Tremendous tragedy in okc area, I'm at a loss for words. I'm glad all of us here seem to be unscathed. Another board I'm on some weren't as lucky but all in all I'm thankful nobody I know was hurt. My sympathies go out to all those affected.
Doug, Professor - OK guys...you doing OK?
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Still sad but now I'm seeing only 9 kids died. Wonder why they constantly seem to get numbers wrong?
I started to post a lengthy response about how the news media is a bunch of drama queens more interested in ratings, even in a crisis/disaster than they are about getting it right.....then I realized, eh thats all I needed to say
Folks in a crisis need real, actual facts and information. That is not something they are likely to find with great certainty in the first 24hrs after a storm with the media who just simply "retweets" or relays unverified stuff. Just the nature of things I guess but it sucks. I think it would work better if they followed the emergency action plan the state/county/city/towns have in place and only communicated facts from the official chains of command but that wouldn't be good TV
Anything we can do to help you Oklahoma folks, just let us know,nobody can rally the troops like Ol' Rubb can....:war:
RSD.
RSD.
The problem is that in the school many of the kids crawled out before the emergency personnel arrived. When the firefighters asked how many kids were in there they were told 75, kids were running everywhere, there were no shelters for miles so children were being rounded up. Throughout the night as they were able to get all the kids to shelters they were able to start reuniting many of them with parents... I've never been so heartbroken to see friends with pictures on facebook of thier kids asking others to be on the lookout for their 7, 8, 9 yr old child that is missing.. It is an unbelievable scene and an emotional tragedy....
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All I can do is cry when I look at the pictures of the kids. God help those families
I can't even begin to phathom the feelings.
Thanks for putting a personal spin on this for us Doug.
If this doesn't make you appreciate life and what you have......
Praying everyone is able to find their missing loved ones and that they are safe.
I am the same way, I called all of my children this morning to let them know how much I love them, then I got upset again because I have that ability and I know there are many parents that cant. My heart breaks for those parents.
My brother-in-law with the Oklahoma Climatological Survey just posted this pic on Facebook.
And here's a link for updates from the survey teams: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-20130520
And here's a link for updates from the survey teams: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-20130520
That's just incredible...
ummmmyeah what he said wow
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Incredible video of the tornado forming. I saw the dog one earlier on the news and had a tear for the sweet response of the owner.
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