Major, killer tornado in Oklahoma

[Saddo]

Well said Andre

back on topic...

I really can't get this thought out of my head today.... imagine the sorrow of knowing your child is dead in a pile of rubble somewhere and not know where their body is, just think about that for a second

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Well said Andre

back on topic...

I really can't get this thought out of my head today.... imagine the sorrow of knowing your child is dead in a pile of rubble somewhere and not know where their body is, just think about that for a second

don't have kids so it doesn't bother me Did see the clip of the old woman finding her dog alive in the rubble.

[Spicoli]

Man this was a brutal beast. I was born in Tulsa and still have an Aunt up there. They had no worries but damn, it's a gutter to see what was a day before a big school turned into a pile of matchsticks and broken stones. You like to think the missing will be found just dazed and confused wandering a field but sadly most will be added to the victims list. I'll sit through another hurricane anytime before a mass tornado. There's no where to go but down, and only if you have a basement or storm cellar. Little warning. Sad terrible day but those are proud stick together people, nice land. They'll bounce back and remember the victims. Every part of this country has it's naturally occuring weather disasters and you have to live somewhere.

[IamInuit]

Forgive my ignorance but why no basements? Looking at the map clay probably has something to do with it along with moisture but surly there must be advances in technology and specific vapour barriers for such an application.

[El Kabong]

Forgive my ignorance but why no basements? Looking at the map clay probably has something to do with it along with moisture but surly there must be advances in technology and specific vapour barriers for such an application.

Basements and storm cellars are a MUST if you're going to live in those areas. I suppose expense played a large role in there being so few of them as contractors like to build quickly and cheaply......but of course I'd have to wait for an adult to agree with me before anyone makes the mistake of taking what I posted as something close to the truth.


Brockton, Alex Jones is an oddball but even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[TitoFan]

Bank vault shelters 24 people during tornado



Wow!

This is absolutely amazing. Not only that the death toll would've been 24 people higher... but the quick thinking and resourcefulness that saved those people. The picture itself is worth a thousand words. I still cannot imagine what it must be like to live in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, and probably Missouri especially during the peak months of April and May, which seem to be the worst.

[El Kabong]

Most of my state's tornadoes are spun off of hurricanes which you get long notices for....couldn't imagine what it would be like when those storms just pop up seemingly out of nowhere and are right on top of you immediately.

But hell I couldn't imagine living in California what with the mudslides, fires, and earthquakes