is there anyone in the world worse than aaronburro?

this is an honest question.

5/20/2013 11:21:42 PM

yes i know a few

5/20/2013 11:26:46 PM

certainly nobody on this board

that I'm certain of

5/20/2013 11:27:11 PM

thats true, the ones i know are def not on this board

5/20/2013 11:28:55 PM

before i pass out, i just want to reiterate that all political nonsense aside, this is god fucking awful and I dread seeing the casualty numbers in the morning.

whoever won the lottery in florida should donate some money to these folks

5/20/2013 11:38:27 PM

the death count keeps going up


I watched it live on TV, they had a chopper chasing behind the storm, it was fucking HUGE it got so big they thought they could not see it, then they zoomed out and you could see it was like as big as the horizon.

5/20/2013 11:51:08 PM

5/21/2013 12:29:07 AM

horrible

5/21/2013 12:36:18 AM

5/21/2013 12:36:59 AM

Death toll at 91 this morning. But rescuers have found 101 people alive in the rubble overnight.

5/21/2013 7:37:45 AM

I have been watching this live stream for footage. The chopper is up this morning and showing some CRAZY aerial shots of the damage.

http://kfor.com/on-air/live-streaming/

Fringe benefit Emily and Joleen are easy on the eyes. Lot better than WRAL morning crew.

[Edited on May 21, 2013 at 7:53 AM. Reason : ]

5/21/2013 7:52:36 AM

Here's a moore tornado video that will cheer you up. I cried a little when I watched it...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ed_1369109506

5/21/2013 8:08:36 AM

This event has me wondering if the local government has an obligation to provide safe, underground tornado shelters to the schools it administrates.

If you're responsible for a population of students, including their safety, and you live in an area that is highly susceptible to dangerous weather like tornadoes, is it unreasonable to expect more than just the rudimentary protection of walls?

5/21/2013 8:10:31 AM

This is still unreal to me. I spent many of times in Moore when I lived in Norman several years. I went to that Warren movie theater quite often and many of the restaurants/shopping areas just south of it. Crazy to think that neighborhood we passed on the west while traveling north on Telephone Rd. to the theater is flattened. I'm also sure the area we once had softball practice and the doctor my gf went to is pretty much obliterated to the north of that (off NW 3rd St). Luckily all the people I know out there are ok.


[Edited on May 21, 2013 at 8:18 AM. Reason : ]

5/21/2013 8:12:15 AM

This is a horrible tragedy. Sometimes Mother Nature is harsh. Honestly though, I can't believe all these buildings/structures in the Mid-West don't have basements. Is there some geological reason for that? No freaking way I would want to live in an area highly susceptible to twisters without a basement.

Quote :

"I was just thinking today about how interesting that it would be to analyze the data on climate changes in the past 50 years and identify any trends with global warming. I am sure that it has been done, but I would do it right."

There are historical records tracking hurricane frequency and intensity, as well as tornado frequency, intensity and fatalities. It's been shown there's no correlation with any of these and increased atmospheric temperature. It's a common misconception due to increased media coverage and the increasing probability of a storm hitting a populated area (since the population is ever increasing).

5/21/2013 8:19:24 AM

Quote :

"Is there some geological reason for that?"

I heard them say yesterday that the soil is very hard/rocky there which keeps them from being able to have basements

5/21/2013 8:21:35 AM

People who thank god for letting them live through that tornado are retarded. How can they not blame god for sending it?

TWW please explain to me how god is always responsible for the good things in life, but never the bad? Is this what they brainwash people with on Sundays?

5/21/2013 8:22:08 AM

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"I heard them say yesterday that the soil is very hard/rocky there which keeps them from being able to have basements"

Yep, this is basically why they don't have basements. But plenty of people get storm shelters built on their property. Not sure the rules & regs on shelters for certain places like schools though.

5/21/2013 8:23:56 AM

it probably is addressed in new Oklahoma building codes (shelters, etc.) but the school might be an older building that was grandfathered in

and if its not in the current OK building code, I'm sure they will be added soon.

5/21/2013 8:46:20 AM

Quote :

"People who thank god for letting them live through that tornado are retarded. How can they not blame god for sending it? TWW please explain to me how god is always responsible for the good things in life, but never the bad? Is this what they brainwash people with on Sundays? "

Good things are always attributed to god because people are narcissistic, self-important and arrogant. They believe god is looking out just for them.

Bad things happening shatter this notion (and hence cognitive dissonance), so to cope, they're taught to believe that god is working in mysterious ways, and that they cant possibly understand or begin to know god's ultimate plan, that there is some as yet unknowable meaning to the events, etc.

[Edited on May 21, 2013 at 8:55 AM. Reason : .]

5/21/2013 8:54:39 AM

Quote :

"I heard them say yesterday that the soil is very hard/rocky there which keeps them from being able to have basements"

Ah, thanks for the info. That sucks for them

5/21/2013 8:59:48 AM

Yeah god has pretty much always been people's way of dealing with things that they dont understand or dont want to accept. At some point you just have to realize bad shit happens to good people and vice versa.

5/21/2013 9:05:55 AM

haven't paid attention to this thread, but isn't there a user on here who is now a weatherman in OK?

Stormbone865

5/21/2013 9:16:21 AM

^I was just thinking about that too



[Edited on May 21, 2013 at 9:27 AM. Reason : hope he's okay!]

5/21/2013 9:26:28 AM

death toll this morning not as high as i thought it would be thankfully.


The KFOR helicopter guy is a trooper

5/21/2013 9:31:07 AM

^^Yea looks like they are in Lawton, so a bit south and west of OKC. He has another meteorologist at KSWO who went to NCSU as well named Joe Belanger.

5/21/2013 9:37:29 AM

Looks like they dramatically lowered the death count recently..I'm confused

Was over 60 and now they say 24

5/21/2013 9:56:53 AM

CNN is still reporting 51 dead and atleast 40 bodies that havent been processed.

5/21/2013 10:00:58 AM

the 24 is children i believe

5/21/2013 10:10:58 AM

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/oklahoma-moore-tornado-aftermath/65427/


Anyone watch the lady/dog video? Pretty amazing

(A few posts ago)

[Edited on May 21, 2013 at 10:25 AM. Reason : Rh]

5/21/2013 10:16:33 AM

A lot of conflicting stories about the death toll

should people just shut up for a while until they get everything straightened out?

5/21/2013 10:27:13 AM

yes they should, but they wont

5/21/2013 10:30:52 AM

people get excited about huge death tolls, its less exciting if the number is low.

5/21/2013 10:34:26 AM

CNN wants to be #1 with the gore.

5/21/2013 10:36:19 AM

5/21/2013 10:42:34 AM

It was so sweet until she decided to give god the credit. As if god didn't create that tornado.

5/21/2013 10:46:14 AM

You mean the best tornado in history

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

5/21/2013 10:52:21 AM

Sorry, but the worst cyclone in history was Baby Bash.

5/21/2013 11:05:48 AM

Some good news, i was wrong

Apparently the fatalities were double recorded at first and the death toll is indeed only 24 and only 9 are children.

5/21/2013 11:32:37 AM

Quote :

"You mean the best tornado in history"

According to Wikipedia this tornado does not even make the list. Tri-State 1925 695 deaths.

5/21/2013 11:39:49 AM

what's with all the God talk on TWW lately? is this turning into

/r/atheism

5/21/2013 11:43:31 AM

tornado watch issued for Dallas-Fort Worth area. Hurricane force wind gusts expected for North Texas.

5/21/2013 11:43:35 AM

Quote :

"Apparently the fatalities were double recorded at first and the death toll is indeed only 24"

wtf

5/21/2013 11:54:17 AM

5/21/2013 12:18:21 PM

Quote :

"This event has me wondering if the local government has an obligation to provide safe, underground tornado shelters to the schools it administrates. If you're responsible for a population of students, including their safety, and you live in an area that is highly susceptible to dangerous weather like tornadoes, is it unreasonable to expect more than just the rudimentary protection of walls?"

That seems pretty reasonable. My guess is that a statewide regulation would be the most effective way to require some level of shelter facilities or sturdier building codes if any broad changes are to be made. Of course whether it's local or statewide, raising the public funds to implement it is a whole other challenge.

5/21/2013 12:32:08 PM

assuming OK mirrors the IBC for their building code, they include ICC storm shelter standards and OK (and the rest of tornado alley) are in the 250mph wind speed design zone.

5/21/2013 12:40:31 PM

Quote :

"According to Wikipedia this tornado does not even make the list. Tri-State 1925 695 deaths."

there's many ways to call a storm of any sort "worst," and not sure yet that this one would top any of the lists. Hell, the Joplin, MO and Tuscaloosa, AL tornadoes didn't play around.

5/21/2013 12:46:47 PM

So the old get in the hallway next to the big brick wall and tuck your head in your ass routine failed....

5/21/2013 12:48:25 PM

Quote :

"CBS has pulled the "Mike & Molly" finale, titled "Windy City," from the Monday, May 20 schedule. The comedy's Season 3 finale features a tornado descending on Chicago. "Due to the tragic events this afternoon in Oklahoma, we are pre-empting tonight’s season finale of 'Mike & Molly,' which has a related storyline,” a CBS spokesperson said in a statement. "A repeat broadcast of 'Mike & Molly' will run in the time period. The season finale will be broadcast at an appropriate date.""

LOL

5/21/2013 1:00:02 PM

Ravenscroft and Raleigh Montessori had tornado drills today.

5/21/2013 1:03:21 PM