The extent of the damage is starting to look incomprehensible:
The extent of the damage is starting to look incomprehensible:
Destruction near Macapline and Ridgeway between 11th and 13th:
Aftermath of EF5 Moore Oklahoma Tornado - May 20th, 2013 - YouTube
President Obama has made the official federal disaster declaration. So that should take care of most of the red tape to help folks. Source: AP
I am just really glad I didn't lose any family members, since almost all of my family is in the Moore/Westmoore area. But the tragic reality is that we might have lost some forum members here.
Start to think of the posters that you know hail from this area and let's try and keep track/check in with them.
I have never been a fan of Mary Fallin, but I have to say she gave a very heartfelt and comforting statement this afternoon. Thank you, Mary.
Just heard reports of looters. What a bunch of assholes!
91 now confirmed dead.
God I hope it stays in double digits but I have my fears that this is just the beginning.. That said, I know the death toll will be curbed (downward) for how well-prepared initially and at the time the people in Moore were.
Just heard report tornado may have just hit Poteau? Anyone hear of this?
Amazing donations at the News 9 station.
We sometimes complain about them and make fun of them, but God Bless Mike Morgan, Gary England, Damon Lane and all their teams, chasers, spotters, etc. Those guys get a lot of crap, but they no doubt saved countless lives.
Amen.
Here's an 8 minute montage of KFOR coverage put together by MSNBC as a timeline of the tornado. It's all done with footage of the KFOR news team. If you didn't see the coverage, here it is in 8 minutes. Montage-Tornado Timeline -The Last Word -MSNBC
Hey, pay special attention to Melissa Rayberger at the end of that clip. True, it happened.
Our Moore store is located in the Riverwalk Shopping Center. Our two employees had to drive south at the last minute to get out of harms way! We have customers who are still getting married this weekend, yet lost their home in today's storm. Our south store is still there but as my fellow manager said, the lot was littered with debris and photographs. Nothing I say, feeling wise, can put perspective into what I say, but it is insane....
No...they literally said "shoot on site" on the news. I put on Facebook, "I don't own a gun but give me one and let me post watch on three houses and I will shoot anyone that attempts to loot!"
YES! That's what I told my fellow manager. I sent her a text and said, "MM is saying that if you can't get underground, you NEED to abandon your post", so to say. They left our store, which is still there, and tried to high tail it south. They made it a half mile to where emergency vehicles and storm chasers were. They are fine, but I still wonder what might have happened if they had stayed there and the tornado had gone more easterly as opposed to east northeasterly... Glad they left...
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