419 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...TORNADO OUTBREAK EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA NORTH TEXAS
ELSEWHERE...SURROUNDING THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND STATES.
A STRONG JET STREAM DISTURBANCE NOW OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN DESERTS WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY...AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...BEFORE REACHING THE OZARKS EARLY WEDNESDAY.
AS THIS OCCURS...AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS.
STRENGTHENING LOW-LEVEL SOUTHERLY WINDS EAST OF THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT INCREASINGLY WARM AND HUMID AIR NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS AND OZARKS...BENEATH UNUSUALLY STRONG WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE JET STREAM.
SCATTERED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN AN ARC FROM CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO NORTH TEXAS AS DAYTIME HEATING FURTHER DESTABILIZES THE REGION AHEAD OF THE DEEPENING LOW.
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE STORMS TO ASSUME STRONG...SUSTAINED ROTATION...AND TO PRODUCE POSSIBLY VIOLENT TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL AS THEY MOVE / DEVELOP GENERALLY NORTHEASTWARD INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.
THE STORMS LIKELY WILL ORGANIZE INTO AN EXTENSIVE BAND THIS EVENING...EXTENDING THE RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES EAST AND NORTHEAST INTO PARTS OF ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.
STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.
..CORFIDI.. 05/24/2011
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You mean the day before Memorial Day? Are you sure? He isn't off on some other vacation?
according to this yes
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/05/24/2011-05-24_president_obama_to_visit_tornadodamaged_town_of_joplin_mo_the_american_people_ar.html
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I think this summer is going to have a huge tornado outbreak. Hopefully the hurricane season doesn't wreck havoc too.
according to this yes
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/05/24/2011-05-24_president_obama_to_visit_tornadodamaged_town_of_joplin_mo_the_american_people_ar.html
I'm just surprised he is coming at all. Did he ever go down to Alabama when those tornadoes ripped through?
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I think this summer is going to have a huge tornado outbreak. Hopefully the hurricane season doesn't wreck havoc too.
I'm just surprised he is coming at all. Did he ever go down to Alabama when those tornadoes ripped through?
yes he did.
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That fork stucfk in the tree is pretty chilling. I've heard powerful tornados like that can stick a piece of hay/straw in a tree trunk, but have never actually seen it in person, or in an image.
Tornadic winds will twist trees, opening up the grain of the wood. Flying debris of any sort can get caught in it and trapped when the tree's grain closes up. Looks awesome, but it's urban myth that the wind drives things like that directly into a tree.
Obama will visit Joplin this sunday
He didn't dare stay in town when Bibi addressed Congress. But not to worry, he'll be back for a Joplin flyover in time for the funerals.....
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Saw on Anderson Cooper's live coverage last night....a teenage girl and her aunt....
There is a Joplin family looking for their son, who had just graduated from the high school, and they were on their way home in 2 seaparate cars...the mother and daughter in the front car, and the father and newly graduated son in a Hummer behind them.
They were on cell phones with each other, the mother and daughter had just made it to their garage...the daughter must have been talking to her dad, with the mother driving and the son driving. The daughter heard her dad yell to her brother to "pull over, pull over!!!"...
The father is in the hospital with several broken bones and lacerations....one taking 20 staples to close...I assume the mother was with him at the time of the interview..as she was not at the interview.
The new graduate was sucked out the sunroof of the Humvee. They have determined he was alive when he was found, and was alive at the hospital, and he was alive when he was moved. However, no one knows where he was moved. They are fairly certain he does not have any ID with him, as his wallet was found...I think in the car.
They, too, have started a facebook site...all I remember is that is name is Will. But the family is hoping that since he is 6'4", with brown hair, and bright blue eyes....he will be recognizable, and found. The family is assuming that he has several broken bones and cuts (because the father does) but also that he may have severe head trauma from going out the sunroof....and may not be able to tell anyone who he is....
I cannot fathom the pain this family .... and all the other families who are looking for their mothers, fathers, children, brothers, sisters.....are going through. I saw an article on the internet a bit ago, there are 1500 missing.
We all need to keep sending prayers for all of them...
This is Will Norton. He is 6'4", brown hair, blue eyes and 18 years old. He has been missing for over 38 hours and his family is looking for him. He was last in Joplin on the way home from his high school graduation and a tornado struck his car that he and his father were in. He may have been found and taken to a hospital anywhere from KC to Tulsa to Fayetteville. If you see him please contact me or any of the Norton family. 417-331-0902.
(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/228181_968989530143_9206169_44131388_2815262_s.jpg)
and I just watched the news and they haven't found that little boy. Some asshole just decided it would be funny to say they did on FB. Here's his page
http://www.facebook.com/gina.bannerman#!/pages/Bring-Skyular-Logsdon-home/218457884839786
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This is Will Norton. He is 6'4", brown hair, blue eyes and 18 years old. He has been missing for over 38 hours and his family is looking for him. He was last in Joplin on the way home from his high school graduation and a tornado struck his car that he and his father were in. He may have been found and taken to a hospital anywhere from KC to Tulsa to Fayetteville. If you see him please contact me or any of the Norton family. 417-331-0902.
(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/228181_968989530143_9206169_44131388_2815262_s.jpg)
and I just watched the news and they haven't found that little boy. Some asshole just decided it would be funny to say they did on FB. Here's his page
http://www.facebook.com/gina.bannerman#!/pages/Bring-Skyular-Logsdon-home/218457884839786
:censored: scumbag. Not funny, not funny at all. I hope so much that they find this little guy OK.
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Oklahoma city just got the shit kicked out of it. and its moving in here pretty quick. we gotta get ready
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This is Will Norton. He is 6'4", brown hair, blue eyes and 18 years old. He has been missing for over 38 hours and his family is looking for him. He was last in Joplin on the way home from his high school graduation and a tornado struck his car that he and his father were in. He may have been found and taken to a hospital anywhere from KC to Tulsa to Fayetteville. If you see him please contact me or any of the Norton family. 417-331-0902.
(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/228181_968989530143_9206169_44131388_2815262_s.jpg)
and I just watched the news and they haven't found that little boy. Some asshole just decided it would be funny to say they did on FB. Here's his page
http://www.facebook.com/gina.bannerman#!/pages/Bring-Skyular-Logsdon-home/218457884839786
Karma's a bitch.
I hope that little boy and young man are found quickly.
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Joplin before and after
(http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/5/24/9/enhanced-buzz-31431-1306245514-4.jpg)
(http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/5/24/9/enhanced-buzz-31431-1306245093-3.jpg)
(http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/5/24/16/enhanced-buzz-31418-1306268035-23.jpg)
links
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/before-after-pictures-of-joplin-missouri
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390530/Joplin-MO-tornado-Before-photos-complete-devastation.html
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The National Weather Service has now rated the storm as an EF-5.
One of those slider before and after photos:
http://php.news-leader.com/joplin/
An interactive map with photos, and tornado path in yellow:
http://www.news-leader.com/interactive/article/20110523/MISC/110523058/Interactive-Map-Joplin-Tornado-Damage
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Seven dead today in OK, and the toll in Joplin from yesterday has been upped to 127, with 1,500 missing.
It's quiet, hot and humid here in Shell Knob so far. Expecting the wind, rain and hail to hit during the night.
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Seven dead today in OK, and the toll in Joplin from yesterday has been upped to 127, with 1,500 missing.
It's quiet, hot and humid here in Shell Knob so far. Expecting the wind, rain and hail to hit during the night.
Hunker down Marv, and please report in. These storms are some nasty buggers. Sorry we are sending them your way.
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Seven dead today in OK, and the toll in Joplin from yesterday has been upped to 127, with 1,500 missing.
It's quiet, hot and humid here in Shell Knob so far. Expecting the wind, rain and hail to hit during the night.
Same here, marv. I hate waking up in the middle of the night after dozing off to sleep with the weather quiet, to be jolted awake to find the spouse hurrying around grabbing cats to throw in pet taxis, sirens blaring.
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sirens sounding in Joplin
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Same here, marv. I hate waking up in the middle of the night after dozing off to sleep with the weather quiet, to be jolted awake to find the spouse hurrying around grabbing cats to throw in pet taxis, sirens blaring.
Sleeping with my trap door open. Pier and Beam house, so I have a good 3 feet under. I hate that. Fortunately, dog gets on his leash, no taxi for him.
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sirens sounding in Joplin
Oh hell.
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Stay safe!! I saw about 10 minutes ago that Joplin had tornado warnings and storm chasers have confirmed a tornado was on the ground and headed that way.
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Just switched to CNN...I think their coverage is live.
It's Piers Morgan, and I don't know if it's a repeat of an earlier show this evening, or if it's current....
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I'm getting a little tired of hearing about these douchebags from far and wide descending upon Joplin and looting.
It would be easy to say just shoot the bastards on sight.
Instead I think they should be jailed when caught. Once convicted I think it is only fair in light of the fact that they are preying upon people who have lost everything that they should give up what they've got.
Inventory whatever their assets are the way the I.R.S. does when you owe. List all of their possessions, cars, boats, stocks, bonds, CD's, the whole shebang and auction it off with the proceeds going to benefit the survivors of Joplin.
Then shoot 'em.
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It's a quarter after midnight here - stayed up to catch the Cardinals beat the Padres.
Anyway, a lot of slow rolling thunder, so it's on its way here. And the satellite just went out because of the dense cloud cover. There isn't really much looting being reported in Joplin - it's not like Minneapolis.
Uh-oh! It's getting a lot louder outside. The pup just came into the room, and he'll probably get under the desk...........he just did!
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZlGrTpXS4U[/youtube]
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We were expecting the worse overnight, but were spared the bullet. Oklahoma got it instead. Although there were fatalities, it wasn't a strike through a major city where it would have caused more damage and inflicted more casualties.
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Anybody heard from OH?
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Anybody heard from OH?
Isn't he right outside of OKC? :(
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Isn't he right outside of OKC? :(
I believe so.
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at least 13 dead from last night. in OK, KS, and AR
this shit's gettin' old
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at least 13 dead from last night. in OK, KS, and AR
this shit's gettin' old
Heard on The Weather Channel, Fox, CNN and CBS that it's supposed to be even worse today. I was doing a lot of channel clicking last night on the first three, and saw CBS this morning...all of them had that whole area covered for severe and "more" severe. First time I have ever seen white used to signify severity ... purple yes, but never white. :(
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Heard on The Weather Channel, Fox, CNN and CBS that it's supposed to be even worse today. I was doing a lot of channel clicking last night on the first three, and saw CBS this morning...all of them had that whole area covered for severe and "more" severe. First time I have ever seen white used to signify severity ... purple yes, but never white. :(
I could have gone all day without hearing this !!! my in laws are moving today. I told them do it fast cause this could reload.
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I could have gone all day without hearing this !!! my in laws are moving today. I told them do it fast cause this could reload.
I'm sorry....
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I'm sorry....
no your not :lmao:
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Tornado warning about 25 miles south of us. Very heavy rain here right now with a severe thunderstorm warning.
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Tornado warning cancelled. Tornado watch remains in effect, however, along with severe thunderstorm watch.
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Tornado warning issued for Kansas city, mo. I can hear the sirens
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Be Safe Namvet!
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now the sirens are going off here in Gladstone. my wife is at a shopping center. think ill go downstairs
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Hang tight Namvet, and hunker down!
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Tornado warning cancelled. Tornado watch remains in effect, however, along with severe thunderstorm watch.
Just got back from town and caught the live feed from WDAF on Fox News. We used to live at the top of a hill up on Indianola Drive in Kansas City North. I remember how mean storm clouds can look off to the west. And I remember the '57 tornado in Ruskin Heights in Kansas City.
Keep safe guy. We dodged a bullet last night, hope you folks do, too.
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Just got back from town and caught the live feed from WDAF on Fox News. We used to live at the top of a hill up on Indianola Drive in Kansas City North. I remember how mean storm clouds can look off to the west. And I remember the '57 tornado in Ruskin Heights in Kansas City.
Keep safe guy. We dodged a bullet last night, hope you folks do, too.
I used to live off of 29 and Barry. Small world. It looks like the storm is headed up near Kearney and Smithville now.
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still here - all clear
the twister just missed downtown and went northeast. hitting some smaller towns. no damage reports yet locally. the cat's didn't wanna leave the rec room. media crews on the way to Sedalia, mo. part of that town flattened.
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One hit near Kankakee, IL, about 30 miles from us. Just cloudy and some light rain here now. Over 3" in our rain gauge since last evening.
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Just got back from town and caught the live feed from WDAF on Fox News. We used to live at the top of a hill up on Indianola Drive in Kansas City North. I remember how mean storm clouds can look off to the west. And I remember the '57 tornado in Ruskin Heights in Kansas City.
Keep safe guy. We dodged a bullet last night, hope you folks do, too.
I also remember Ruskin Heights. I was just a kid. that night i was staying with grandparents. they didn't have a basement so we stayed all night with the neighbors. what a disaster !!!
(http://1957timecapsule.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/ruskin-heights-tornado.jpg)
May 19, 1957 – The Ruskin Heights Tornado
On May 19, 1957, a F5 tornado roared through the Kansas City suburb of Ruskin Heights. Over the next two days, 57 tornadoes were reported from Colorado to the Mississippi Valley, killing 59 people, 44 from Ruskin Heights alone.
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I used to live off of 29 and Barry. Small world. It looks like the storm is headed up near Kearney and Smithville now.
think I told you I lived there to. also Liberty got hit
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One hit near Kankakee, IL, about 30 miles from us. Just cloudy and some light rain here now. Over 3" in our rain gauge since last evening.
so you live in Chicago right???
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so you live in Chicago right???
In Crete, IL, in Crete Township (not the village itself) about 30 miles south of blammoville, in Will County.
Right now we're Cretians, but when we move away we'll be Ex-Cretions! :rotf: :rotf: :lmao:
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Had some definite rotation in north-central MO and a few reported tornadoes, but nothing actually touched down AFAIK. Mrs E, who works in Columbia, MO, is "in charge" of her building, so she herded everybody together on the 1st floor and hunkered down.
That line of storms that went through here looked ugly......
Seems to be okay now.
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I remember the '57 tornado in Ruskin Heights in Kansas City.
:old:
Dang marv. You are old. :-)
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Had some definite rotation in north-central MO and a few reported tornadoes, but nothing actually touched down AFAIK. Mrs E, who works in Columbia, MO, is "in charge" of her building, so she herded everybody together on the 1st floor and hunkered down.
That line of storms that went through here looked ugly......
Seems to be okay now.
looks like they had some heavy damage in Sedalia
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We are having tornado warnings left and right here. The meteorologists are having friggin orgasm's on tv interrupting my news :argh:
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:old:
Dang marv. You are old. :-)
It was actually my freshman year in college! Yup! I'm that old...(http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/images/smilies/toothless.gif)...73 come November.
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It was actually my freshman year in college! Yup! I'm that old...(http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/images/smilies/toothless.gif)...73 come November.
I was born in 73! :hyper:
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I was born in 73! :hyper:
think I spent that year drunk
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Were you drunk in 1981, too? :cheersmate:
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Were you drunk in 1981, too? :cheersmate:
when Ronnie was elected that's all the excuse i needed :cheersmate:
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We are having tornado warnings left and right here. The meteorologists are having friggin orgasm's on tv interrupting my news :argh:
Tell 'em to shut up and get a mop.
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Were you drunk in 1981, too? :cheersmate:
I was drunk all of 1980 .... what's your moms name?
:-)
KC
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I was drunk all of 1980 .... what's your moms name?
:-)
KC
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Dad,
Is that you? :tongue:
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think I spent that year drunk
Didn't spend the whole year drunk....but I was a junior/senior in college...and turned 21 at the end of the year. :whistling:
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Didn't spend the whole year drunk....but I was a junior/senior in college...and turned 21 at the end of the year. :whistling:
spend any time in dirks bar and grill ???? :naughty:
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A rancher buddy of mine lives east of there and, along with other farmers, is donating hamburger to shelters that can accept it. His families' houses are gone, but all are okay.
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Tell 'em to shut up and get a mop.
this evening (http://media.commercialappeal.com/media/img/photos/2011/05/25/mwclouds600a_t607.jpg)
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this evening (http://media.commercialappeal.com/media/img/photos/2011/05/25/mwclouds600a_t607.jpg)
No way Gina. Way? Holy Shnikeys!!! Be safe!
I am happy all y'all in Misery are all right.
Anybody heard from OH yet?
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No way Gina. Way? Holy Shnikeys!!! Be safe!
I am happy all y'all in Misery are all right.
Anybody heard from OH yet?
it's just hailing and very green here right now and I haven't lost power so all is good. It should blow over in about 30 minutes
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it's just hailing and very green here right now and I haven't lost power so all is good. It should blow over in about 30 minutes
Cool Beans.
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Anybody heard from OH yet?
His last login was 6:52PM today
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His last login was 6:52PM today
I just checked after I posted. So, OK is ok, that's good.
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What the mess? I just saw this posted on a survivor's website. Prayers up for the people of Joplin.
Joplin, MO) -- The controversial Westboro Baptist Church is planning to protest President Obama's visit to Joplin, Missouri Sunday.
On its website, the church writes, "Thank God for 125 dead in Joplin."
http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=461407
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According to their website, the Patriot Guard is going to be there. Good on them!
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I am hearing that Westboro Baptist Church is planning to picket the Joplin Tornado victims. :bird: :argh:
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I am hearing that Westboro Baptist Church is planning to picket the Joplin Tornado victims. :bird: :argh:
And the Patriot Guard will be there.
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And the Patriot Guard will be there.
I say dump WBC into the Arabian Sea with Osama bin Laden.
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spend any time in dirks bar and grill ???? :naughty:
not in DeKalb, IL. :wink:
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Westboro Baptist plans to protest in Joplin
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110525/NEWS01/110525048/0/NEWS11/?odyssey=nav%7Chead
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this evening (http://media.commercialappeal.com/media/img/photos/2011/05/25/mwclouds600a_t607.jpg)
The floods weren't enough?!?!?!?!
Can see the Pyramid there to the right...is it still surrounded by water?
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What the mess? I just saw this posted on a survivor's website. Prayers up for the people of Joplin.
http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=461407
Sickening.
I spoke with someone who lives just outside of Joplin today. They were renting a car and I had asked them about Joplin. They were upset and I felt bad for even bringing it up. They said the town has been destroyed. They said it doesn't even look like a tornado went through there, the man said it looked like a bomb went off and the woman with him agreed.
These WBC "people" are going to mess with the wrong people real soon here.
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Westboro Baptist plans to protest in Joplin
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110525/NEWS01/110525048/0/NEWS11/?odyssey=nav%7Chead
I think they need to get the same warm welcome that Brandon, Mississippi gave them. I checked the WBC protest schedule, and they don't have Joplin listed yet. If I can manage it, I'd like to attend the counter-protest.
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facebook link (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Joplin-people-accounted-for-after-the-storm/213004115400930)
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Family is looking for their 15 month old baby, mom and dad in the hospital but baby is too young to say his name. Even if he has been found, they can't just call around to hospitals to check. So horrible!!
Anderson Cooper on CNN is reporting....
Little Skyular has been found.
He is now with God.... :(
Will Norton....the boy who had just graduated before the tornado....has not yet been found. Report that he was seen alive at hospital and then alive when transferred...have turned out to not be true.
Lantz Hare .... another boy - in his teens - that was in a car with his buddy when the tornado hit them...has not yet been found. His buddy is alive and in the hospital with a lot of injury.
So many people still missing.....
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The floods weren't enough?!?!?!?!
Can see the Pyramid there to the right...is it still surrounded by water?
nah, like I said before the media made this big deal about it, the river went from 1/2 mile wide to 3 miles but AR got the brunt of it
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so sad about little Skyular
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I think they need to get the same warm welcome that Brandon, Mississippi gave them. I checked the WBC protest schedule, and they don't have Joplin listed yet. If I can manage it, I'd like to attend the counter-protest.
Residents of Missouri Town Block Protesters From Picketing Soldier's Funeral
Members of a small Missouri town banded together Saturday to block a controversial pastor and members of his Westboro Baptist Church from protesting the funeral of a fallen U.S. soldier, Fox4kc.com reports.
Hundreds of residents in Weston, Mo. -- as well as people as far away as California and Australia -- rallied in support of Sgt. First Class C.J. Sadell, who died from injuries suffered during a surprise attack in Afghanistan.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/07/residents-missouri-town-block-protesters-picketing-soldiers-funeral/
weston is just up the road from me. they were also blocked in Harrisonville, mo as well.
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Dad,
Is that you? :tongue:
That's NASTY! I knew I shouldn't have let them take that picture but they promised not to put it on the internet.
:bawl:
KC
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Anderson Cooper on CNN is reporting....
Little Skyular has been found.
He is now with God.... :(
Will Norton....the boy who had just graduated before the tornado....has not yet been found. Report that he was seen alive at hospital and then alive when transferred...have turned out to not be true.
Lantz Hare .... another boy - in his teens - that was in a car with his buddy when the tornado hit them...has not yet been found. His buddy is alive and in the hospital with a lot of injury.
So many people still missing.....
:bawl:
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We were spared here, but the tornado that hit Chickasha tracked near here. I was actually in Arlington that night to visit my cousin who was in town for the day from Scottsdale and was dodging the vortices that dropped the Saginaw, Watauga and Lancaster tornadoes.
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We were spared here, but the tornado that hit Chickasha tracked near here. I was actually in Arlington that night to visit my cousin who was in town for the day from Scottsdale and was dodging the vortices that dropped the Saginaw, Watauga and Lancaster tornadoes.
Good to hear y'all are alright. What luck you have, eh?
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Good to hear from you OH!!!
We're getting hit now with thunderstorm. Supposedly no rotation in the clouds, just strong winds, hail, heavy rain, and cloud to ground lightning. I'm home with just the cats, and they have disappeared...usually there is at least 1 or 2 in here with me. Ever since we had the bad hail, they disappear when the thunder starts. Even Puffer, who is our "barometer cat" and usually is glued to me when it storms(kindred spirits in fear of storms), has started to go straight under the nearest chair or bed she can find with the first bit of thunder. :badmood: I was up most of the night watching tv and the strong line of storms heading this way...even though it was 80* at 4am, they just petered out over the plateau, and we only got a bit of wind and some sprinkles.
I am terrified of storms.... :bawl:
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I was talking with one of my friends who owns a business dealing in trailers. When he was bringing trailers down today, he was told to stop until further notice. The construction company told him they were told that Obumbles, or some other higher ups in charge, didn't want any trailers sitting around in front of the hospital. At the same time they were also told not to board up the windows on what is left of St. John's, until he gets his photo opportunities out of the way on Sunday.
So, if you don't see any trailers sitting around holding equipment, and the hospital windows are still not boarded up on Sunday, you know why.
The Chief Narcissist may strike again.
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Anderson Cooper on CNN is reporting....
Little Skyular has been found.
He is now with God.... :(
Will Norton....the boy who had just graduated before the tornado....has not yet been found. Report that he was seen alive at hospital and then alive when transferred...have turned out to not be true.
Lantz Hare .... another boy - in his teens - that was in a car with his buddy when the tornado hit them...has not yet been found. His buddy is alive and in the hospital with a lot of injury.
So many people still missing.....
I am just so heartbroken. :bawl:
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I was talking with one of my friends who owns a business dealing in trailers. When he was bringing trailers down today, he was told to stop until further notice. The construction company told him they were told that Obumbles, or some other higher ups in charge, didn't want any trailers sitting around in front of the hospital. At the same time they were also told not to board up the windows on what is left of St. John's, until he gets his photo opportunities out of the way on Sunday.
So, if you don't see any trailers sitting around holding equipment, and the hospital windows are still not boarded up on Sunday, you know why.
The Chief Narcissist may strike again.
oH WOW! that needs to be known across America
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oH WOW! that needs to be known across America
I was instructed to be pretty vague with my description, and since I didn't hear it first hand, I can't be 100% certain it is exactly as it seems. I will be watching the appearance of the messiah, though, and see if it holds true. :popcorn:
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Mrs E told me when she got home from work that one of the faculty with whom she works has family down in Joplin.
Two of them, an uncle and another female member, had been missing. The female member made it to a shelter somewhere and is okay, but they found the uncle at the obliterated Home Depot under a pile of rubble, dead.
The faculty member is heading down tomorrow.
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Mrs E told me when she got home from work that one of the faculty with whom she works has family down in Joplin.
Two of them, an uncle and another female member, had been missing. The female member made it to a shelter somewhere and is okay, but they found the uncle at the obliterated Home Depot under a pile of rubble, dead.
The faculty member is heading down tomorrow.
I can't really say why, but this hurts me as much as Katrina did. And Katrina killed my people and my home. (In Mississippi, not NOLA.)
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A friend of my son's is marrying another friend of his, here in a huge wedding, next weekend. The groom was Navy, now is in the Coast Guard and stationed in up in MA...he's from OK. He should be there by now... he was given emergency leave, to go home to help his dad...their home is just gone. :(
Don't know if anyone heard about the family in OK.....pregnant mom and 3 small kids - dad was out of town on business - all took shelter in the bathtub. 3 yr old was sucked out of the house, one other died in the tub - I think the 18mo old. Mom and one child are in the hospital, and they have been able to find the heartbeat on the fetus. The 3 yr old was found yesterday. He, too, is with God. Saw the father on tv last night..... :bawl:
Lot of new recruits into God's Angel Corps lately.... :(
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(http://oi56.tinypic.com/293vxba.jpg)
A piece of wood is lodged in the bumper of a car after at least one tornado struck parts of Minneapolis, causing extensive property damage, killing at least one person and injuring at least 18 others May 22.
better the car than you
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A friend of my son's is marrying another friend of his, here in a huge wedding, next weekend. The groom was Navy, now is in the Coast Guard and stationed in up in MA...he's from OK. He should be there by now... he was given emergency leave, to go home to help his dad...their home is just gone. :(
Don't know if anyone heard about the family in OK.....pregnant mom and 3 small kids - dad was out of town on business - all took shelter in the bathtub. 3 yr old was sucked out of the house, one other died in the tub - I think the 18mo old. Mom and one child are in the hospital, and they have been able to find the heartbeat on the fetus. The 3 yr old was found yesterday. He, too, is with God. Saw the father on tv last night..... :bawl:
Lot of new recruits into God's Angel Corps lately.... :(
This is all so heartbreaking. The death of the children hurt the most. My heart goes out to the mother who had to sit there and listen to her children scream as they were trying to hold on for dear life. :bawl:
I just could not imagine losing a child.
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This is all so heartbreaking. The death of the children hurt the most. My heart goes out to the mother who had to sit there and listen to her children scream as they were trying to hold on for dear life. :bawl:
I just could not imagine losing a child.
One is unimaginable...two would make it almost impossible to go on.
At least one survived and the baby she's carrying - so far - is showing a heart beat. I haven't heard how far along she is. Both she and the surviving child are in the hospital. Everything they had is gone, and the father is making funeral arrangements for two of his children. I do hope they have family - who aren't having to put their own lives back together - with them....
Certainly puts complaining - about anything - into a totally different perspective.
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16 yo Lantz Hare, who's father was on the other night, in a heart-breaking interview with Anderson Cooper, has been found, and his body identified..... :bawl:
http://inthearena.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/26/sad-outcome-to-search-for-lantz-hare/
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No words are adequate...
LINK: Joplin Photos (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389737/Joplin-MO-tornado-At-89-dead-twister-cuts-4-mile-swathe-Missouri-town.html)
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I just saw Joplin agan on FNC when they were talking about Obama arriving within the hour. Seeing all that rubble, and thinking about people who could still be trapped underneath all that mess is simply heart breaking. My prayers are still with all affected by this tragedy.
There is no bitch out there worse than Mother Nature... :bawl:
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Will Norton, the young man who had just graduated and was racing home with his father who was also seriously injured, has also been found... :bawl:
RIP young man :(
http://www.kctv5.com/news/28057781/detail.html
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJa_9fRoMYo[/youtube]