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[Black Door]

up to 200mph winds

Fuck that shit, I would have gotten out of there a week in advance

 

[Meelow]

Am I seeing this right? Are those what used to be houses?

 

[Kibbles]

They are telling people not to come and help, wtf?

 

[jmdajr]

Jesus

 

[Head of Vengarl]

Damn, that is one big tornado, Thoughts are with all those folk out there.

That is fucking terrifying.

 

[Goreomedy]

They've gotta stop showing this rescue effort at the school, before bodies start coming out.

 

[Tesseract]

this is just terrible. y'all will be in my prayers tonight.

 

[SuperAndroid17]

Shit man , that tornado was moving fast. No possible way to run away if you were caught off-guard.

 

[StopMakingSense]

They are telling people not to come and help, wtf?

Downed powerlines and such. Very dangerous.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Apparently a small one was just a half a mile South of me last night. I didn't even realize it.

You can hear one of these huge ones coming from miles away. Even small ones sound terrifying.

I hope people got to safety.

 

[I H8 Memes]

Holy smokes, they got pummeled.

Is Count Dokakke OK?

I cant remember if he's from OKC or Tulsa.

 

[Evolved1]

Fuck that shit, I would have gotten out of there a week in advance

Unfortunately, tornadoes do not give the warning of a hurricane. Hell, even volcanoes often give more warning than tornadoes.

 

[legacyzero]

Am I seeing this right? Are those what used to be houses?

Every single lot

Unfortunately, tornadoes do not give the warning of a hurricane. Hell, even volcanoes often give more warning than tornadoes.

Yep. Watches and warnings are only literally hours in advance. The actual twister? Minutes.

 

[Meelow]

Every single lot

WTF?

That's massive.

 

[RumblingRosco]

How fast did this thing appear? Was there much time for preparation or was it out of no where?

Reminds me that my ass is driving the 1 mile to my work to go into their deep, fully-concrete basement if I ever get a heads-up about shit like this heading our way. We have a basement at our house, but the one at my lab is significantly more reinforced and deeper.

 

[bengraven]

Don't know about OKC, but 200 miles south of there in Dallas it's pretty much impossible to build basements due to the soil. Never been in a tornado, but in school they pretty much told us just to get to the innermost room of the house.

And kiss your ass goodbye if it's this kind of tornado basically.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

holy shit

Yeah. I think our foreign friends who want to comment about home construction can STFU about "wooden houses" and shit now, thanks.

As someone who lived through a tornado this massive when I was a kid in the 80s, being in a brick/masonry house in something like this just means you'll be buried under brick and masonry after the storm has passed. Nothing will save you but being underground if the totnado is this strong. Besides, a lot of these homes out there are brick.

...

Random people "helping" do so at their own peril. Downed power lines and water do not mix. Neither do ruptured gas lines and tons of metal and or lightening that could spark off a fire.

 

[Black Door]

They are telling people not to come and help, wtf?

Random folks running around trying to "help" get in the way of first responders and cops, and when Sandy hit a lot of people died from walking around outside lost and stepping on live power lines, so they'd like to mitigate that

 

[speculawyer]

Am I seeing this right? Are those what used to be houses?

Looks like Katrina without the water, doesn't it? :-(

 

[Anton Sugar]

Shit man , that tornado was moving fast. No possible way to run away if you were caught off-guard.

That's a timelapse, but it was a huge tornado, so your thought probably still applies.

 

[Matugi]

Jesus fucking Christ. I'm considering starting a fundraiser at my school to donate to the Red Cross. Raised $25 for Katrina by selling lemonade when I was 10 so I should be able to do a bit better.

 

[mcfrank]

Don't know about OKC, but 200 miles south of there in Dallas it's pretty much impossible to build basements due to the soil. Never been in a tornado, but in school they pretty much told us just to get to the innermost room of the house.

I grew up in Wichita which is about a 90 minute drive north of Moore and everyone has basements, so mine was a guess based off that. Fingers crossed that they had them.

 

[stufte]

Unfortunately, tornadoes do not give the warning of a hurricane. Hell, even volcanoes often give more warning than tornadoes.

Yep. Though meteorologists can sometimes predict possible tornado activity, it's usually a HUGE general area and only a few hours in advanced at most. This is why tornado sirens exist, because there is usually very little warning to get your ass to shelter.

 

[Iksenpets]

And kiss your ass goodbye if it's this kind of tornado basically.

Yep. Nothing you can do. The odds of being in an given tornado's path are slim, but if you are, there's not much you can do.

 

[Meelow]

Looks like Katrina without the water, doesn't it? :-(

The sad part to that they were giving a "maybe a Tornado" will hit but I doubt anyone knew it was going to be this big.

 

[Yagharek]

Looks like some areas after tsunami clean ups. Completely scoured.

Hopefully the people there had shelters. Horrific event for sure.

 

[mechashiva]

They are telling people not to come and help, wtf?

Streets are backed up for miles. Professional rescuers can't get through. Power lines are down everywhere. It makes sense. We're ready to help when needed but they need the pros first.

 

[maquiladora]

So sad listening to the reporter talking about that family being pulled out.

 

[Ultratech]

Gotdamn, Moore was just flattened.

Concrete walls were destroyed by this tornado.

I don't think people understand how destructive 200mph+ winds are...

Yep. Not much is gonna stand up to shit flying 200mph+.

Don't know about OKC, but 200 miles south of there in Dallas it's pretty much impossible to build basements due to the soil. Never been in a tornado, but in school they pretty much told us just to get to the innermost room of the house.

This is true. A few places have built-in storm shelters from the old days, but you definitely won't see many basements.

At least, I've NEVER seen any around in that area.

 

[bro1]

This is movie level of destruction. I didn't even know this was possible.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Am I seeing this right? Are those what used to be houses?

Yes...

 

[CrazyDude]

Unfortunately, tornadoes do not give the warning of a hurricane. Hell, even volcanoes often give more warning than tornadoes.

Probably the only with less warning are earthquakes.

 

[jett]

Jeezus dude. These tornado-prone areas really ought to stop building their houses with wood.

 

[StopMakingSense]

So sad listening to the reporter talking about that family being pulled out.

Seriously

 

[Count Dookkake]

Starting to rain by me. Not too windy.

 

[mechashiva]

This is movie level of destruction. I didn't even know this was possible.

Not only possible but happened to the same town 14 years ago. Just like a big eraser went across it.

 

[CrankyJay]

Jeezus dude. These tornado-prone areas really ought to stop building their houses with wood.

Dude, read a few posts before you.

 

[vilmer_]

 

[Ultratech]

Streets are backed up for miles. Professional rescuers can't get through. Power lines are down everywhere. It makes sense. We're ready to help when needed but they need the pros first.

IIRC, the news also mentioned something about possible gas leaks, so there's also that to consider.

 

[Baraka in the White House]

Yeah there's just really not much you can do about a tornado stronger than EF-3 except try and get out of its way. It's like a brief, localized version of the strongest hurricane ever, only you're lucky to get a few minutes notice before it hits.

 

[ratcliffja]

Starting to rain by me. Not too windy.

Stay safe. Do you have a shelter just in case?

 

[Lonestar]

Wouldn't think a tornado would shock me more than the Tuscaloosa-through-Georgia one, but, yeah, this is bad.

 

[Yagharek]

Jeezus dude. These tornado-prone areas really ought to stop building their houses with wood.

Reinforced steel and concrete buildings are very, and perhaps prohibitively expensive for many people.

 

[Evolved1]

Jeezus dude. These tornado-prone areas really ought to stop building their houses with wood.

That was the direct path of a mile-wide 200 mph tornado. It doesn't matter what your house is made of if you're in the direct path.

 

[Overdoziz]

Damn.

 

[timetokill]

I'm listening to this stream: http://kfor.com/on-air/live-streaming/

Is that one the best or is there another one that I should switch to?

 

[VariantX]

A whole neighborhood just erased from the face of the earth in seconds. The most terrifying thing is that there's almost next to no warning when its going to happen.

 

[rocksteady1983]

I'm listening to this stream: http://kfor.com/on-air/live-streaming/

Is that one the best or is there another one that I should switch to?

Being from Oklahoma, KFOR is probably my favorite for weather coverage.

 

[jett]

Dude, read a few posts before you.

Reinforced steel and concrete buildings are very, and perhaps prohibitively expensive for many people.

That was the direct path of a mile-wide 200 mph tornado. It doesn't matter what your house is made of if you're in the direct path.

Well, all right.

 

[everyday math]

Jeezus dude. These tornado-prone areas really ought to stop building their houses with wood.

Nothing would have stopped this tornado honestly.