CitizenCope
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Been watching him. Just interviewed a lady who seemed to be taking it real well. Also said her house was brick. Completely leveled.
'Atomic Bomb-Like' Tornado Damage in Oklahoma
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legacyzero
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This footage from the stream where he opened that storm shelter where 15 people survived was awesome. I wonder how widespread these shelters are.
Seems like federal and state could work at getting more shelters like that installed.
Seems like federal and state could work at getting more shelters like that installed.
Like that matters during something like this. Stop making it about you.
everyday math
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Watched that. Her poor home. I'm not sure what I would do.
jchap
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To put this in perspective, line up 600 snickers bars and you have the length of a football field. This tornado was 10800 snickers bars wide.
Vincent Alexander
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Agreed. Felt like something out of movie seeing them come out safe.
CrimsonCommie
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I lived in Tuscaloosa during the tornado outbreak in April 2011. That tornado had a maximum width of 1.5 miles. It was some scary shit it completely destroyed an elementary school a block from my apartment.
Yeah it literally crossed paths over one small section, the went east towards the lake instead of up to Tinker AFB.
Also the May 3rd 1999 tornado was not 200 mph, it was 310 mph. THREE HUNDRED FUCKING MILLES PER HOUR.
ElRenoRaven
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They're becoming more and more common and because like today you never know when a tornado is going to wipe out your home and neighborhood like this.
Joel Was Right
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These homes were generally well-build brick homes.
Like I said before, as someone who experienced this in a town I lived in first-hand, and had friends' homes destroyed, when the tornado is this powerful, it doesn't matter.
That is remarkable
Pristine_Condition
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Estimating now the path totaled 30 sq. miles
ElRenoRaven
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Damn It's now a search and recovery mission for the school. 
Damn it! They found some of the bodies. Oh god.....
They believe 24 kids dead.
Damn it! They found some of the bodies. Oh god.....
They believe 24 kids dead.
piratepwnsninja
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Over two dozen kids. I can't even imagine. I need to go home and be thankful I get to hug my children.
maquiladora
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Oh no....
Those children, two dozen.....search & rescue changed to body recovery.
Those children, two dozen.....search & rescue changed to body recovery.
Damn, that is one big tornado. Thoughts are with all those folk out there.
*edit, I should say this is taken from the time lapse video.
hoooooooooooooly shit.
Vincent Alexander
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I don't think the wind was as powerful/fast as the one from 99, but I guess when you're over 200, it doesn't make much of a difference.
Jesus Christ
Terareflection
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A little after 3:30 CST.
I knew it was going to be bad. But not that bad.
Thats definitely worthy of the 'atomic bomb-like' tag then.
Us Brits bitch and moan about the weather its in our blood, but when you see things like this its clear we have it so fucking easy.
Someone needs to explain something to me, why are american houses so light weight especially in areas prone to extreme weather, if I ever moved to the UK my house would be brick like over here.
Someone needs to explain something to me, why are american houses so light weight especially in areas prone to extreme weather, if I ever moved to the UK my house would be brick like over here.
Wow.. I know exactly what they are going through, I was in Joplin in 2011 when it rolled through and destroyed the entire city. it's the most terrifying thing you'd ever hear and see. It literally wiped the city off the map.
Good luck folks, and be safe.
And as to why it's compared to an atomic bomb..
This was Joplin before and after the strongest tornado in Missouri history blew through and destroyed the entire city.
So don't complain about it being compared. I can PROMISE you to those people there the world was destroyed to them.
Good luck folks, and be safe.
And as to why it's compared to an atomic bomb..
This was Joplin before and after the strongest tornado in Missouri history blew through and destroyed the entire city.
So don't complain about it being compared. I can PROMISE you to those people there the world was destroyed to them.
evilromero
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75 to 100 horses dead at Oor Family Ranch.
Boom Boom Pow
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i think pretty much every other country in the world does not have as many natural disasters as the US that happens yearly constantly.
Tornados and hurricanes. As predictable as seasons. Europe got lucky in that regards
everyday math
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24? Reporter talked to a teacher saying all the kids were accounted for as of he knew....
Already been addressed in the thread: many of the homes were made from brick. It didn't matter. They've been flattened.
The houses are not light weight. they are built of wood, but have brick and sturdy walls on the outside. Lots of these are fully modern suburban style homes. These aren't little cheap matchstick houses. The tornado was just THAT extreme.
More than one school was destroyed.
Terareflection
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You might want to read the thread before posting. Our houses are brick just like yours.
piratepwnsninja
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It's not really a matter of lightweight houses. When 200+ mph winds are swirling around, slamming whatever it picks up into whatever is in its path, not much is going to stand up well to that.
HerbertFish
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These houses were built well. It doesn't matter.
Yep and I have already called my friends down there to tell them to get into the fucking shelters we all built. But after 2011 they don't mess around anymore.
Diseased Yak
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They were just showing a KFOR broadcast on The Weather Channel, and were interviewing a guy who was saying they made it to their shelter, and it took 3 grown men to hold the shelter door closed as the tornado passed over. His voice was breaking as he goes "I thought we were gonna die." Made me start to tear up. So insane, I feel so sorry for all those people.
It's not done yet, either. They're showing rotation heading up, south of Joplin, MO.
It's not done yet, either. They're showing rotation heading up, south of Joplin, MO.
They're not, but it doesn't matter anyway. Brick homes can't stand up to a force that great.
At a different school.
everyday math
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We had EF5s where I live (Alabama) a couple of years back at the end of April which resulted in over 200 deaths in my state, so my heart definitely goes out to these people. I can attest to the fact when EF5s hit your million dollar brick home might as well be a mobile home. Hoping the death toll is far less; storm cellars for schools should be mandatory.
I dont know how houses are built over in England, but a brick house is usually still wood framed here in the States.
Hardly flimsy, though. They're still built to pretty tight safety regulations and built to withstand a good amount of abuse. Nothing is really built to withstand 200mph winds.
KittenMaster
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I am very upset now at hearing about what happened to the children at one of the schools. I feel for the men and women that have had to see that up close and the parents of the children.
Pristine_Condition
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The problem is making a home that's livable, comfortable, and affordable for people to live in. Engineering for durability in the event of a storm like this, considering that may never hit, is a challenge, especially when also trying to tick off the first three boxes which are certain everyday concerns.
One popular solution that is becoming more and more common in the Tornado Alley area of the US, is a small reinforced "safe room" inside the house designed to withstand the tornado. But that is just designed to save people. It doesn't keep the rest of your home and possessions from being blown away. Trying to engineer some "whole home" solution would likely result in either a house not many people would want to live in, and/or something few homeowners could ever afford.
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