Massive Twister Hitting OKC

[25Caliber]

I heard that there was a horse farm hit and 75-100 horses gone or dead.

 

[Darkwind]

One thing that gives Me heart. Oklahoma knows tornadoes and they know how to build for them. those two schools were totaled, but that is an outside view.

I cannot believe they would not have had underground shelter.

Reports now are of an EF5. That means nothing above ground is considered safe. I watched this monster almost from its formation. Most frightening images of weather I've ever seen.

 

[Caroljo]

Hopefully this will be a wakeup call for OK.

Seriously? We are looking at total devastation and you want to politicize it while people are probably fighting for their lives, children in crushed schools?


Pathetic.

He needs to be banned for life IMMEDIATELY!

 

[CaféAuLait]

Did you hear the male reporter when he was reporting on it, he was in tears and obviously overwhelmed.

I did, heart wrenching. I just can't imagine being a parent with kids in those schools right now.

My gosh...what a nightmare for a parent. You have to leave your kid there at that point and hope that the school is taking the proper precautions. I would be going nuts as a parent. Single parent of 3 daughters here.

It's hard, I can't imagine what the parents are going through. They just said they are keeping parents away from the schools. So sad. But I recall it quite well, as I said before I hated living in Kansas.

 

[Caroljo]

Hopefully this will be a wakeup call for OK.

Not much question these sorts of things are the Wrath of God.
Pat Robinson, Swaggart et al are real clear how that works.

I'm Christian....and it just shows what an idiot you are for listening to them!

 

[CaféAuLait]

One thing that gives Me heart. Oklahoma knows tornadoes and they know how to build for them. those two schools were totaled, but that is an outside view.

I cannot believe they would not have had underground shelter.

Reports now are of an EF5. That means nothing above ground is considered safe. I watched this monster almost from its formation. Most frightening images of weather I've ever seen.

In Kansas none of the schools there had underground shelters, that I dealt with. Bathrooms were the shelters

 

[depotoo]

Was just told by family there that they are not certain how many kids were actually in there.

 

[Nate]

They're saying all the kids at Briarwood are accounted for!

 

[CaféAuLait]

Was just told by family there that they are not certain how many kids were actually in there.

Said about 30 children pulled out as of now...

 

[Darkwind]

One thing that gives Me heart. Oklahoma knows tornadoes and they know how to build for them. those two schools were totaled, but that is an outside view.

I cannot believe they would not have had underground shelter.

Reports now are of an EF5. That means nothing above ground is considered safe. I watched this monster almost from its formation. Most frightening images of weather I've ever seen.

In Kansas none of the schools there had underground shelters, that I dealt with. Bathrooms were the shelters

Isn't Norman the town that had no working sirens in 1999 when they were hit with a huge tornado?

Why wouldn't they have reinforced at least the schools with some sort of shelter.

I'd have to think twice before I put a kid in a school that was so poorly built.

 

[Darkwind]

They're saying all the kids at Briarwood are accounted for!

The first good news so far!

 

[Caroljo]

They are pulling 3rd graders out of the Plaza Towers Elem. School right now according to the local news there.

Did you hear the male reporter when he was reporting on it, he was in tears and obviously overwhelmed.

I don't know if it's the same one you heard...but they were interviewing a man that completely lost his home, and he got very emotional.....wow, so very sad

 

[freedombecki]

that is why I have hazelnut on ignore. No humanity at all.

It's a bad day for America, Darkwind. Mentally brainwashed people who practice saying sick things get worse in times of stress. Just hope he doesn't forget his meds today.

 

[Intense]

Watching footage of a school - completely wrecked.

Damn Republicans had better not refuse aid again. Or hold the elderly and young children hostage to give up FOOD so Okalhoma can get help.

How many of those Volunteers go you think are Republican, Luddly? Your bias is venomous and it corrupts your judgement.

 

[CaféAuLait]

One thing that gives Me heart. Oklahoma knows tornadoes and they know how to build for them. those two schools were totaled, but that is an outside view.

I cannot believe they would not have had underground shelter.

Reports now are of an EF5. That means nothing above ground is considered safe. I watched this monster almost from its formation. Most frightening images of weather I've ever seen.

In Kansas none of the schools there had underground shelters, that I dealt with. Bathrooms were the shelters

Isn't Norman the town that had no working sirens in 1999 when they were hit with a huge tornado?

Why wouldn't they have reinforced at least the schools with some sort of shelter.

I'd have to think twice before I put a kid in a school that was so poorly built.

I believe one of the problems is the amount of tornado warning issued daily, people become complacent. Just another warning, all will be well. I am not bashing anyone but it just seemed that way.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Watching footage of a school - completely wrecked.

Damn Republicans had better not refuse aid again. Or hold the elderly and young children hostage to give up FOOD so Okalhoma can get help.

I hope Obama can get that aid into that area fast.

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

They said it hit a major metropolitan area - was on the ground 45 minutes. That is incredible.

 

[freedombecki]

They're saying all the kids at Briarwood are accounted for!

The first good news so far!

I hope that's true, Darkwind. They're showing a school with 15 not accounted for. Maybe they got a better report.

We will hear confusing things in such a terribly devastating storm.

 

[Nate]

In Kansas none of the schools there had underground shelters, that I dealt with. Bathrooms were the shelters

Isn't Norman the town that had no working sirens in 1999 when they were hit with a huge tornado?

Why wouldn't they have reinforced at least the schools with some sort of shelter.

I'd have to think twice before I put a kid in a school that was so poorly built.

I believe one of the problems is the amount of tornado warning issued daily, people become complacent. Just another warning, all will be well. I am not bashing anyone but it just seemed that way.

Too true!

 

[freedombecki]

Watching footage of a school - completely wrecked.

Damn Republicans had better not refuse aid again. Or hold the elderly and young children hostage to give up FOOD so Okalhoma can get help.

I hope Obama can get that aid into that area fast.

Matthew, this will be a case of the locals helping each other out. They say towers for communication are out, power lines are down, gas lines are causing fires of structures left standing (or not), not a good place to travel to right now with storms expected to follow for the duration of today and likely tomorrow, due to the slow speed of the clouds.