Joplin, Missouri Tornado

[devilof76]

Northern Texas now too, huh? Stay safe you guys.

 

[darthviper107]

North Texas is fine. The storms died out pretty quickly. There were a few tornadoes but they weren't that powerful and didn't last long.

 

[The Josh]

Looks like Oklahoma had some decent damage from what I saw on the weather channel.

 

[Centurion]

Yeah, just saw a tornado in Oklahoma rip apart a big rig on the news.

 

[Centurion]

And it looks like another batch of Severe T'storms/Tornados are headed our way tonight. We here just west of Kansas City managed to dodge Saturday night's mess but wonder if we're gonna be so lucky tonight.
(am already moving some of my valuables into the basement as I speak).

Living in earthquake country here, I've learned the most important things to safeguard: People, pets, and pictures.
The 3-P's.

Wetanut and everyone else in the affected areas, be safe out there.
Our prayers are with you all.

 

[The Josh]

Man, just crazy. I don't recall seeing it like this here ever.

 

[devilof76]

It's breaking records.

The April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak may have broken the Super Outbreak's record. NOAA reports that the outbreak produced approximately 305 tornadoes, with 190 of those in a single 24-hour period. 340 deaths have occurred in that same 24-hour time period. The outbreak has also helped smash the record for most tornadoes in the month of April with around 600 tornadoes, more than double the prior record (267 in April of 1974). The overall record for a single month was 542 in May of 2003, which may also be broken.

Thankfully, so far, it's not breaking casualty records.

The Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925 killed 695 people in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The outbreak it occurred with was also the deadliest known tornado outbreak, with a combined death toll of 747 across the Mississippi River Valley

 

[EXOTICLEX]

DC-Glad you are okay. You def had something in your favor.
Josh-thanks for posting those pics and tell your dad he is a good man for helping these people out....

 

[The Josh]

No problem. Wish it didn't happen so I didn't have to. I will tell him. He's good guy but he just feels that it's his job and what he signed up for.

 

[BuffyGirl]

Some people from our Church are heading out to Joplin to help out. I am glad to see that they are giving a hand when needed.

 

[The Josh]

Thats awesome!!

 

[agen_kolar]

I heard about the kid who had just graduated from high school but was sucked through the sunroof of his father's SUV while they were driving home. How does that kind of &%#@ happen?

 

[The Josh]

Tornado watches all over the area for me right now. Jeez its one right after the other.

 

[The Josh]

Wondeful tornado sirens going off here in town. Got pets moved to basement pretty quickly.

 

[kain4521]

Wondeful tornado sirens going off here in town. Got pets moved to basement pretty quickly.

You and your family stay safe bud.

 

[The Josh]

Gonna try. Dad is at work down at the fire station and mom is at work as well. I'm here all by myself with the zoo.

 

[The Josh]

Sirens are off but we had one form right over the top.

 

[Wetanut]

Gonna try. Dad is at work down at the fire station and mom is at work as well. I'm here all by myself with the zoo.

I imagine that your menagerie were really glad to have a human member of the family there to keep them calm and safe
Glad you are as well. It's been a heck of a 3-4 days. Not anywhere as bad as Joplin, but still stressful waiting out one destructive cell after another without much letup in between. I HATE May here!

 

[AllisonAmy]

I'm so sorry to hear what you all are going through. Please keep us updated. Stay safe.

 

[The Josh]

I imagine that your menagerie were really glad to have a human member of the family there to keep them calm and safe
Glad you are as well. It's been a heck of a 3-4 days. Not anywhere as bad as Joplin, but still stressful waiting out one destructive cell after another without much letup in between. I HATE May here!

They seemed to be. A couple of the cats don't like the one that stays in the basement so they were a bit grumpy but all seemed to to be glad I was around. They kept me a bit calm

I'm glad you're ok as well. Its been so crazy around here lately not knowing when the next one is gonna hit. Right nothing as bad as joplin at all just nere racking after what happened there.

I'm so sorry to hear what you all are going through. Please keep us updated. Stay safe.

There have been reports of multiple tornado touchdowns around here. One of them the one I would say that formed over the top of us.