Has hit Moore Oklahoma. 2 elementary schools hit while locked down. 2 dozen child fatalities being reported at this time. Unspeakable horror.

live stream from local news, i cannot comprehend the devastation

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

5/20/2013 7:36:20 PM

worst as in, the highest winds, largest, etc. or worst as in it just happened to obliterate a couple elementary schools?

5/20/2013 7:38:28 PM

A tornado?

In Oklahoma?

[Edited on May 20, 2013 at 7:41 PM. Reason : It's more likely than you think.]

5/20/2013 7:40:54 PM

Why you gotta ruin my day like that

5/20/2013 7:41:42 PM

Screw this. I'm going to bed.

5/20/2013 7:42:13 PM

not sure about windspeed but the local anchors were comparing it to the may 3rd 1999 tornado that hit the same area. it cause 1.2 billion in damage and they said this was way way worse.

2 miles wide damage path in some areas, EF-4 at least.

I dont even want to speculate on the death toll but its not gonna be good.

5/20/2013 7:42:27 PM

Probably going to be the worst tornado based on amount of damage done.

5/20/2013 7:45:39 PM

http://www.wmctv.com/category/240217/video-landing-page?clipId=8899079&autostart=true

Pretty incredible shot here

5/20/2013 7:48:06 PM

Im afraid the casualty numbers on the schools kids are going to be obscene beyond imagination. This fucking thing came through at the worst possible timing, they didnt want to release the schoolkids because it would have hit while they were in transit home so they kept them at the schools.

it was a no win situation

5/20/2013 7:48:37 PM

Have tornados been getting worse or more frequent, or is it just the amount of media coverage? Just a couple years ago North Carolina got hit pretty hard, and I never really thought of NC as a tornado state before. Is this a climate thing or a freak thing?

5/20/2013 7:54:44 PM

clearly it's climate. tornadoes didn't happen before global warming.

5/20/2013 7:56:19 PM

i think its mostly the media coverage and the fact that everyone has cameras on them at all times now. until this outbreak this year has been relatively tornado free.

also, the damage tends to be worse than in the past simply because of increased population density.

Also, eastern NC and SC have their own miniature tornado alley.

[Edited on May 20, 2013 at 7:59 PM. Reason : carolina alley]

5/20/2013 7:57:47 PM

I don't know if the school kid casualty numbers will be obscene beyond imagination, there weren't that many students in the school, something like 75-85 students

[Edited on May 20, 2013 at 8:01 PM. Reason : Divvy]

5/20/2013 8:00:37 PM

indeed, please forgive me the hyperbole there.


but still, way too many child fatalities

5/20/2013 8:02:55 PM

Well, the thread title seems like hyperbole too, though it's technically possible that it's the worst tornado in history. Although that means it's also technically possible that it's the best tornado in history.

5/20/2013 8:06:08 PM

that's why i wanted to make sure i put that qualifying "possibly" in there, just to cover all my bases.

This is, after all, the first thread i have created on T-Dub.

5/20/2013 8:08:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTpceWd8UE4

5/20/2013 8:09:45 PM

5/20/2013 8:14:11 PM

dont worry, everyone in here has created worse threads

and i will say by watching this all afternoon it is one of the worst ones i have seen. looks like a bomb got dropped on that city.

i feel so bad for those people. after the ones that hit yesterday and then today. wow.

5/20/2013 8:14:46 PM

"GET IN THE CAR!"

"were completely fine."

5/20/2013 8:14:50 PM

Quote :

"AP News - State medical examiner's office: 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise."

5/20/2013 8:21:49 PM

Jesus....

5/20/2013 8:22:15 PM

only going to get worse

5/20/2013 8:25:12 PM

The way the news is waiting to update us on the number of dead kids is gross

5/20/2013 8:26:13 PM

Agreed.


This family on CNN is sad. I can't imagine this shit

5/20/2013 8:26:59 PM

AP says at least 60 injured so far, 37 dead.
Huffington Post's front page says the town was "flattened"... I'm afraid to look at the images

But through all of this, don't forget: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/how-to-help-oklahoma_n_3308962.html

5/20/2013 8:29:31 PM

"search and RECOVERY" not rescue.

not good at all.


not fucking good.

5/20/2013 8:31:21 PM

clearly the lesson here is that, once again, it pays off to play hookie

5/20/2013 8:32:03 PM

7 children from that school. jesus

5/20/2013 8:34:40 PM

...I completely forgot that today was Monday/a school day and was wondering why the focus was on the elementary school, or why there were all there. The lack of school and sleep thing is getting to me

5/20/2013 8:44:21 PM

10,000 people or more displaced, absolutely awful.

5/20/2013 8:44:40 PM

if only we had a carbon tax this wouldnt have happened

5/20/2013 8:45:53 PM

CNN is gonna drop the dead kids bomb, wait for it

CNN Breaking news 1000 kids dead.

5/20/2013 8:46:40 PM

Quote :

"if only we had a carbon tax this wouldnt have happened"

As far as the storm intensity, this has happened many times before throughout history. They just didn't hit as heavily a populated area.

5/20/2013 8:51:28 PM

Quote :

"CNN is gonna drop the dead kids bomb, wait for it"

There are (probably) times when using colloquialisms concerning bombs are (not in)appropriate. Talking about dead children is probably not one of those times

Side note: BlackJesus's post count is almost a palindrome

[Edited on May 20, 2013 at 9:07 PM. Reason : v- I know. The phrasing was just ]

5/20/2013 9:03:47 PM

His point was about how they keep saying to hold on and they will update us on the number of dead kids shortly. Its gross. Troll.

5/20/2013 9:05:11 PM

Wtf. Did piers Morgan just say he has special guest bill nye?

5/20/2013 9:06:24 PM

holy fuck

"from not a cloud to F5 in under an hour"

5/20/2013 9:07:21 PM

5/20/2013 9:11:07 PM

Just wow! This footage is about as good as the one in raleigh.

5/20/2013 9:13:03 PM

Just heard about this

5/20/2013 9:16:15 PM

Awful

5/20/2013 9:20:51 PM

Quote :

"clearly it's climate. tornadoes didn't happen before global warming."

you're a fucking idiot.

5/20/2013 9:25:05 PM

Hey Smath what if this was your school and students?

Would you be acting like a cock then?

5/20/2013 9:27:45 PM

Quote :

"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTpceWd8UE4"

Quote :

"Dear God, please keep these people safe [from the tornado you created and sent to kill them, asshole]"

5/20/2013 9:28:38 PM

God either:

1) doesnt exist or

2) is a stupid cock.

5/20/2013 9:31:20 PM

3) Works in mysterious ways!



[Edited on May 20, 2013 at 9:34 PM. Reason : Duh]

5/20/2013 9:32:21 PM

Quote :

"you're a fucking idiot."

wtf? fucker subtly attempts to politicize this tragedy so he got a smart ass answer.

5/20/2013 9:35:07 PM

Its 2013 we can't control the weather yet?

5/20/2013 9:35:55 PM

Smath

I have the envelope addressed

keep it up, fuck face

5/20/2013 9:36:17 PM