Severe Weather 2013 Spring, Summer and Fall

[Woe.be.gone]

They don't want people just showing up, like they have previously asked.

Oh. That doesn't sound good then.

 

[Show Me]

Kids told to hold onto the walls!!!

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Weird we were told to crouch and put hands over your head and put your head close to the wall. Golden triangle it's called now, if the ceiling collapses there is usually a small triangle area between the wall, floor and ceiling.

Looks like firefighters are using airbags? bladders? whatever they are called. To put in the debris, fill with air to lift debris up to get to the victims.

 

[tlcya]

wth? Never heard of that before.

SOP, go to reinforced cinder block hallways, sit criss cross applesauce along the walls, head down cover with arms covering head, bodies hugging as near to near to wall as possible.

At least thats how it was when I was in grade school.

ETA I think reporters just didn't explain the process very well.

 

[my_tee_mouse]

Four fatalities pulled from one building...including a very small child

 

[MsFacetious]

That little 3rd grader is loving being on camera. :giggle:

http://www.koco.com/news/oklahomane...at-5/-/9844008/10990302/-/g0okba/-/index.html

Adorable! (Mom was right there and is a teacher at the school.)

 

[gngr~snap]

3500 homes in the area hit
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[Shelby1]

I don't understand how these schools don't have a storm shelter in them! I mean, it's not like we are talking about a place that has never been hit before, or isn't hit repeatedly! I mean, I guess it's about money.

But is that an acceptable answer? Makes NO SENSE!

Media keeps asking locals if there are basement areas, etc. I mean, is there not ANY school that is equipped for severe weather like this??? I get it's hard to build basements in the area. But I know for a fact that a friend who lives (well did about 8 years ago!) in Moore had a storm shelter in their backyard. Her husband built it after the 1999 tornado. If a private citizen can do it, why aren't schools required to have something?

Here in Kansas where I went to school, NONE of the schools--elementary, jr high and high school--had tornado shelters. None. We got in the hallways, sat cross-legged and put our heads down under our arms.

 

[Coldpizza]

I hope we don't have any members in the area. I'm a little worried about that.

 

[KMouse]

Four fatalities pulled from one building...including a very small child

a seven month old baby.

 

[Woe.be.gone]

I am guessing the corners from the wind. A reporter spoke to a boy. The teacher on the 3kids not good kids ok.

They are hearing calls from people inside

I'm watching CNN

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Hold onto the walls in the midst of the tornado - OMG! 200 miles winds.

Maybe the teacher will survive. lease: A hero indeed.

 

[MsFacetious]

a seven month old baby.

What building?? Oh... probably the daycare?

 

[tlcya]

budget restraints, older buildings, etc. is why there are not normally storm shelters in schools, even for those areas who experience a high volume of tornadic activity.

Sadly, everything boils down to money.

 

[KMouse]

What building?? Oh... probably the daycare?

From what I understood it was from a store....perhaps the 7-11.

 

[MsFacetious]

Plaza Towers Elementary from the ground here:

http://kfor.com/on-air/live-streaming/

 

[Show Me]

I don't understand how these schools don't have a storm shelter in them! I mean, it's not like we are talking about a place that has never been hit before, or isn't hit repeatedly! I mean, I guess it's about money.

But is that an acceptable answer? Makes NO SENSE!

Media keeps asking locals if there are basement areas, etc. I mean, is there not ANY school that is equipped for severe weather like this??? I get it's hard to build basements in the area. But I know for a fact that a friend who lives (well did about 8 years ago!) in Moore had a storm shelter in their backyard. Her husband built it after the 1999 tornado. If a private citizen can do it, why aren't schools required to have something?

I guess it's because of cost. I understand your frustration. One thing they can do if it's too expensive to build a basement is make a storm shelter.

Lots of bank vaults are the only thing left standing after a devastating tornado and these are above the ground. Employees and customers lives were saved in bank vaults.

Maybe we ought to start taking donations to build shelters in areas like Moore, which are repeatedly hit by tornadoes. I've ran from tornadoes as a kid and every spring for years and years even into adulthood, I'd have bad dreams of tornadoes. A shelter would give me piece of mind. These poor kids are going to have a very tough time!

 

[tlcya]

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/national/severe-weather-maps

to UPDATE, CURRENT WATCHES and WARNINGS see the link

 

[Woe.be.gone]

SOP, go to reinforced cinder block hallways, sit criss cross applesauce along the walls, head down cover with arms covering head, bodies hugging as near to near to wall as possible.

At least thats how it was when I was in grade school.

ETA I think reporters just didn't explain the process very well.

Yes, nothing to hang onto the wall with though - no handles!
Remember diving under your little wooden desk during a bomb scare drill?
That was comforting. Especially since one whole wall of my schoolroom consisted of windows.

 

[tlcya]

Svr t-storm warning st louis mo - klsx 555 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 553 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 653 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 553 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning fort worth tx - kfwd 552 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 552 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 643 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 544 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 544 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 643 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning springfield mo - ksgf 542 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning san angelo tx - ksjt 541 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 641 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 540 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning springfield mo - ksgf 540 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 539 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning st louis mo - klsx 537 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning jacksonville fl - kjax 634 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tampa bay area - ruskin fl - ktbw 632 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 530 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning springfield mo - ksgf 529 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning fort worth tx - kfwd 527 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning greenville-spartanburg sc - kgsp 625 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 524 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 623 pm edt mon may 20 2013
flash flood warning baltimore md/washington dc - klwx 623 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 521 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 519 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning fort worth tx - kfwd 517 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 516 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 516 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 514 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 613 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning fort worth tx - kfwd 510 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning springfield mo - ksgf 509 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning san angelo tx - ksjt 508 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning grand rapids mi - kgrr 607 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 506 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 505 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 505 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning wichita ks - kict 502 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 500 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 500 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
flash flood warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 458 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 458 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning wichita ks - kict 457 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 552 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning san angelo tx - ksjt 451 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 450 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning tulsa ok - ktsa 450 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 449 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 548 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 447 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning grand rapids mi - kgrr 547 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning springfield mo - ksgf 447 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning tulsa ok - ktsa 445 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning fort worth tx - kfwd 445 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tampa bay area - ruskin fl - ktbw 544 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning wichita ks - kict 443 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 442 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 441 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning fort worth tx - kfwd 438 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 437 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 436 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning greenville-spartanburg sc - kgsp 535 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning san angelo tx - ksjt 435 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 431 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning charleston sc - kchs 530 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning wichita ks - kict 427 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning baltimore md/washington dc - klwx 524 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning tulsa ok - ktsa 423 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tampa bay area - ruskin fl - ktbw 523 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning blacksburg va - krnk 519 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning gaylord mi - kapx 517 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning charleston sc - kchs 516 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning fort worth tx - kfwd 417 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning melbourne fl - kmlb 516 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 516 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 414 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 414 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning grand rapids mi - kgrr 513 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tampa bay area - ruskin fl - ktbw 512 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning san angelo tx - ksjt 411 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 410 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 409 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning jacksonville fl - kjax 508 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning springfield mo - ksgf 408 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 403 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning greenville-spartanburg sc - kgsp 503 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 359 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 358 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 357 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning detroit/pontiac mi - kdtx 454 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning gaylord mi - kapx 448 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning tulsa ok - ktsa 347 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 343 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning san angelo tx - ksjt 341 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning wichita ks - kict 341 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 340 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 339 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning jacksonville fl - kjax 439 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning gaylord mi - kapx 437 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning fort worth tx - kfwd 333 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning san angelo tx - ksjt 330 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning greenville-spartanburg sc - kgsp 430 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 326 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning springfield mo - ksgf 323 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 321 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 317 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning springfield mo - ksgf 316 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning greenville-spartanburg sc - kgsp 412 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning gaylord mi - kapx 412 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 311 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 311 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning grand rapids mi - kgrr 410 pm edt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning norman ok - koun 307 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning wichita ks - kict 301 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 304 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning wichita ks - kict 301 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning gaylord mi - kapx 401 pm edt mon may 20 2013
tornado warning norman ok - koun 301 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning kansas city/pleasant hill mo - keax 300 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tulsa ok - ktsa 300 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning topeka ks - ktop 257 pm cdt mon may 20 2013
svr t-storm warning tampa bay area - ruskin fl - ktbw 357 pm edt mon may 20 2013

http://kamala.cod.edu/svr/

 

[MsFacetious]

Showing them searching for the Mom and 7 month old baby...
That is where that baby came from...
Looked like there was 3 adults and the baby.
The reporter was on the scene so that is why we know about those.

http://kfor.com/on-air/live-streaming/

 

[gngr~snap]

6 fatalities so far... Plaza Towers

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