Tornados Hit Moore, OKC, Oklahoma, once Again

[osu1991]

the storms in OKC are doing one good thing, they are pulling a lot of the power out of the storms north of Tulsa

 

[dfergie]

MSNBC has some coverage from KFOR ... saying 2 fatalities, stay safe!

 

[osu1991]

5 confirmed fatalities now

 

[dfergie]

Scary, 5" rain alone in a short period of time would bring us to flood stage...

 

[osu1991]

Lots of flooding in OKC and now in Tulsa area too. Here are some of the photos that have come in.

 

[dfergie]

Just saw video of a storm chaser SUV that flew 200 yards or so with 3 people in it, they were ok, just scratched up...

 

[osu1991]

11.5 inches of rain at Bricktown Ballpark in downtown OKC

 

[dfergie]

Wow, that's a lot of rain, more than we've had the last 2 years combined...

 

[osu1991]

9 confirmed dead now.

http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_...lahoma-damage-reported-south-og-interstate-40

National Weather Service says 5 tornadoes hit the OKC metro area yesterday.

http://www.newson6.com/story/22478082/weather-service-says-5-tornadoes-in-okc-metro-area

 

[osu1991]

'Storm Chasers' stars Tim Samaras and Carl Young killed in Oklahoma tornado

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/...nd-carl-young-killed-in-oklahoma-tornado.html

Tim Samaras and Carl Young, two well-known tornado researchers and former stars of the Discovery Channel show "Storm Chasers," were killed Friday (May 31) while following a tornado in Oklahoma.

Paul Samaras, Tim's 24-year-old son, was also among the 11 people killed in the twister and subsequent flash floods that struck El Reno, Okla., on Friday.

 

[dfergie]

Just saw video of a storm chaser SUV that flew 200 yards or so with 3 people in it, they were ok, just scratched up...

Picture here ... Weather Channel’s Tornado Hunt Truck Destroyed by Tornado

 

[osu1991]

After reviewing data the NWS has upgraded the El Reno tornado last week to EF5 with wind speeds recorded at 295mph. It was 2.6 miles wide (the largest ever recorded in history) on a path 16.2 miles long.

http://www.news9.com/story/22498918/national-weather-service-upgrades-el-reno-tornado-to-ef-5

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[dfergie]

Mile Wide airs tonight, a tribute to the storm chasers who lost their lifes... on Discovery after Mythbusters.

 

[Teehar]

After reviewing data the NWS has upgraded the El Reno tornado last week to EF5 with wind speeds recorded at 295mph. It was 2.6 miles wide (the largest ever recorded in history) on a path 16.2 miles long.

http://www.news9.com/story/22498918/national-weather-service-upgrades-el-reno-tornado-to-ef-5

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That's almost in a category all it's own.Hopefully it's like the 500 years floods.

 

[Foxbat]

After reviewing data the NWS has upgraded the El Reno tornado last week to EF5 with wind speeds recorded at 295mph. It was 2.6 miles wide (the largest ever recorded in history) on a path 16.2 miles long.

Our paper related it this way: the size of the EF5 tornado's destructive path is longer and wider than the island of Manhattan (13.4 miles long, 2.3 miles wide.)

 

[dfergie]

Toby Keith plans another concert for Oklahoma tornado relief

Keith's concert, dubbed the "Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert," will be held July 6 at the University of Oklahoma.

nbcnews.com