National Weather Service: Tornado confirmed just west of Oklahoma City -- 7 miles south of Calumet

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

National Weather Service: Tornado confirmed just west of Oklahoma City -- 7 miles south of Calumet and near El Reno.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com

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Getting stronger; cone 1 mile wide; heading Southeast towards Oklahoma City...and Moore

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[Skittles]

1. oh please Oklahoma folk, stay safe

[brooklynite]

2. Population warned -not- to ride it out in surface level interior rooms...

...urged to get to an underground shelter

[kestrel91316]

54. Do they mean the underground shelters that basically don't exist there??

[brooklynite]

3. Storm chaser van reports their hood ripped off...

[jessie04]

4. Watching MSNBC--this thing is a monster.

sheeeesh

[RebelOne]

5. Watching it now also. Glad I do not live in that state.

This year's storms have been hell for them.

[jessie04]

6. OK City in the crosshairs.

Downtown OKC sirens going off.

[brooklynite]

7. CNN reporting Will Rogers Airport has been evacuated....

[Hissyspit]

8. BREAKING: Large tornadoes near Oklahoma City

BREAKING: Large tornadoes near Oklahoma City
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Print Story Published: 7:28 pm Share Updated: 7:31 pm
A large tornado is moving through Oklahoma toward Oklahoma City.

A tornado emergency has been declared for Oklahoma City and they are currently evacuating the Will Rogers Airport.

To see live coverage, click here: http://www.news9.com/Global/category.asp?C=207228&BannerId=1022
Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

[AverageJoe90]

9. Just heard about this about 7 or 8 minutes ago.

Whatever the case, I really do sincerely hope that this tornado doesn't hit Moore, too. They need a break, big time.

[brooklynite]

10. Tornado sirens sounding in Oklahoma City

[Hissyspit]

11. @mpoppel: TORNADO EMERGENCY: "Large and extremely dangerous tornado" located 6 miles southeast of El

@mpoppel: TORNADO EMERGENCY: "Large and extremely dangerous tornado" located 6 miles southeast of El Reno, OK

[Hissyspit]

12. @TWCBreaking: 6:23pm CDT: Confirmed tornado in Montgomery City, MO, about 72 miles W of St Louis. Mo

@TWCBreaking: 6:23pm CDT: Confirmed tornado in Montgomery City, MO, about 72 miles W of St Louis. Moving E at 30mph. #MOwx

[Hissyspit]

13. @TWCBreaking: BREAKING: TWC's Mike Bettes says his #TornadoHunt vehicle was thrown 200 yards by the

@TWCBreaking: BREAKING: TWC's Mike Bettes says his #TornadoHunt vehicle was thrown 200 yards by the tornado W of OKC. Airbags deployed. All are safe.

[AverageJoe90]

17. God effing Damn.....

Glad he's okay, though.

[OKNancy]

14. Well, looks like I'll be up all night

I was watching the weather channel... we hop around all the local stations and the weather channel... one of their chaser cars got picked up and destroyed. They are beat up, but OK.

[jessie04]

15. Are you N,S,E or West of OKC ??

just wondering

[OKNancy]

16. Tulsa

There is one cell west of Stillwater.. going east. That would be bad for the Tulsa area. You?

[jessie04]

18. Not even close...NYState.

nt

[OKNancy]

19. lol

[sheshe2]

20. Oh no!

Please stay safe Oklahoma.

Prayers for you all!

[freshwest]

71. Again and again, same area! Stay safe, get underground, Okies!

Behind the Aegis and OKNancy in that area. I hope there is one of these underground shelters for them.

[nolabear]

21. This is so terrible. It's so bizarre being able to watch these disasters happen.

Hold on, Oklahoma.

[Rain Mcloud]

22. The storm is so big that we are in its shade

here in shawnee,40 miles away.
The security lights are on.
Every body in OKC get under ground.

[Hissyspit]

23. @brit_newsman: BREAKING: Tornado forming and heading for south Oklahoma City. It's time to get below

@brit_newsman: BREAKING: Tornado forming and heading for south Oklahoma City. It's time to get below ground. This is serious http://t.co/HpB1HLDkza

[Rain Mcloud]

24. Just thought i would add a link to live coverage

[link:http://www.koco.com/news/oklahomanews/watch-koco-5-news-at-5/-/9844008/10990302/-/g0okba/-/index.html|

[Hissyspit]

26. MSNBC running straight local coverage. KFOR

[Rain Mcloud]

28. Thanks for that

I murdered my television long ago.

[Hissyspit]

25. @WOODTV: Arena in OKC being evacuated. Rushing to lowest level parking garages. @larryfigurski ht

@WOODTV: Arena in OKC being evacuated. Rushing to lowest level parking garages. @larryfigurski http://t.co/pKdVxlkiQ0

[tandot]

27. My sister and her family lives NE of OKC in Jones

It is supposed to be getting there at 7:20 pm.

A neighbor has an underground shelter and I hope they are heading to that.

[caseymoz]

29. Multiple monsters on the ground.

This looks historic.

Traffic jammed on 44, tornado heading right for it. Sirens in Moore.

[ellie]

30. Holy crap!

The image on MSNBC! It's huge! That is terrifying.

[brooklynite]

32. Traffic piled up on I-35...Tornado approaching from the west

[Pragdem]

33. This is going to be bad.

[jessie04]

34. You wonder what devastation is going on right now.

nt

[El Supremo]

35. Headed for downtown OKC.

per KFOR

[Hissyspit]

36. "Dorman, a likeable, easygoing Democrat from Rush Springs, has repeatedly tried to pass legislation"

Dorman, a likeable, easygoing Democrat from Rush Springs, has repeatedly tried to pass legislation that would better protect Oklahomans during tornado season.

Read more: http://journalrecord.com/2013/05/23/fourth-reading-words-of-warning-lost-in-the-winds-opinion

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M. Scott Carter
For three years, state Rep. Joe Dorman has banged his head against the wall.
Dorman, a likeable, easygoing Democrat from Rush Springs, has repeatedly tried to pass legislation that would better protect Oklahomans during tornado season.

Ideas such as requiring that mobile homes be tied down, stronger building codes, safety plans and safe rooms in public schools have all been analyzed, written down and filed.

They’ve never made it out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Special-interest groups and industry lobbyists have come out of the woodwork to kill anything they consider too costly or unbusinesslike.

Despite Dorman’s best efforts, more people have died.

This week, Dorman – frustrated because he watched yet another tornado destroy lives – again called for action. He asked the Legislature’s Republican leadership to consider a $500 million statewide bond issue to fund construction of safe rooms in public schools. A handful of people applauded, but others complained that Dorman has exploited the tragic deaths of several children for his own gain.

Dorman’s critics are wrong.

For years, Dorman has sought to write policies that would make Oklahomans safer when facing a tornado. He’s conducted interim studies, met with experts and twisted the arms of legislative leaders, trying to make state law better reflect Oklahoma’s hazardous environment.



Read more: http://journalrecord.com/2013/05/23/fourth-reading-words-of-warning-lost-in-the-winds-opinion/#ixzz2Uv3K0iYf

[Hissyspit]

37. @AP: Motorists injured in severe storm in Oklahoma City area, others missing, Highway Patrol says: h

@AP: Motorists injured in severe storm in Oklahoma City area, others missing, Highway Patrol says: http://t.co/NBzmSqvQBm -MS

[PD Turk]

38. watching the line head towards us

I'm between Sapulpa and Kellyville, watching the line of storms move this way , hoping, praying.......

[caseymoz]

43. Hope you have the best luck.

Damage for the whole area looks appalling.

[PD Turk]

59. Thanks

The cell heading toward us is now weakening, falling apart thankfully.

[AverageJoe90]

61. Hope so, man. This has been a SCARY past couple of hours, TBH.

[PD Turk]

73. Yeah it has

been a scary day for sure

Luckily we have cooler air laying over this part of the state and as soon as the storms cross into it, poof, they're gone

[caseymoz]

39. Remote reporter is blinded by rain wrapped tornado

All he sees are powerlines flashing, meaning damage is being done.

[Hissyspit]

40. WFOR: Turned south, heading into N. Moore

[brooklynite]

41. I-40 out of OKC is a "parking lot".....

[Pragdem]

42. Channel 9 News in OKC just called this the worst case scenario for OKC. nt

[caseymoz]

44. 31,000 homes and business have lost power. nt

[TrogL]

45. CNN XM is saying tornado in Moore

[caseymoz]

47. From twitter:

Rick Reichmuth ‏@rickreichmuth 3m

7:35pm CDT One of the #OKC tornado rotations appears to be making hard right turn, toward #MOORE. New Warning put Moore in path @Team_Shep

News9 has said this, too.

[caseymoz]

50. Police are telling Moore residents to take cover. nt

[caseymoz]

52. Shit. It's hitting the same place it hit

Source: news 9.

This sounds in every way worse than the one two weeks ago!

[TrogL]

46. State troopers saying get off I40 and I35

[Harmony Blue]

48. Get out of the way

this storm is dangerous.

[madrchsod]

49. this is really bad....

[Hissyspit]

51. PHOTO: Weather Channel's Truck Thrown by Tornado

@SeanSchoferTVN: The @weatherchannel vehicle just got thrown by tornado. We stopped to help & they are OK. @jimcantore http://t.co/AayAhvuBwA

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022929698

[caseymoz]

55. This storm doesn't like the press. nt

[jessie04]

53. Unfortunatly, I think Obama is going to make a return trip to OK.

Maybe this will make Inhofe and Coburn ( dumb and dumber) reconsider their ideas.

[AverageJoe90]

60. Coburn might. Inhofe's too far gone, though, sadly. n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

56. Tornado warning for NE OK until 8:15pm cst.

My area is under warning now, but the majority of the storm is 15 miles South of us.

[caseymoz]

57. Now they're just getting hit by normal tordadoes.

I hate to say I can hear relief in the voices of the TV anchors.

[caseymoz]

58. ! People are fleeing Oklahoma City on 40.

Jamming traffic. I don't think I've ever heard of an exodus from a city being hit

[caseymoz]

62. Tornadoes where I'm at: St Louis

Mass casualties reported at Holiday Inn in Earth City.

[Hissyspit]

63. @BreakingNews: Report: Mother, child killed in vehicle on interstate after tornadoes hit near Oklaho

@BreakingNews: Report: Mother, child killed in vehicle on interstate after tornadoes hit near Oklahoma City - @KFOR broadcast

[CountAllVotes]

64. Live Streaming on KFOR.COM

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

They were just showing hail the size of baseballs!

!!

[caseymoz]

69. Not true.

I'm in that vicinity. There was nothing on this side of the city. News sources say it's false.

[Hissyspit]

70. Ok. Deleted.

[texanwitch]

66. I watched the clouds going south all night and this morning.

The air here on the gulf coast is really humid.

I was afraid of this watching the clouds.

[Hissyspit]

67. @BreakingNews: Authorities: 5 dead on roads near Oklahoma City after tornadoes hit region - @NEWS9 h

@BreakingNews: Authorities: 5 dead on roads near Oklahoma City after tornadoes hit region - @NEWS9 http://t.co/hm22fu0XTh

[sheshe2]

72. This is not the time or place for your post tonight. IMHO. nt

[olddad56]

74. It never is the time or the place. The truth is the elephant in the front room.

Ignore it and it will go away.

[sheshe2]

75. No one that cares ignored it.

Shock and Awe was a devastating act that the Chickenhawks launched. It will scar many souls.

What I am saying, is this thread is not the place for it.

[Behind the Aegis]

76. I, for one, thank you for your comments!

from NE OK!

[olddad56]

78. thanks

[Behind the Aegis]

81. So we are clear, I was thanking sheshe.

[sheshe2]

84. It was a terrible night for OK.

I hope you were all safe, Behind the Aegis.

[olddad56]

80. I disagree, I think that only in a discussion about this disaster, can we even begin to comprehend..

what our nation has done to the people of another nation.

[Pragdem]

85. Iraq was wrong and Bush was an evil SOB for lying to get us there...

And dwelling on the past is unhealthy, but perfectly understandable, but it happened long enough ago to not bring it up during every unrelated event. Jesus Christ.

[olddad56]

89. Right Jesus, lets froget the past so that we can repeat it.

They are related in terms of damage and suffering, unrelated in terms of natural and man-made.

[neversaydie]

79. there is a time and place

but this is not it.

[olddad56]

82. then when and where? Never and nowhere?

[brooklynite]

88. How about this:

Click on GENERAL DISCUSSION, and select NEW and you can post an OP on Iraq as many times as you want.

[olddad56]

90. How about this, you tell someone else what to do.

[Pragdem]

86. Yeah, 2003 and up until the draw down.

It's time to move the fuck on and feel sad for people going through bad shit in the PRESENT.

[olddad56]

91. Right, move on and pretend that things are not still happening in the middle east.

no wonder we have so many corrupt elected officials, with your philosophy if forgive and forget.

[Hissyspit]

77. @BreakingNews: Reports: Around 50 people injured in tornadoes, storms near Oklahoma City - @AP http:

@BreakingNews: Reports: Around 50 people injured in tornadoes, storms near Oklahoma City - @AP http://t.co/W2kmlmezuF

[Bosonic]

83. Chaser vehicle gets clobbered

[brooklynite]

87. Please tell me those weren't "professionals"