Hey OKC folks, time to post up again

[zukracer]

geeze I dunno what you guys did to piss off mother nature but please post up so we know you are all OK lease:

This is entirely too many tornadoes in the past week

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

It is crazy. Maybe the Mayans were off by a year?

Really hope everyone is ok. It severly drains me to be under constant threat of a hurricane but I can't imagine the instant urgent fear of these tornadoes.

 

[voodoolord]

Very bad! Hope you guys are ok. Let us know and god help you guys in OKC.

 

[MO-BUSA]

another mile wide tornado bearing down on OKC, hope evevryone is ok, stay safe guys

 

[Flicka]

Prayers for everyone in the path of these storms tonight... I'm counting three separate tornado warnings in the OKC area right now. Bro-in-law lives in Norman, and my wife is trying to get in touch with him. (Update: He and his cat went to the storm shelter at work.)

This pic was posted a few minutes ago by an OKC meteorologist. From what I read, a Weather Channel crew was inside when the vehicle was thrown about 200 yards, but they are okay.

Tornado Hunt status: Found it...

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

What about Ohio? wow. So sad.

 

[Professor]

What happened in Ohio ?

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

What happened in Ohio ?

I read a post from Chrisjp on Fb saying something about a bunch of tornadoes?



Edit: crap that article is from 1985. Carry on, nothing to see here but an idget.

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

A min or two from CNN video.
Watch tailights of passing vehicle. They aren't even on the road?

 

[Professor]

A min or two from CNN video.
Watch tailights of passing vehicle. They aren't even on the road?

Wow!!

 

[Flicka]

Here's both of the videos from that same event.

 

[voodoolord]

The guys from OKC haven't checked in yet?

 

[Professor]

Professor and Captain are good!!

 

[Flicka]

Professor and Captain are good!!

Glad to hear it! Have you guys heard from James in BA?

 

[zukracer]

Professor and Captain are good!!

Good to hear

 

[okie44]

While Im not in OKC (a few hrs south) thoughts prayers go out to all affected..

 

[voodoolord]

I guess three of the main guys in the Storm Chasers show were killed somewhere around I-40. Very sad.

 

[Flicka]

I guess three of the main guys in the Storm Chasers show were killed somewhere around I-40. Very sad.

Very sad indeed. From what I've seen on the TV show, Tim's crew was more cautious than some of the others. I'm honestly surprised more chasers weren't killed by the same tornado. The path of the one that got them is in the pic below, and the preliminary estimate is an EF-3 intensity. I've gotten the impression that no one anticipated that sharp northeast change in the path, and I wonder if that was how they got caught. I know that was what got Mike Bettes and the Weather Channel crew as I posted above.

 

[Professor]

I've been cutting up trees for the last 2-3 hours since I got back from Eureka. I can at least get all the way around my driveway now.

 

[Flicka]

Looks like you lost some nice trees. That's no good, but glad it wasn't any worse for you guys.