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ErikJ

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Sun May 19, 2013, 08:15 PM

May 2013

(CNN) -- Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region.
A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, the National Weather Service said.
A second confirmed tornado was seen near Edmond, Oklahoma, said the weather service. Another tornado was spotted in nearby Luther, Oklahoma, but it was not immediately clear whether that was the same twister.
A third tornado touched down near Wellston, Oklahoma, taking out power lines and damaging several homes, according to video from CNN affiliate KFOR. The affiliate's helicopter pilot estimated the funnel cloud to be about a half-mile wide.
"It's tearing up everything," the pilot said. "Just ripping everything up in its sight."

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Breaking: Tornadoes Tear Through Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa (Okla. Funnel 'Half-Mile Wide') [View all] Hissyspit May 2013 OP

Hoping for the best with this. geomon666 May 2013 #1

Worst damage was in the Shawnee area, KatyaR May 2013 #2

And Yet MSNBC decides to go with "Predator Raw:The Unseen Tapes" Pilotguy May 2013 #3

Unseen? Chakab May 2013 #32

3 states-6 minutes ago. ErikJ May 2013 #4

Horrible. I continue to wonder though... NoodleyAppendage May 2013 #5

In a word No... redstatebluegirl May 2013 #7

In Kansas, all trailer parks *must* have tornado shelters. longship May 2013 #11

no. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #12

When I lived in Wichita (18 years) you heard the tornado warnings. longship May 2013 #18

Our town council decided not to invest in tornado sirens ...again. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #19

The sirens are for those not on their puters. longship May 2013 #21

Wi-fi goes down when electricity and cable fail Pmc1962 May 2013 #22

Yup, in Wichita it's KFDI AM. 100KW! longship May 2013 #24

Our village did invest in them, good thing too. Anymouse May 2013 #27

We are in the one part of the state that does not get tornadoes dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #36

The odds in any given year are several million to one Warpy May 2013 #15

Million to one? Not in Wichita KS. longship May 2013 #23

Do tornadoes level Witchita every time a warning sounds? Warpy May 2013 #34

Tornadoes hit Wichita area several times while I lived there. longship May 2013 #38

Our local stations are showing live helicopter views OKNancy May 2013 #6

I'm seeing three distinct lines of storms House of Roberts May 2013 #8

Athens got hit today, I read. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #13

That was Friday afternoon about 2pm. House of Roberts May 2013 #14

ohh....wow, the weekend sure goes by fast, doesn't it? dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #16

Radar Pilotguy May 2013 #9

I live just southwest of Tulsa PD Turk May 2013 #10

North of Tulsa and we are not getting some severe weather. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #17

I hope you stayed safe! Lone_Star_Dem May 2013 #25

Another storm just rolled in! Behind the Aegis May 2013 #26

Hey, that's a discount rate! Lone_Star_Dem May 2013 #28

It's "cheap" like that here because the soil is mostly silt. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #30

Ha! Someone worse than I am. Lone_Star_Dem May 2013 #31

I am just glad they installed the new siren a few months back. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #33

Too bad the cats can't be trained to go into carriers during storms.. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #37

Climate Change is a myth. Nothing is happening. These monster storm and their frequency are normal Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #20

Mitchell county in Iowa is emmadoggy May 2013 #29

Add more like this to the cost of the Keystone pipeline. grahamhgreen May 2013 #35