Breaking on Tweety - tornadoes in Oklahoma City

[malaise]

Half a mile wide - deadly says the forecaster.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. Live feed of it here

http://www.news9.com/category/184600/severe-weather-embedded-live-stream-kwtv1?redirected=true

[malaise]

3. This is some crazy stuff this year - more than one tornado

WTF is going on?

[Cleita]

6. Global warming pure and simple. n/t

[Cleita]

8. Hurricane season hasn't even started yet. n/t

[RKP5637]

21. They were saying here it was due to a shift in the jet stream this summer. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. WTF???

This is like that doomsday weather movie, with the special effects of dozens of tornadoes touching down all at once.
I have never heard of so many huge tornadoes.

[malaise]

5. We have never witnessed anything like this

Records are breaking every week

[JonLP24]

9. I saw a graph

after the Mississippi-Alabama area tornadoes that there were more tornadoes at the point of the year than any year before at the same point and was on pace to have the most tornadoes in a single year. I wonder where that graph is and if it has been updated.

[malaise]

10. Two heading into Oklahoma City

Extremely dangerous says the forecaster

[RKP5637]

13. Horrible. We have a risk of them tonight. I hate hearing the weather

alarm going off in the middle of the night. Definitely violent weather possibly tonight. And then the eeriness of the tornado siren when it's pitch dark.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

41. I've lived through several days like this.

Happens every year. It's life in the midwest. :shrug:

[dhill926]

4. terrifying.....

watching at the link. Holy shit!

[malaise]

7. Tweety rarely breaks his program for anything

This must be serious

[tkmorris]

11. Just west, in El Reno. Moving ENE.

I am on the phone with my wife who is in OKC right now. Hotel has everyone on the ground floor huddling. Very odd feeling.

[malaise]

12. Tell her to stay safe

:grouphug:

[tkmorris]

33. You know it, and thanks

She should be OK, her hotel is on south side of the city. They are being very precautious though. Understandable.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

44. My entire family lives in El Reno.

Best friend is at the community college in the basement, hubby's dad and step-mom are in the cellar with the dogs, and no idea about anyone else. Hope your wife is safe!

[tkmorris]

62. Sorry to hear that

I hope everyone is safe out there.

[kentuck]

14. Unusual weather came over Pikes Peak this morning...

Very seldom do we get early morning rain with hail in Colorado Springs. When the wind comes over the mountain and it is cold enough to create a hailstorm at this time of year, it affects the weather to the east. I have noticed that sometimes it will affect Oklahoma, sometimes Kansas. If it mixes with a lot of warm air to the South, it can affect weather as far east as Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Pikes Peak is like a barometer for this type of weather, I have noticed.

[Blue_In_AK]

29. I didn't realize you were in C. Springs, Kentuck

I spent eight years there when I was a kid. We used to get hail in the afternoon sometimes in the summer, but I don't remember it ever in the morning.

[kentuck]

32. Yeah.

It was unusual. I was anticipating some bad weather in OK or Kansas today.

[Aerows]

15. Oh crap, my sister lives near there :(

This is the second time they've been hit...

[malaise]

17. Tell her to get into the basement

:grouphug:

All I'm hearing is very large.

[Aerows]

22. I know - I'm scared for her and the kids

After what happened in Joplin, you just can't be too careful - they are sitting right there. My mom said that as far as she knew the weather there was bad, last she talked to my sister.

[w8liftinglady]

16. Shit- they are saying it's 2 miles wide... piedmont,ok

[malaise]

18. Just crossed the road - wrapped in rain

heading for Four Corners - large tornado

[AngryOldDem]

25. Damn.

Those are the WORST kinds of tornadoes. That's what tore through Joplin.

[kentuck]

26. It has an eye like a hurricane...

that would have to be huge.

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. Live coverage on line

http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-tornado-watches-across-oklahoma-20110523,0,166860.story

[malaise]

23. Two of them

Damn!

[dixiegrrrrl]

37. 2nd huge spinning cell moving into same area/

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. Heading towards Gutherie, NE of Piedmont OKLa

[AngryOldDem]

28. Weatherman is talking about a debris ball. Not good at all. n/t

EDIT: This live feed is petrifying -- the way this guy is describing it. A "hurricane of a tornado."

[AngryOldDem]

20. Jesus...if this is some kind of "God's judgment" as some probably say...

...I'd rather have the Rapture.

This spring has been beyond frightening. It just seems like everyone in the Midwest is just waiting their turn in the barrel.

[Blue_In_AK]

27. Oh, no, not again.

[Aerows]

30. I'm so scared for my sister and my nieces

Please god don't let this be another Katrina or another Joplin.

[w8liftinglady]

31. I'll keep them in my thoughts.

[Aerows]

34. My mom and I can't get them on the phone, either

My sister is pretty sensible - they went through a tornado while they were at the grocery store once - I'm just scared for the kids :(

Sucks that we can't get them on the phone, and scary.

[w8liftinglady]

35. that's the scary part.

I've been through a LOT of tornados. I know your sister is doing the smart thing.

[Aerows]

51. I hope to heaven she is

I talked to her briefly, they were getting ready, thank heaven.

I hate to be alarmed, but I can't help it - that's my sister. I went through Katrina myself, and it scares the crap out of me that my nieces and sister are going through that.

[malaise]

55. That's normal

You gave them warning - they must be hiding from the tornado. :grouphug:

[Aerows]

57. Thank you, Malaise

I appreciate your emotional support during this.

I'm horrible at emotions to begin with, and this scared the crap out of me for my sister. I deeply appreciate that you care, my friend. It brings up Katrina fears, and I don't want anyone of mine to ever have to go through that if I can help it.

[malaise]

64. You need it

We're all here for you. Looks like the small towns will get the worst of it.
Too sad :cry:

[NCarolinawoman]

36. That telephone pole breaking off and rising through the air like a great prehistoric bird....

looked like some freaky fake special effect in a movie---only it was real.

We are all so vulnerable. :-(

[w8liftinglady]

38. Headed towards Guthrie,OK.. I inspected cows there in my youth

Also towards Chickashea ... another place I inspected cows as a young livestock inspector(my early job)

[w8liftinglady]

39. holy shit... the live footage is serious!

http://www.news9.com/category/184600/severe-weather-embedded-live-stream-kwtv1?redirected=true

[w8liftinglady]

40. Dear god- there are multiple schools in the path...high schools, middle schools

[Lone_Star_Dem]

43. It's rush hour as well

Hopefully they've got the kids who may be there for after school activities in a safe place already. That one heading up to OK City in the area of I-44 has a strong chance of hitting commuters.

[KatyaR]

65. Many, if not most, businesses and stores closed up or took shelter.

I went home at 4 pm, and the traffic was incredible. Everyone was going somewhere. People were taking this VERY seriously, I think Joplin scared everybody, and we don't have good luck with tornadoes here. The Governor even shut down the state government in early afternoon when it became apparent that this was a serious threat. I will give her props for that.

[sellitman]

42. Headed toward Norman OK

OMG! It's huge

[malaise]

47. I'm watching Diane ABC on Joplin and Oklahoma

This is madness

[Exultant Democracy]

45. I heard 1/4 mile wide, still ridiculously big. The damage path will be even larger, at least a mile

wide.

[Aerows]

46. Holy crap...

... I hate to be slightly relieved that my sister is to the south of OK City, but I am, but now there's another one that's massive.

I talked to her briefly, but they were getting ready. Awful

[YellowRubberDuckie]

48. SW OKC is about to get it...

...along with Moore and Norman. Hopefully your sis is safe!

[Aerows]

53. So do I

I pray to whatever god is listening that my nieces and my sister don't have to go through what we went through during Katrina.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

56. Well, Oklahomans tend to take care of each other after natural disasters...

...It is the only time most of them give a shit about anyone else. Oklahoma is different than NOLA. Seriously, they'll be fine.

[Aerows]

59. I was raised in NOLA

We care about the city and the people who live there plenty. Perhaps that wasn't what you meant, but let's not take swipes at OKC during a time of tragedy, either.

Not the time or place, and forgive me if I misunderstood out of worry for my family members, or my past history with another weather related tragedy.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

61. Oh, I wasn't taking a swipe.

I took from your comment that you weren't taken care of by your fellow Louisianans. I was just trying to make you feel better that as hateful as this conservative hell hole can be, at least after a natural disaster, your sister would be taken care of. Sorry I offended. It was not my intent.

[Aerows]

63. We stuck together

During Katrina, and I wasn't in LA. I was in Hancock County, MS, the hardest hit county/parish of them all during Katrina.

I got the blessing of knowing I have neighbors that will stick by me through thick and thin, and I was just commenting that I don't want my sister, my brother-in-law and my nieces to understand that much hardship.

Cleaning up after a disaster is far from pretty, particularly if you have no electricity, no water, and communications. No roads, little gas, and simple things like eating become monumental blessings because of the devastation. It made me a far better person, and it taught me to value those close to me.

[bbernardini]

49. Thanks for the live streaming links, folks. I have relatives in Norman, OK.

The town has been hit before, and it sounds like one of the storms is headed straight for them again.

[Aerows]

52. My sister is in OKC

I'm scared for her and my nieces. I went through Katrina, and the hell that produced, and I don't want my sister and her children in it.

Holy hell.

[w8liftinglady]

50. Shit- OU south campus is in line

[Lone_Star_Dem]

54. Reports 2 killed one in critical condition multiple missing

:(

http://www.news9.com/category/184600/severe-weather-embedded-live-stream-kwtv1?redirected=true

Canadian County is where the two are being reported dead.

[thewiseguy]

58. Oh my god...look at that big tornado...going towards Noble

[fishwax]

60. oh no -- be safe, Oklahoma

:(