Joplin MO disaster

[polo1665]

Here's a link to a story with some historical data.

Mo. tornado single deadliest in US since 1950 - Yahoo! News

 

[om21braz]

We'll be praying for those involved in this terrible disaster. Got some pics from a customer of ours in Joplin - just total destruction.

 

[94yj]

my prayers go out to them

 

[blueriver]

I saw a mention of the 'Tri-State' tornado back then too. They aren't sure just how many tornadoes there were, but more people died.

What's going on has partly to do with how many more people and locations are available to be struck now vs back when.
Dave.

As well with todays high tech we are better informed than our grandparents where ... Grandad used to say "looks like a storm comin" ... today turn on the TV and see them coming.

 

[k0ua]

We are living just west of Reeds Spring, but will be moving to Texas this Saturday. We got the leftover storms Sunday evening. By the time they got here it was just rain and lightning. No wind to speak of.

Same here in Branson, We kept a sharp eye out tho. tonite 5/24/11 Oklahoma is getting hit pretty hard, at OK City area, one tornado on the ground for over 50 miles. Heading to Tulsa area as I write this, Will be up our way in a few hours. The opened all the spillways on the lake a couple of days ago. All the people on Taneycomo lake front, and Hollister areas are flooded out again. I am in no danger from flooding, but of course a tornado could wipe us out pretty easy.

James K0UA

 

[JB4310]

Oh man! I didn't see any news today but what I saw yesterday I could not believe. Destroyed hospital and school and what you would think were storm proof structures.

They showed one street where every house was gone but no one was killed?
All buried under rubble but survived.

Only 5 minutes notice is what I heard.

JB

 

[k0ua]

Oh man! I didn't see any news today but what I saw yesterday I could not believe. Destroyed hospital and school and what you would think were storm proof structures.

They showed one street where every house was gone but no one was killed?
All buried under rubble but survived.

Only 5 minutes notice is what I heard.

JB

Nope 20 minutes. sirens went off 20 minutes before it hit.

 

[JB4310]

Nope 20 minutes. sirens went off 20 minutes before it hit.

OK thanks, but where do you go? I'm sure you never think it's gonna hit you even with the sirens going. Til you see it coming down the street. do those homes have basements?

I didn't hear but was this a max strength category storm? answer is probably of course based on the massive destruction I see.

JB.

 

[k0ua]

OK thanks, but where do you go? I'm sure you never think it's gonna hit you even with the sirens going. Til you see it coming down the street. do those homes have basements?

I didn't hear but was this a max strength category storm? answer is probably of course based on the massive destruction I see.

JB.

In the beginning they called it an EF4, but tonite they are calling it an EF5 The fatality tally just keeps rising, and I heard one report of 1500 missing, I dont know if that is true or not. I heard one police officer monday was struck by lightning while searching for survivors. As for where to go, I would go to my basement. Yes a lot of homes in the areas have basements, but surely not all. And of course that is no guarntee of survival anyway, might all just fall in on you. Just sitting here looking at all the destruction in Oklahoma tonite, and hoping it will die off before it gets here.

James K0UA

 

[dave1949]

OK thanks, but where do you go? I'm sure you never think it's gonna hit you even with the sirens going. Til you see it coming down the street. do those homes have basements?


JB.

That's a good observation, nobody wants to believe they are vulnerable to that extent until it's too late.

From various threads about building, it seems basements aren't very common in that area. So, right, where do you go to be safe when your entire house is wiped out?

The logical answer is build homes with concrete safe rooms in them capable of standing up to a tornado IMHO. Such a room has multiple uses besides tornadoes. Or, build storm cellars like in the old days.
Dave.