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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.
I'm sorry to hear it, 25 Caliber. Welcome to USMB. Maybe some of the horses will turn up when the storm blows over. That's really sad if they died.I heard that there was a horse farm hit and 75-100 horses gone or dead.
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.
No, I can see that being the case....People do get complacent.CaféAuLait;7262429 said:Isn't Norman the town that had no working sirens in 1999 when they were hit with a huge tornado?CaféAuLait;7262405 said:In Kansas none of the schools there had underground shelters, that I dealt with. Bathrooms were the shelters
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.
One of the stations said the rebuilt school after 1999 included storm shelters for school children. We'll here a lot of conflicting stories. I don't know what is and isn't true. There are no communication towers left in affected areas, and all electric lines are down, and more activity is on its way, they're saying. I hope it calms down asap.Isn't Norman the town that had no working sirens in 1999 when they were hit with a huge tornado?CaféAuLait;7262405 said: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
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.
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.
The people that live there in the area are the first to help, then those who live in nearest cities and towns get there 2nd and then the Red Cross and then FEMA.
Could be days before we get a good picture of the final devastation.One of the stations said the rebuilt school after 1999 included storm shelters for school children. We'll here a lot of conflicting stories. I don't know what is and isn't true. There are no communication towers left in affected areas, and all electric lines are down, and more activity is on its way, they're saying. I hope it calms down asap.Isn't Norman the town that had no working sirens in 1999 when they were hit with a huge tornado?CaféAuLait;7262405 said:In Kansas none of the schools there had underground shelters, that I dealt with. Bathrooms were the shelters
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.
No, I can see that being the case....People do get complacent.CaféAuLait;7262429 said: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.
Could be days before we get a good picture of the final devastation.One of the stations said the rebuilt school after 1999 included storm shelters for school children. We'll here a lot of conflicting stories. I don't know what is and isn't true. There are no communication towers left in affected areas, and all electric lines are down, and more activity is on its way, they're saying. I hope it calms down asap.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.
When storm warnings come out, sometimes 5-10% of the people refuse to leave their home unless it is mandatory. They knew what was going to happen to Mount St. Helens, yet 54 people died there back in 1980 when it blew. May? Yes. May 14. We lived 70 miles south of it in Oregon at the time. The debris moved north, we got just a little ash coating all over stuff was all. It pretty much followed the winds.Could be days before we get a good picture of the final devastation.One of the stations said the rebuilt school after 1999 included storm shelters for school children. We'll here a lot of conflicting stories. I don't know what is and isn't true. There are no communication towers left in affected areas, and all electric lines are down, and more activity is on its way, they're saying. I hope it calms down asap.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.
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.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.
Could be days before we get a good picture of the final devastation.One of the stations said the rebuilt school after 1999 included storm shelters for school children. We'll here a lot of conflicting stories. I don't know what is and isn't true. There are no communication towers left in affected areas, and all electric lines are down, and more activity is on its way, they're saying. I hope it calms down asap.
Nope......already taken via helicopter.........absolutely unfuckingbeliveable. Looks like a nuke went off in that town........
LIVE UPDATES: Tornadoes tear through counties across Okla. | KFOR.com
Yes. I have friends in Joplin. I remember their recounting of the aftermath.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.I hope Obama can get that aid into that area fast.
Kinda like Joplin was.....
Hopefully this will be a wakeup call for OK.
KFOR’s Meg Alexander reports at least 4 found dead at 4th and Telephone, including a 7 month old baby
Report:
One teacher in serous condition after laying across three students in an effort to protect them.....
*sigh*CaféAuLait;7262615 said:Report:
One teacher in serous condition after laying across three students in an effort to protect them.....
Latest reports state they do not believe he/she will live.
